The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
BE’ER SHEVA, Israel, and HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd. (DiA), a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ultrasound analysis tools, announced today that its LVivo EF cardiac decision-support software is now available for purchase for GE’s new Vscan Extend™ handheld, pocket-sized ultrasound. This collaboration is an outgrowth of work between DiA […]
DUBLIN – September 18, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) to initiate a single-arm study to evaluate the CoreValve Evolut(TM)TAVR system in patients with bicuspid aortic valves who are at low risk of surgical mortality. […]
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced the first successful implantation of the VITARIA® System in a patient enrolled in the Autonomic Regulation Therapy to Enhance Myocardial Function and Reduce Progression of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (ANTHEM-HFrEF) Pivotal Study. The study is an international, multi-center, randomized trial to evaluate the VITARIA System for the […]
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saranas Inc., a medical device company with innovative technology for real-time detection and monitoring of internal bleeding during endovascular procedures, announced that the first clinical cases with Early Bird Bleed Monitoring System were performed at Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center (Morristown, NJ). The cases varied across multiple interventions […]
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Freudenberg Medical, a global developer and manufacturer of finished medical devices and subassemblies, components, and minimally invasive solutions for the medical device industry, announced several new options for medical device companies looking to accelerate time to market. The new Composer®XL Deflectable Catheter Handle Platform provides a commercialization ready […]
BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant patients, today announced the launch of the Surveillance HeartCare® Outcomes Registry (SHORE). CareDx will launch SHORE during the 22nd Annual […]
NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB; Nasdaq: MESO) today announced that Tasly Pharmaceutical Group has successfully obtained all necessary approvals, including the Safe Administration of Foreign Exchange, required for closing the investment agreement and the development and collaboration agreement with Mesoblast […]
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a company specializing in medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, has commissioned a research report from The Sage Group, a research organization specializing in peripheral vascular disease. The report, titled “Chronic Venous Disease: Epidemiology […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today publication of data from exploratory cardiac assessments in the APOLLO Phase 3 study of patisiran, an RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis in adults. The results were published online today in the […]
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device intended to treat acute coronary artery perforations, or tears in the blood vessels of the heart. The PK Papyrus Covered Coronary Stent System is the first device approved by the FDA for this indication in […]
