The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
MINNEAPOLIS, March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Mardil Medical Inc., today announced the first human implants of its VenTouch® Triad device. Designed as a combination therapy to simultaneously treat the dilated ventricle and the resulting distorted valve in patients suffering from Type IIIb Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation (FMR), VenTouch is a less-invasive treatment for a […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., and HOUMA, La., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BioVentrix, Inc., a pioneer of technologies and procedures for less invasive treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced successful treatment of the first patient at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South in the ALIVE pivotal clinical trial. The trial is […]
ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced results of a new analysis showing that INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high CV risk. This exploratory […]
BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– InfraReDx, Inc., a pioneer in intravascular imaging for mapping coronary artery disease, today presented a poster at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 67th Annual Scientific Session supporting the value of combination intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) imaging technology to identify lipid core plaque (LCP), an underlying cause of serious […]
AMSTERDAM and ORLANDO, Florida, March 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced health economic results from the DEFINE FLAIR clinical trial comparing cost-effectiveness between instant wave-free ratio (iFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) in the guidance of treatment of ischemic heart […]
Presented at ACC.18, Five-Year Follow-up from the CoreValve Extreme Risk and NOTION Studies Show Sustained Valve Function and Durability Over Time DUBLIN and ORLANDO – March 10, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today unveiled outcomes from the CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Extreme Risk Study and the real-world NOTION trial (Nordic Aortic […]
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNTH), the parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. (“LMI”), a global leader in the development, manufacture and commercialization of innovative diagnostic imaging agents, today announced positive new data from a Phase 2 study of LMI 1195, a fluorine-18 (F18) labeled tracer for […]
TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–From accurate, precise planning to successful implementation of aortic and mitral valve replacements and post-operative evaluation, Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. delivers a complete suite of imaging solutions for structural heart interventions. Features such as the Volumetric Scan Mode on the Aquilion™ ONE / GENESIS Edition, which enables the heart […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SentreHEART, Inc., the manufacturer of the LARIAT® Suture Delivery Device (LARIAT) will be participating in the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 meeting being held in Orlando, Florida, March 10-12, 2018. The meeting’s agenda includes several sessions dedicated to exploring device-based options for Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) […]
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ACC 2018: Booth #3127— At the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session and Expo, Siemens Healthineers launched its new portable cardiovascular ultrasound solution, the ACUSON Bonsai. According to a recent study, 34 million echo exams were performed in the U.S. in 2017.1 The ACUSON Bonsai addresses the challenge of these […]
