Coronary/Structural Heart

MyoKardia Shares Data from Ongoing Clinical Programs and Details Three New Research Programs at 2018 R&D Day

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: […]

InventHelp Inventor Develops Dual-Purpose Angiographic Medical Instrument (SOG-259)

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 […]

Esperion Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Final Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Bempedoic Acid

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 […]

Amarin Schedules Webcast Discussion of Primary REDUCE-IT™ Trial Results Following Presentation at 2018 Scientific Sessions of American Heart Association

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 […]

MyoKardia Doses First Patient in MAVA Long-Term Extension Study of Mavacamten for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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 […]

Laboratoris Sanifit S.L.: Data from first in-human clinical trial of SNF472 in haemodialysis patients published in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Palma, Spain and San Diego, USA, 23 October, 2018 – Laboratoris Sanifit S.L., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for calcification disorders, today announces that data from a phase I study assessing the safety and tolerability of its lead drug candidate SNF472 in haemodialysis patients has been published in the […]

Boston Scientific Prevails in German Edwards Lifesciences Litigation

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the District Court of Dusseldorf, Germany has determined that Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s Sapien 3 Ultra™ device infringed a patent – established by Symetis SA, a subsidiary of Boston Scientific – specific to the fabric used on the […]

Arterys Introduces First Complete AI- and Cloud-powered Solution for Most Challenging Medical Imaging Analysis Workflow

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Arterys, the leader in intelligent, cloud-based medical imaging software, has introduced more than 80 enhancements to its Cardio AIMR solution, which combines the power of deep learning and cloud computing to automate analysis of cardiac MR images. With these additions, Arterys Cardio AIMR is […]

Neovasc Announces Successful Tiara™ “Live Case” at the 32nd Annual EACTS 2018 Meeting

VANCOUVER, Oct. 22, 2018 /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 its Tiara™ (“Tiara”) transcatheter mitral […]

MyoKardia to Host R&D Day on October 30, 2018

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it will host a Research and Development (R&D) Day for analysts and investors on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 beginning at […]