Coronary/Structural Heart

Altavant Sciences to Present Data Supporting Planned Phase 2 Clinical Program for Rodatristat Ethyl in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension at PVRI World Congress

BASEL, Switzerland and DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Altavant Sciences, a company in the Roivant family focused on clinical development of novel therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other indications, will present its latest nonclinical and clinical data at the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) 13th Annual World Congress on Pulmonary Vascular Disease, […]

Neovasc Announces Renewal of German NUB Status 1 Designation for Neovasc Reducer™ Procedure for Treatment of Refractory Angina

VANCOUVER, Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc, Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN)(TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that the “Institut für das Entgeltsystem im Krankenhaus” (“InEk”), the […]

Cardiovascular Disease Deaths May Double In U.S. By 2040 If New Treatment Innovations Are Not Discovered, Utilized

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Without new treatment options and greater utilization of current cholesterol lowering therapies, the mortality rate from cardiovascular disease (CVD) could increase 62 percent by 2040, according to a study published in the January issue of Clinical Cardiology. While deaths due to CVD have declined over the past 50 years due to improved management […]

Medicure Announces Agreement to Market ReDS™ Device for Congestive Heart Failure Patients in the United States

WINNIPEG, Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company“) (TSXV:MPH,OTC: MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Sensible Medical Innovations Inc. (“Sensible”) to become the exclusive marketing partner for the ReDS™ point of care system (“ReDS”) in the United States. ReDS is […]

Neovasc Receives Approval to Proceed with Phase 2 of TIARA-II Study from Clinical Regulators in Germany and the UK

VANCOUVER, Jan 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN)(TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that it has completed the Phase 1 requirements of the […]

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Enters into Co-Promotion Agreement with Allergan for BYSTOLIC® (nebivolol) in the United States

MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Allergan plc. to co-promote Allergan’s BYSTOLIC® (nebivolol), a beta blocker approved for the treatment of hypertension to lower blood pressure, in the United States. Kowa’s nationwide sales force will co-promote BYSTOLIC to cardiologists and select […]

Prevencio Announces Two Additional Peer-reviewed Manuscripts for Novel HART Tests Using AI-driven Approach

KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prevencio, Inc., announces publication of data for two more tests, HART AS and HART AKI, in its expanding pipeline of multi-protein, AI-driven tests for cardiovascular disease and related conditions. The HART AS data was presented at the 2018 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions and was recently published in Open Heart, indicating […]

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of Global License Agreement with United Therapeutics for Ralinepag

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) today announced the closing of the global license agreement with United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) for the Arena-discovered, Phase 3 investigational drug candidate ralinepag, a next-generation, oral, selective and potent prostacyclin receptor agonist for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).  The global license […]