The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
SAO PAULO, Dec. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — On December 19, 2017, local time, 4 clinical implantations of transcatheter pulmonary valve VenusP-Valve were successfully completed in Brazil by Professor Carlos Pedra from Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiovascular Technology in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After Chile and Argentina, Brazil becomes the third Latin American country to apply the valve of Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc. It also marks […]
Privately-held Corvia Medical said its investigational transcatheter structural heart device to treat heart failure has demonstrated success in reducing exercise pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in trial patients. This morning, the company said its device, called the Interatrial Shunt Device (IASD) significantly reduced PCWP at one month compared to control. Data was presented at the 2017 […]
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its flagship CytoSorb® blood filter to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of its REFRESH 2 Investigational Device Exemption […]
NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO) (ASX:MSB) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation for its novel mesenchymal precursor cell (MPC) therapy in the treatment of heart failure patients with left ventricular […]
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Marriage is the age old punch line to bad jokes about dying early, before your time. But new studies indicate that, for some, marriage actually extends life and improves outcomes! The study, by Arshed Quyyumi, of Emory University in Atlanta reports that heart disease […]
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.(NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today the first commercial installation of a CorPath GRX System outside of the United States. The system was purchased by the Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, India, a state of the art cardiology center. […]
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saranas, a medical device company with a new technology for real-time detection and monitoring of internal bleeding during endovascular procedures, today announced the company was named as one of the Top 4 Innovators at the International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems (ICI) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ICI […]
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cardiovascular imaging, today announced it completed $5.5 million in financing. The Series A round was led by existing investor Khosla Ventureswith participation from new investors including Data Collective (DCVC), Greenbox Venture Partners, Minneapolis Heart Institute Ventures and Georges Harik. […]
LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cibiem, a clinical-stage medical device company targeting the carotid body to treat diseases like hypertension and heart failure, today announced that industry veteran William H. (Hank) Kucheman has joined its board of directors. Mr. Kucheman’s addition expands Cibiem’s number of directors to seven as he joins independent […]
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Med-tech company HeartFlow is using AI and machine learning to combat heart disease. It’s estimated that coronary artery disease is the root cause of nearly 9 million deaths each year. Heart disease is difficult to diagnose because the best test for it was a heart […]
