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 […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Eidos Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial for AG10 Targeting Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy
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 […]
Nobles Medical Launches Sales of its NobleStitch™ EL for PFO Closure in Spain
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’s XIENCE Sierra™ Heart Stent Receives National Reimbursement in Japan to Treat People with Coronary Artery Disease
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 […]
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Supports ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Consensus Statement of Best Practices to Enhance Recovery After Heart Surgery
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 […]
Two-Year Feasibility Study Results Encouraging with Medtronic Harmony(TM) Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve
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 […]
LivaNova Announces One-Millionth Inspire Adult Oxygenator Patient
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 […]
Cardiac Dimensions Announces $39 Million Series B Financing for Innovative Device to Treat Patients With Heart Failure
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 […]
Corindus Presents “Optimizing Care with CorPath GRX: Hot Topics in Robotic Interventions” at SCAI 2018 Dinner Symposium on April 26
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that it will sponsor a dinner event during the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2018 Scientific Sessions at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Vascular robotics will be […]
Dr. Laura Mauri to Join Medtronic as Vice President, Global Clinical Research & Analytics
DUBLIN – April 5, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced Laura Mauri, M.D., M.Sc., interventional cardiologist and clinical researcher at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will join Medtronic as Vice President, Global Clinical Research & […]


