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N.Y. Presbyterian/Columbia implant EluNIR stent Cordis and Medinol Announce First U.S. Commercial Implants of Innovative EluNIR™ Drug-Eluting Stent – by CardiovascularBusiness DUBLIN, Ohio, January 11, 2018 — Cordis, a Cardinal Health company, and Medinol today announced that the first commercial cases using the EluNIR™ drug-eluting stent (DES) in the United States […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SentreHEART, Inc., the manufacturer of the LARIAT® Suture Delivery Device (LARIAT) will be participating in the 23rd Annual International AF Symposium being held in Orlando, FL, January 11- 13, 2018. The symposium’s agenda will include several sessions dedicated to exploring device-based options for Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) closure […]
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Christ Hospital, Lindner Research Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolled the first patient in Svelte Medical System’s OPTIMIZE clinical study, designed to further assess the safety and effectiveness of the Svelte Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) Integrated Delivery System (IDS) and Rapid Exchange (RX) platforms. The randomized, controlled […]
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Micell Technologies announced the recent online publication of five-year data from the DESSOLVE I and II trials. The report, “Long-term clinical outcomes of a crystalline sirolimus-eluting coronary stent with a fully bioabsorbable polymer coating: five-year outcomes from the DESSOLVE I and II trials” was peer […]
VANCOUVER, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company“) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today provided an update on its clinical program for the Tiara™ (“Tiara”) valve, a self-expanding mitral bioprosthesis for transcatheter implantation in patients with Mitral Regurgitation (“MR”), one of the most prevalent valvular heart diseases in western countries. MR […]
Published: Jan 05, 2018 Los Angeles, California, November 26, 2017 – Advanced Bifurcation Systems announced that is it seeking $20 million in new funding from outside investors. The new goal was announced in conjunction with the appointment of new CFO Ken Richards, who brings with him a strong background in both debt […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)-–BioCardia, Inc. [OTC: BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today reported filing a second Investigational Device Exemption with the FDA for the CardiAMP Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial to treat patients with refractory angina. This second potential indication for CardiAMP investigational cell therapy of […]
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ReCor Medical announced today randomization of its 146th, and final, subject in the SOLO cohort of its RADIANCE-HTN study. RADIANCE-HTN, ReCor’s study of its Paradise Renal Denervation System in people with hypertension, involves two study cohorts: “SOLO” – whose subjects are removed from anti-hypertensive […]
Los Angeles, California, November 20, 2017 – Advanced Bifurcation Systems is developing a new procedure that could potentially eliminate the need for open-heart surgery in thousands of patients every year. Their system, which is currently going through trials, could make stenting branched arteries much simpler and less time consuming. It would also […]
By Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) The paravalvular leak (PVL) has long been considered the Achilles’ heel of TAVR. The frequent complication of aortic valve replacement occurs at a much higher rate after the transcatheter approach than conventional surgical replacement. Research has indicated that PVL is linked to late […]
