The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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/ […]
VANCOUVER, Aug. 3, 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, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement relating to certain know-how developed by Penn Medicine and the Gorman Cardiovascular Research […]
BEERSE, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has issued a positive opinion to update the INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) and VOKANAMET® (canagliflozin and metformin) labelling including changes to the indication statement for the […]
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — GB Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: GBLX) is pleased to announce the publication of a review article co-authored by GB Sciences and key collaborators in the Journal of the American Heart Association, which explains the potential medical benefits of using cannabinoid-based therapies for the treatment of heart diseases. […]
PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that it has earned a $10 million milestone payment from Amgen following the administration of the first dose of AMG 890, formerly referred to as ARO-LPA, in a clinical study. Amgen is evaluating AMG 890 in a Phase 1 clinical study […]
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Vascular Graft Solutions announces today that John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, is the first center in the UK to use its VEST technology to externally support vein grafts in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. “After several decades in which little progress had been made in coronary […]
