Coronary/Structural Heart

V-Wave Announces Enrollment of First Patients in RELIEVE-HF Pivotal Trial of its Heart Failure Therapy

CAESAREA, Israel, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — V-Wave Ltd. announced today that it has enrolled the first patients in its global, 500 patient pivotal study of its proprietary, minimally invasive implanted interatrial shunt device for treating patients with NHYA Class III and ambulatory Class IV symptomatic heart failure (HF).  This randomized, controlled, double-blinded […]

Zenosense, Inc.: MIDS Medical Expands Technical Team

VALENCIA, SPAIN, Oct. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Zenosense, Inc. (OTCQB: ZENO, “Zenosense”, the “Company”), a healthcare technology company focused on the development and commercialization of the MIDS Cardiac™ hand-held technology for the early detection of heart attack at the Point of Care, is pleased to announce […]

PureFlow is a breakthrough technology in non-invasive cardiology and sports recovery; is now FDA 510K and MDD 93/42/ EEC cleared

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Xtreem Pulse LLC is pleased to announce that PureFlow received 510Kclearance from the FDA for chronic stable angina that is refractory to optimal anti-anginal medical therapy and without option for revascularization. Intended for use in healthy patients to provide improvement in vasodilation, increased VO2, and increased […]

Cardax Launches Human Clinical Trial Targeting Cardiovascular Inflammatory Health

HONOLULU, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Cardax, Inc. (OTCQB: CDXI) has launched its Cardiovascular Health Astaxanthin Supplement Evaluation (CHASE) clinical trial targeting cardiovascular inflammatory health. The first subject was dosed on September 19, 2018. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled CHASE clinical trial will evaluate the effect of low-dose and high-dose ZanthoSyn®, Cardax’s premium astaxanthin supplement, on cardiovascular health, as measured […]

ProtoKinetix Begins Cardiovascular Research

MARIETTA, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ProtoKinetix, Incorporated (www.protokinetix.com) (the “Company” or “ProtoKinetix”) (OTCQB:PKTX) Is pleased to announce the launch of a proof of concept study in the field of cardiovascular sciences. Dr. Thomas Pulinilkunnil, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University is the principal investigator on this project. Pulinilkunnil laboratory […]

TARA Biosystems Announces Launch of Cardiotype.Fo, Best-in-Class In Vitro Assay for Assessment of Cardiac Contractility

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — TARA Biosystems Inc. a company offering “heart-on-a-chip” tissue models for drug discovery and development applications, announced today the launch of Cardiotype.Fo, the best-in-class in vitrosystem for assessment of cardiac contractility. Contractility of heart muscle tissue is a critically important measure of cardiac function and is used routinely […]

Acute Kidney Injury in the spotlight at the world’s largest international cardiovascular conference TCT 2018

Highlights: • Osprey Medical showcased at the 30th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference with two scientific sessions and moderated abstract sessions focused on awareness and prevention of contrast induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) • Osprey Medical featured its Be Kind to Kidneys Program, patient education materials and GE partnership at […]

Edwards Lifesciences’ Philanthropy Exceeds Every Heartbeat Matters Goal To Impact One Million Underserved People Ahead Of Schedule

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE :EW ), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, announced at a 60th anniversary educational event that the Every Heartbeat Matters initiative has exceeded the goal to impact the global burden of heart valve disease […]

Six pediatric device innovators awarded total of $150,000 at Children’s National 6th Annual Pediatric Device Symposium

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Six companies presenting innovative medical devices that address significant unmet needs in pediatric healthcare were awarded a total of $150,000 in grants yesterday in Philadelphia, Penn. at the Sixth Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium organized by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System. The “Make Your Medical Device […]

ONE-YEAR RESULTS FROM REAL-WORLD STUDY SHOWED ABBOTT’S PORTICO™ TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY REDUCED SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced one-year results from a real-world, international, multicenter, 941-patient study of the company’s Portico™ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system in patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis – a life-threatening narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve. At one year, implantation with […]