Coronary/Structural Heart

Rivus Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 2a HuMAIN Trial Meets Primary Endpoint of Weight Loss and Secondary Endpoints in Patients with Obesity-Related Heart Failure

– Data from the HuMAIN study in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) will be presented in a Late Breaking Clinical Trial Plenary Session at the Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting – – Enrollment completed in Phase 2…

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. Announces Successful Treatment of Patients in First-in-Human Study with its Nano-PFA Cardiac Surgery System

August 08, 2024 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE) (the “Company” or “Pulse Biosciences”), a company leveraging its novel and proprietary Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation™ (nsPFA™) technology, today announced treatment of the first two patients in the first-in-human feasibility study using its novel Cardiac Surgery […]

LSU Athletics Becomes First College Sports Program to Use AI-Enabled Digital Stethoscopes From Eko Health to Care for Student-Athletes

Eko Health outfits LSU Athletic Sports Medicine team with CORE 500 digital stethoscopes and AI algorithms for the enhanced detection of cardiac conditions during athlete physical exams BATON ROUGE, La. & SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Eko Health, a pioneer in applying…

Bayer Announces Primary Endpoint Achieved in Phase III FINEARTS-HF Cardiovascular Outcomes Study Investigating KERENDIA® (finerenone) in Patients with Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction

FINEARTS-HF met its primary endpoint,1 achieving a statistically significant reduction of the composite of cardiovascular death and total (first and recurrent) heart failure (HF) events, defined as hospitalizations for HF or urgent HF visits 2 KERENDIA is the first non-steroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) to meet a primary cardiovascular endpoint in […]

German Medtech Protembis Gets €20 Million EIB Backing for Technology to Protect Brain During Heart Treatment

July 30, 2024 01:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LUXEMBOURG & AACHEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €20 million in venture-debt financing to German medical-technology company Protembis to develop a next-generation device for protecting the brains of patients who undergo certain heart treatments. “This agreement demonstrates our commitment […]

Lilly’s tirzepatide successful in phase 3 study showing benefit in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity

Tirzepatide reduced the risk of heart failure outcomes – heart failure urgent visit or hospitalization, oral diuretic intensification or cardiovascular death – by 38% compared to placebo Tirzepatide significantly improved heart failure symptoms and physical limitations Tirzepatide led to…

CVRx to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 44th Annual Growth Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, July 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company, today announced that the management team will present at the Canaccord Genuity 44th Annual Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The Company is scheduled to present at 12:30 PM Eastern Time the same day via webcast.A live audio webcast of the conference presentation will be available online at the investor relations page of the Company’s website at ir.cvrx.com.About CVRx, Inc.CVRx is focused on the development and commercialization of the Barostim™ System, the first medical technology approved by FDA that uses neuromodulation to improve the symptoms of heart failure. Barostim is an implantable device that delivers electrical pulses to baroreceptors located in the wall of the carotid artery. Baroreceptors activate the body’s baroreflex, which in turn triggers an autonomic response to the heart. The therapy is designed to restore balance to the autonomic nervous system and thereby reduce the symptoms of heart failure. Barostim received the FDA Breakthrough Device designation and is FDA-approved for use in heart failure patients in the U.S. It has also received the CE Mark for heart failure and resistant hypertension in the European Economic Area. To learn more about Barostim, visit www.cvrx.com.Investor Contact:Mark Klausner or Mike VallieICR Westwicke443-213-0501ir@cvrx.comMedia Contact:Laura O’NeillFinn Partners402-499-8203laura.oneill@finnpartners.com