The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for patients with heart failure, today announced the appointment of Matthew Stark, Ph.D., as vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs, and Trevor Moody as the newest member of its board of directors. “We’re thrilled to […]
Supports U.S. Market Introduction of SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy for Improved AMI Patient Outcomes Irvine, Calif., May 7, 2018 – TherOx®, a privately held medical device company focused on improving treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), today announced completion of a debt financing for an undisclosed amount led by existing investor […]
NEW YORK, May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Jeffrey S. Borer, MD, is a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are chosen from among a pool of the most prominent professionals and are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as […]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel oral therapy to treat transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (ATTR), today announced dosing of the first patient in the Phase 2 clinical trial of AG10 in patients with ATTR cardiomyopathy (NCT03458130). The Phase 2 trial will enroll […]
BARCELONA, Spain, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — NMT2 announces the further expansion of the NobleStitch™ EL with the addition of Hospitals in Barcelona, the first to perform PFO closure cases in Spain has been Vall Hebron Hospital. Dr. Gerard Marti, Consultant in Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart disease at the Hospital Vall Hebron was the first […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare (MHLW) granted national reimbursement for XIENCE Sierra™, the newest generation of the company’s gold-standard XIENCE everolimus-eluting coronary stent. XIENCE Sierra improves upon previous versions of XIENCE with an enhanced stent design, a new delivery […]
RARITAN, N.J., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, welcomes and supports today’s inclusion of the biomarkers in the NephroCheck® Test, an FDA-cleared and CE-marked urine test that indicates kidney stress in advance of acute kidney injury (AKI), in consensus guidelines released by ERAS® Cardiac Surgery. The new […]
DUBLIN and SAN DIEGO – April 26, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced two-year outcomes for the Harmony(TM) Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) from its early feasibility study. Presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 41st Annual Scientific Sessions, data from 18 patients followed out to two […]
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) (“LivaNova” or the “Company”), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced its Inspire® innovative adult oxygenator system has treated its one-millionth patient. Delivering optimized cardiac surgery perfusion for a wider patient population, the Inspire family of adult oxygenators helps minimize the impact of cardiopulmonary bypass by […]
KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for patients with heart failure, today announced the company has closed a $39 million Series B financing. The round includes new investor, Australia-based Hostplus, venture debt from Oxford Finance LLC, as well as support from existing […]
