By Ken Dropiewski A new technique may soon bring even more precision to interventional cardiology. Patients with known coronary lesions are being urged to undergo two additional tests before intervention. These diagnostic tools are Instant Wave-free ratio (iFR) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), and they help cardiologist make important decisions […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
OrbusNeich Announces FDA Clearance, Launch of Coronary Dilatation Catheters
HONG KONG, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Announcement marks company‘s official entry into the US market OrbusNeich, a global company specializing in the provision of life-changing vascular solutions, has announced the launch of its world-renowned Sapphire PTCA balloon dilatation catheters following their recent 510k clearance by the FDA: the Sapphire™ […]
Edwards SAPIEN 3 Valve Receives FDA Approval For Aortic, Mitral Valve-In-Valve Procedures
IRVINE, Calif., June 5, 2017 — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for aortic and mitral valve-in-valve procedures using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve. […]
Aziyo Continues Building New Breed of Regenerative Medicine Company
SILVER SPRING, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aziyo Biologics, Inc. a fully integrated regenerative medicine company, today announced it has completed an asset purchase agreement with CorMatrix� Cardiovascular, Inc. for the purchase of all CorMatrix commercial assets and related intellectual property. With the acquisition, Aziyo will: Add 5 commercially marketed products Double topline revenue Add […]
Somahlution Announces Patient Enrollment In Duragraft CABG European Registry
JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Somahlution, a global biotechnology company developing products to reduce the burden of ischemia reperfusion injury in tissue grafting, organ transplant and other surgical indications, today announced enrollment of the first subject in their DuraGraft CABG European Registry. The registry will evaluate the company’s flagship […]
A New Technique found to Stop Scarring due to Cardiovascular Disease
By Ken Dropiewski One of the pernicious effects of cardiovascular disease is that it creates scar tissue on the heart, which in turn disrupts normal pumping of a person’s blood, a phenomenon that can lead to heart failure due to cardiovascular disease. However, according to News Medical Net, a researcher […]
BioCardia Release: Study Shows Helix Transendocardial Delivery System Enables Greater Myocardial Retention Of Stem Cell Therapy
SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia®, Inc. (OTC:BCDA) today announced publication of a study in the International Heart Journal.1 According to the study, delivery of stem cell therapy to the heart using the Helix™transendocardial delivery system results in superior cell delivery than either percutaneous intra-coronary infusion or direct injection in an open […]
Is it Possible to Give Yourself a Heart Attack?
By Ken Dropiewski It turns out; our mothers may have been onto something when they said, “you are going to give me a heart attack.” Data from the Interheart study is supportive of the theory that you can significantly increase the risk of a cardiac event like AMI, simply by […]
Heartit And Siemens Healthineers (SI) Agree To Jointly Sell The Precession CMR Workflow Solution
DURHAM, N.C., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Heart Imaging Technologies, LLC (HeartIT) and Siemens Healthineers have agreed to cooperatively sell the latest version of HeartIT’s Precession cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) workflow solution. Precession is the first browser-based CMR solution to combine medical image viewing, analysis, and reporting into one comprehensive, cloud-based […]
Gore Announces Positive Results from REDUCE Clinical Study for PFO Closure
Study met its primary endpoint with PFO closure in conjunction with antiplatelet therapy, reducing recurrent stroke by > 75% over antiplatelet therapy alone Share: Twitter Linked In Source W. L. Gore Press Release FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (May 16, 2017) – W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) announces positive results from its […]



