SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX: RVA) (“REVA” or the “Company”), a leader in bioresorbable polymer technologies for vascular applications, will present new data on the use of the Fantom bioresorbable scaffold in patients experiencing heart attacks during the upcoming Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (“TCT”) […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
NHS Hospitals Turn to Deep Learning and Advanced Algorithms to Fight Heart Disease
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New technology using deep learning and advanced algorithms to evaluate blood flow to the heart is now being used in English hospitals to fight against coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of death in the UK. It is responsible for more than […]
Medicure Announces FDA Approval of Acute Care Cardiovascular Drug Sodium Nitroprusside Injection
WINNIPEG, Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company”) (TSXV:MPH, OTC:MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved its Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) for Sodium Nitroprusside Injection 50 mg/2 mL (25 mg/mL) single dose vial (“SNP”), […]
Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Receives Medical Research Committee Approval for First-in-Human VenoValve Study
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a company specializing in bioprosthetic medical devices that establish improved standards of care for treating cardiac and vascular diseases, today announced that it has received approval for the first-in-human testing of its VenoValve® bioprosthetic medical […]
Cardiometabolic Health Congress Presents Senior Planning Committee & Chairs
Boca Raton, Florida, Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CMHC is proud to announce its finalized Senior Planning Committee & Chairpersons for the 2018-2019 season. CMHC has cultivated a groundbreaking educational planning team, with world-renowned professors, clinicians, and researchers: all of whom will help deliver the most current, clinically accurate, and scientifically […]
MyoKardia to Present at the 2018 Wedbush Pacgrow Healthcare Conference
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the treatment of heritable cardiovascular diseases, today announced that Tassos Gianakakos, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 2018 Wedbush Pacgrow Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at 10:55 a.m. […]
Resverlogix Announces Seventh Positive Recommendation From The Data Safety Monitoring Board For Phase 3 Study of Apabetalone
CALGARY, Alberta,, Aug. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix” or the “Company”) (TSX:RVX) today announced that the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the Company’s Phase 3 BETonMACE trial in high-risk cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients has completed a seventh planned safety review and recommended that the […]
Sun Pharma Launches Novel Drug Kapspargo Sprinkle™ in USA
MUMBAI, India and PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715, “Sun Pharma” including its subsidiaries and/or associate companies) today announced that Sun Pharma has launched Kapspargo Sprinkle (metoprolol succinate) extended-release capsules in the US, for the treatment of hypertension (to lower blood […]
LivaNova Concludes PRELUDE Study for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced the conclusion of the PRELUDE feasibility study for its Caisson Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system. The PRELUDE first-in-human study evaluated the Company’s TMVR system to treat moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (MR) using a transseptal approach. This […]
JenaValve Technology Initiates U.S. Patient Enrollment in Early Feasibility Study of Next-Generation TAVR System for the Treatment of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Severe Aortic Regurgitation
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JenaValve Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems, today announced initiation of patient enrollment in the Early Feasibility Study (EFS) of its next generation JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System using the Everdur™ transcatheter heart valve (THV) and CoronatixTMTransfemoral Delivery Catheter at NewYork-Presbyterian/ […]



