NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO) (ASX:MSB) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation for its novel mesenchymal precursor cell (MPC) therapy in the treatment of heart failure patients with left ventricular […]
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For Heart Disease Patients, Better Outcomes are Tied to Tying the Knot
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Marriage is the age old punch line to bad jokes about dying early, before your time. But new studies indicate that, for some, marriage actually extends life and improves outcomes! The study, by Arshed Quyyumi, of Emory University in Atlanta reports that heart disease […]
Corindus Announces First Commercial Installation of CorPath® GRX System Outside of U.S.
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.(NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today the first commercial installation of a CorPath GRX System outside of the United States. The system was purchased by the Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, India, a state of the art cardiology center. […]
Saranas Named Finalist for Prestigious International Cardiovascular Innovation Award
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saranas, a medical device company with a new technology for real-time detection and monitoring of internal bleeding during endovascular procedures, today announced the company was named as one of the Top 4 Innovators at the International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems (ICI) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ICI […]
Bay Area’s Bay Labs Completes $5.5M Series A Funding Round
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cardiovascular imaging, today announced it completed $5.5 million in financing. The Series A round was led by existing investor Khosla Ventureswith participation from new investors including Data Collective (DCVC), Greenbox Venture Partners, Minneapolis Heart Institute Ventures and Georges Harik. […]
Cibiem Appoints William H. Kucheman to the Board of Directors
LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cibiem, a clinical-stage medical device company targeting the carotid body to treat diseases like hypertension and heart failure, today announced that industry veteran William H. (Hank) Kucheman has joined its board of directors. Mr. Kucheman’s addition expands Cibiem’s number of directors to seven as he joins independent […]
HeartFlow: Using AI to Recognize Heart Disease Fast
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Med-tech company HeartFlow is using AI and machine learning to combat heart disease. It’s estimated that coronary artery disease is the root cause of nearly 9 million deaths each year. Heart disease is difficult to diagnose because the best test for it was a heart […]
HeartStitch® Leading the growth of PFO Closure in Italy
MILAN, Dec. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Kardia announced expansion plan of the NobleStitch™ EL at a recent meeting organized by Professor Francesco Romeo at Policlinico Tor Vergata in Rome where Prof. Achille Gaspardone performed a successful NobleStitch™ EL live case that was transmitted to the attendees in Ayla Magna, Rome, Italy. PFO (PRNewsfoto/HeartStitch) Prof. Gaspardone, who recently presented 2 studies (The […]
FierceMedTech Names Analytics 4 Life as One of its Fierce 15 MedTech Companies of 2017
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Analytics 4 Life, a digital health company applying the power of artificial intelligence to develop solutions that improve existing care pathways, today announced that it has been named by FierceMedTech as one of 2017’s Fierce 15 medtech companies, designating it as one of the most promising […]
New Dashboard Application from Siemens Healthineers Provides Insights into Cardiology Operations
Siemens Healthineers has launched teamplay Cardio, a new cardiology dashboard application within the Siemens Healthineers Digital Ecosystem. Part of teamplay—the company’s cloud-based network that enables access to metrics from a facility’s imaging fleet—this new application helps cardiology departments better understand their performance and status. teamplay Cardio uses actionable data to […]
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