SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Claret Medical, developer of the Sentinel® Cerebral Protection System, the first FDA-cleared cerebral protection device for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), today announced that it has closed on a Series C financing of $14.5 million led by Lightstone Ventures, with participation from existing investors Easton Capital, HealthCor Partners, […]
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Abiomed’s Impella® Technology that Enables Heart Recovery Showcased at TCT 2017 With More Than 30 Presentations
DANVERS, Mass., Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abiomed Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support and recovery technologies, announces that there are more than 30 presentations potentially featuring the Impella® line of heart pumps scheduled during the 29th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, the annual scientific symposium of […]
CytoSorb® Usage During Valve Replacement Surgery for Infective Endocarditis Helps Stabilize Patients and May Improve Survival
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader using CytoSorb® blood purification to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, highlights the largest endocarditis valve replacement study using CytoSorb published to date entitled, “Hemoadsorption treatment of patients with acute infective endocarditis during […]
Dassault Systèmes’ Living Heart Project Reaches Next Milestones in Mission to Improve Patient Care
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today outlined, at the 3DEXPERIENCE Forum North America, multiple milestones in its Living Heart Project aimed to drive the creation and use of simulated 3D personalized hearts in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of heart diseases. As the scientific and medical community seeks faster and more targeted […]
The Aging Population of Cardiologists and Potential Solutions
By Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) According to MedAxiom’s annual Cardiovascular Provider Compensation & Production survey 45 percent of all cardiologists in America are aged 56 or older and 20 percent over 61. So, with an aging population of cardiology practitioners we must ask, “how is this is being addressed?” Two […]
Creavo Medical Technologies secures U.S. FDA 510(k)
October 16, 2017 Rebecca Anderson Technology has the potential to revolutionise emergency department triage of chest pain patients. Developer of innovative medical diagnostic technology, Creavo Medical Technologies, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The move opens the U.S. market for its portable scanning device, Vitalscan, […]
Baylis Medical and Siemens Healthineers co-sponsor physician training for state-of-the art, minimally invasive heart procedure
TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Baylis Medical Company Inc. and Siemens Healthineers are co-sponsoring a first-of-its kind training program aimed at helping cardiologists perform a complex procedure that is quickly becoming the gold standard for treating patients with atrial fibrillation and other structural heart diseases. The two companies are working with […]
Study of Patients with Kidney Disease post TAVR
Study Evaluates Patients With Kidney Disease After Undergoing TAVR By Cardiac Interventions Today October 16, 2017—The American College of Cardiology (ACC) announced the publication of a study demonstrating a relatively low rate of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) who eventually need to start dialysis. […]
REVA Announces Commercial Expansion and the First Implant of the Fantom Bioresorbable Scaffold in Switzerland
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX:RVA) (“REVA” or the “Company”) announced today the commercial expansion of its bioresorbable scaffold (“BRS”), Fantom®, with the first implant in Switzerland. The first implant of Fantom in Switzerland was conducted at Kantonsspital Baselland in Liestal, Switzerland by Dr. Gregor Leibundgut. “Following my […]
BIOLIFE4D Appoints Texas Heart Institute Surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Morgan Chief Medical Officer, Bolstering Leadership Team
CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bioprinting startup BIOLIFE4D named accomplished thoracic and cardiac surgeon Jeffrey Morgan M.D., FACS, FACC as Chief Medical Officer, further bolstering its world-class leadership team. BIOLIFE4D is a pioneering biotech company focused on leveraging advances in life sciences and tissue engineering to 3D bioprint a viable human heart suitable for transplant. Joining […]
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