The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
Renowned medical journal publishes the successful clinical results of remote PCI procedures using CorPath® GRX Robotic System technology WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (“Corindus” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that EClinicalMedicine, a clinical journal published by the nearly 200-year-old medical journal The Lancet, has […]
DAPA-HF is the first outcomes trial with an SGLT2 inhibitor in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, with and without type 2 diabetes September 1, 2019 – AstraZeneca today announced detailed results from the landmark Phase III DAPA-HF trial that showed FARXIGA (dapagliflozin) on top of standard […]
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. (BIS), a company dedicated to providing innovative solutions in the field of congenital and structural interventional cardiology, today announced it has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Nano4imaging for their EmeryGlide™ guidewire. The EmeryGlide MR conditional […]
AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for the development of FARXIGA (dapagliflozin) to delay the progression of renal failure and prevent cardiovascular (CV) and renal death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The FDA’s Fast Track program is designed […]
BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LifePod® Solutions Inc., the groundbreaking, proactive-voice caregiving service, has joined the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation (the Center) Innovators Network to implement a first-of-its-kind heart failure study to support CarePlan adherence among those suffering from chronic heart conditions. The Center is focused […]
Multiple Papers and Presentations Highlight REDUCE-IT and Vascepa® Potential Mechanisms of Action of Vascepa Becoming Better Understood American Heart Association References REDUCE-IT in Scientific Advisory BEDMINSTER, N.J. and DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), a pharmaceutical company focused on improving cardiovascular health, today provided […]
AWANS, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Miracor Medical SA (Miracor Medical) has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PiCSO® Impulse System for treatment of STEMI patients. The FDA Breakthrough Device designation is intended to speed time to market for treatments of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) today announced that it has dosed the first subjects in a Phase 1 clinical study of MYK-224, a small molecule candidate being developed for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a progressive disease in which […]
DAPA-HF is the first heart failure outcomes trial with an SGLT2 inhibitor in patients with and without type 2 diabetes FARXIGA significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or worsening of heart failure when added to standard of care WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AstraZeneca today announced positive results from the landmark Phase […]
DUBLIN, Aug. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Evolut™ Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) system for patients with symptomatic severe native aortic stenosis who are at a low risk of surgical mortality. The low-risk patient population is […]
