The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
DUBLIN – November 8, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin a clinical trial to evaluate the Symplicity Spyral(TM) renal denervation system in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) who are already prescribed anti-hypertension medications. The SPYRAL HTN-ON MED Trial is the […]
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that the first patient in Hong Kong has been treated with its Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS). This procedure […]
LONDON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the global cardiac protein biomarker research market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Olink Proteomics with the 2018 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for developing its cardiovascular (CV) multiplex panels—CVD II and CVD III—featuring its proprietary Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) technology. The CVD II […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiva Medical, Inc., an innovator in the field of vascular closure, today announced that new data from the randomized AMBULATE study will be presented in a late-breaking session on new trials in cardiovascular care at Scientific Sessions 2018, the annual medical meeting of the American Heart Association […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced new clinical data describing mavacamten’s effect on diastolic function will be presented at the upcoming American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions […]
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 […]
