Coronary/Structural Heart

Cardiac Dimensions Announces Positive Late-Breaking Results for Blinded Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Heart Failure Treatment

KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions, announced results of the company’s landmark REDUCE FMR clinical trial, which were presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference in San Diego. The study met […]

Landmark Study Shows Treatment with Abbott’s MitraClip® is Superior to Medical Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Patients with Significant Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE :ABT ) today announced positive clinical study results from a randomized controlled trial comparing treatment with the MitraClip® device to guideline-directed medical therapy in select patients with secondary (or functional) mitral regurgitation, or a leaky heart valve, as a result of advanced heart failure. The landmark […]

Corindus Announces First Live Transmission of Remote Robotic Demonstration Performed at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2018 Conference

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. [NYSE American: CVRS], a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced the first live transmission of a remote interventional procedure using the company’s CorPath® platform was performed at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference in San Diego, CA on September 22, 2018. The remote interventional […]

Abiomed to Showcase Expanded FDA Indications and Next Generation Heart Recovery Products at TCT 2018

DANVERS, Mass., Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), the leader in heart recovery, announces its initiatives at the 30th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference will highlight the recently expanded FDA indications for high-risk PCI and cardiogenic shock. Initiatives will also highlight Protected PCI’s ability to allow for […]

Cardiac Dimensions Announces the Randomization of its First Patient in the U.S. Pivotal Trial – The CARILLON Trial

KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions, today announced the company has randomized its first patient in the CARILLON Pivotal Trial. The CARILLON Trial is evaluating the Carillon® Mitral Contour System®for the treatment of functional […]

LUMEDX Rolls Out Comprehensive Cardiovascular Information System at Major Academic Medical Center

OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LUMEDX Corporation, a provider of wholly integrated cardiovascular data intelligence and imaging solutions, announced today that it is working with Duke Health to implement a comprehensive cardiovascular information system (CVIS) for Duke’s non-invasive cardiac labs. The implementation marks the third phase of a larger Duke-LUMEDX CVIS project, which […]

Analytics 4 Life to Present at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2018 Scientific Symposium

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Analytics 4 Life, a digital health company dedicated to improving existing diagnostic pathways, today announced that clinical data will be presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2018 scientific symposium. Dr. Thomas Stuckey, a primary investigator on the Company’s Coronary Artery Disease Learning and […]

Acasti Pharma Provides Clinical and Market Update

LAVAL, Quebec, Sept. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its prescription drug candidate CaPre® (omega-3 phospholipid) for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia, today provided a clinical and market update. Jan D’Alvise, president […]

ARCA biopharma Submits Special Protocol Assessment Request to FDA for Gencaro Phase 3 Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Trial

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has submitted a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The request is part of the […]

Boston Scientific Announces Scheduled Presentations At Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2018

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE :BSX ) today announced key data that will be presented at the 30th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, in San Diego, on September 21 – September 25. Data from the head-to-head IMPERIAL trial evaluating the ELUVIA™ […]