CAMBRIDGE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PlaqueTec announced today that it will sponsor the exclusive Vulnerable Patient Meeting (VPM), taking place 24-26 June in Stresa, Italy, for the fourth time. VPM, hosted by Cardialysis, is an annual invitation-only meeting focused on atherosclerosis for approximately 75-100 attendees, with a faculty of cardiology opinion leaders, regulators, […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Idorsia initiates PRECISION – Phase 3 study with aprocitentan for resistant hypertension management
Allschwil, Switzerland – June 20, 2018 Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA) today announced that the first patient has been enrolled into PRECISION, a Phase 3 study to investigate the efficacy and safety of aprocitentan for resistant hypertension management in adults. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, remains the most frequent addressable risk […]
Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Selects Site for First-in-Human VenoValve Study
IRVINE, Calif., June 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:HJLI) (Nasdaq:HJLIW), a company specializing in bioprosthetic medical devices to establish improved standards of care for treating cardiac and vascular diseases, today announced that it has selected Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (“FSFB”), in Bogota Columbia, as the […]
Neovasc Announces First Implant of a Neovasc Reducer™ in a U.S. Patient
VANCOUVER, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies, today announced the first U.S. patient has been implanted with a Neovasc Reducer™ (the “Reducer”), a CE-Marked medical device for the treatment of refractory […]
JenaValve Technology Implants Initial Patients in CE Mark Study for the Treatment of Severe Aortic Regurgitation with Next-Generation TAVR System
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 and implantations associated with the CE Mark study of its next generation JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System using the CoronatixTM Transfemoral Delivery Catheter for the percutaneous treatment of patients […]
IPS HEART, Resident of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Uses Human Stem Cells for the First Time to Actually Reverse Heart Attack Damage
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IPS HEART, resident of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS is pioneering the use of IPS cellular therapy for the replacement of heart tissue after heart attack, heart failure and duchenne cardiomyopathy. Recent results were presented at the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society showing over 66% […]
Caladrius Receives FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation for CD34+ Cell Therapy for Treating Refractory Angina
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with multiple technology platforms targeting select cardiovascular indications and autoimmune diseases, announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (“RMAT”) designation to […]
Zenosense, Inc.: Breakthrough Quantitative MIDS Testing Results
VALENCIA, SPAIN., June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zenosense, Inc. (OTC PINK: 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 that its […]
Essential Medical Announces IDE Study Results to be Presented in Late Breaking Clinical Science Session at TVT 2018
MALVERN, Pennsylvania, June 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Essential Medical, Inc., a private medical device company focused on innovative solutions for large bore vascular closure, today announced that the results from the SAFE MANTA IDE clinical trial will be presented at the Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) 2018 congress in Chicago June 20-22. Essential Medical’s MANTA™ system is the […]
Bay Labs’ EchoMD AutoEF Software Receives FDA Clearance for Fully Automated AI Echocardiogram Analysis
SAN FRANCISCO – June 19, 2018 – Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cardiovascular imaging, today announced its EchoMD AutoEF software product received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the fully automated clip selection and calculation […]



