WINNIPEG, Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company”) (TSXV:MPH, OTC:MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved its Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) for Sodium Nitroprusside Injection 50 mg/2 mL (25 mg/mL) single dose vial (“SNP”), […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Receives Medical Research Committee Approval for First-in-Human VenoValve Study
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a company specializing in bioprosthetic medical devices that establish improved standards of care for treating cardiac and vascular diseases, today announced that it has received approval for the first-in-human testing of its VenoValve® bioprosthetic medical […]
Cardiometabolic Health Congress Presents Senior Planning Committee & Chairs
Boca Raton, Florida, Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CMHC is proud to announce its finalized Senior Planning Committee & Chairpersons for the 2018-2019 season. CMHC has cultivated a groundbreaking educational planning team, with world-renowned professors, clinicians, and researchers: all of whom will help deliver the most current, clinically accurate, and scientifically […]
MyoKardia to Present at the 2018 Wedbush Pacgrow Healthcare Conference
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. […]
Resverlogix Announces Seventh Positive Recommendation From The Data Safety Monitoring Board For Phase 3 Study of Apabetalone
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 […]
Sun Pharma Launches Novel Drug Kapspargo Sprinkle™ in USA
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 […]
LivaNova Concludes PRELUDE Study for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System
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 […]
JenaValve Technology Initiates U.S. Patient Enrollment in Early Feasibility Study of Next-Generation TAVR System for the Treatment of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Severe Aortic Regurgitation
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/ […]
Neovasc Announces Collaboration and Licensing Agreement with Penn Medicine and the Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group
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 […]
Janssen Receives Positive CHMP Opinion to Expand INVOKANA® and VOKANAMET® Labelling to Include Positive Data on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
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 […]


