The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that it will participate in the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation’s Annual Meeting taking place October 28-29 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 October 2024 — Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the SOUL cardiovascular outcomes trial. The double-blinded, randomised trial compared oral semaglutide to placebo as an adjunct to standard of care for the prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The trial enrolled 9,650 people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). As part of standard of care, 49% of patients received SGLT2i at some point during the trial.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company, announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel has accepted new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category I codes for baroreflex activation therapy (“Barostim”) to treat the symptoms of heart failure.
New reimbursement code follows recent favorable Medicare coverage decision, expanding access to HeartFlow’s Plaque Analysis to help physicians provide personalized treatment plans New reimbursement code follows recent favorable Medicare coverage decision, expanding access to HeartFlow’s Plaque Analysis to help physicians provide personalized treatment plans
Partnership broadens HealthSnap’s RPM and CCM platform to offer the industry’s most comprehensive virtual care management platform for health systems MIAMI, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — HealthSnap, a leading virtual care management company that currently partners with over 150 health…
NDA for Aficamten Submitted to FDA in Q3
Tourmaline Bio to Host Expert Webinar on Human Genetic Validation for IL-6 Inhibition in Cardiovascular Disease with Dr. Dipender Gill on Friday, November
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Several Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have officially approved Artificial Intelligence-enabled Quantitative Coronary Topography (AI-QCT) scans for Medicare recipients with stable and acute symptoms suspicious of coronary artery disease. Cleerly, the company on a mission to eradicate heart attacks, requested the decision on MAC coverage in February of 2023 to expand […]
Long-term outcomes data from ADVANCE-DK Registry with HeartFlow FFRCT and Plaque Analysis and ongoing clinical studies highlighting CCTA and FFRCT diagnostic pathway to be discussed in six presentations
Tricuspid valve regurgitation can lead to enlarged heart, fatigue and heart failure; the condition affects 1.6 million Americans PITTSBURGH, Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The cardiac team from Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), the academic flagship facility of Allegheny Health…
