The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
GALWAY, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–4TECH Inc., a leader in the field of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair, initiated its U.S. Early Feasibility Study, following receipt of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with the successful first two implantations of the TriCinch™ Coil System at Piedmont Heart Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. Christopher Meduri, Dr. Vivek […]
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX: RVA) (“REVA” or the “Company”), a leader in bioresorbable polymer technologies for vascular applications, announced the commercial launch of the Fantom Encore bioresorbable scaffold (“BRS”) and the first implant of Fantom Encore in the FANTOM Post Market Trial. […]
RARITAN, N.J., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today 46 company-sponsored and more than 37 investigator-led abstracts will be presented at the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA on December 1-4. Highlights include eight company-sponsored oral presentations, including data for the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) […]
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ConaviTM Medical Inc. is pleased to announce that Japan Lifeline has submitted an application for the regulatory approval of the Novasight HybridTM intravascular imaging system in Japan. In addition, Japan Lifeline will serve as the exclusive distributor of the Novasight Hybrid intravascular imaging system in Japan. Novasight Hybrid is the world’s first system to have […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif. & MULHOUSE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CellProThera® and BioCardia® [OTC: BCDA] today announced an agreement to expand their current collaboration to the SIngXpand Clinical Trial in Singapore. The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of in vitro expanded peripheral blood CD34+ stem cells output by the StemXpand® Automated Process and […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc., (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced a comprehensive update on its clinical-stage and emerging pipeline today at its 2018 R&D Day in New York City. Among the highlights: […]
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An inventor from Roseville, Calif., has developed the MULTI-PURPOSE ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER SYSTEM, a medical instrument that will provide enhanced angiographic capabilities. “As a physician, I wanted to develop a way to both inject contrast and advance a wire into areas I desired to reach,” said the inventor. The […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced positive top-line results from its global, pivotal Phase 3 clinical study (Study 2 or 1002-047). This trial was a 52-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the LDL-C lowering efficacy and the safety and tolerability of […]
BEDMINSTER, N.J. and DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), a pharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health, looks forward to the presentation of primary results of Amarin’s landmark cardiovascular outcomes study of Vascepa®(icosapent ethyl), the REDUCE-IT™ study, as […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that patient dosing has begun in the MAVA Long-Term Extension (MAVA-LTE) clinical trial. The MAVA-LTE study will assess long-term safety of […]
