The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
– For people battling advanced heart failure, Abbott’s HeartMate 3 heart pump can now be implanted through an incision in the chest wall versus open heart surgery – New, less invasive technique provides cardiac surgeons with the ability to choose the optimal surgical method for their patients ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. […]
MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage (LAA) management, today announced the successful completion of patient enrollment in the aMAZE™ clinical trial. In addition, the company announced that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration […]
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker announced today that the company is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators. The company is notifying a population of LIFEPAK 15 customers of an issue that may cause their devices to fail to deliver a defibrillation […]
NASDAQ: CORV TSX: CORV VANCOUVER, Dec. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Correvio Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CORV) (TSX: CORV), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing hospital drugs, today announced it has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Brinavess™ (vernakalant IV), an anti-arrhythmic […]
WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Affera, Inc., a private medical device company focused on innovative cardiac arrhythmia treatment solutions, announced today that its focal Pulsed Field (“PF”) ablation technology, also known as Irreversible Electroporation (“IRE”), has been successfully used to treat 40 patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation (“AFIB”). This multi-center […]
Developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the algorithm would help healthcare providers detect heart failure during a standard physical exam San Francisco, CA, Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eko, a digital health company applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against heart disease, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
BAUDETTE, Minn., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ANI”) (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced the launch of Bretylium Tosylate Injection USP, 50 mg/mL. Bretylium Tosylate is a class III antiarrhythmic medication approved for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia. ANI estimates that the current annual U.S. […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC) today announced its participation in a new, randomized, controlled study, GUARD-AF (ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals), sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance (the Alliance). The study seeks to determine if earlier detection of atrial […]
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Adagio Medical, Inc. (Adagio) today announced it has enrolled the first patient in its iCLAS™ Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial. The FDA approved study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Adagio’s ultra-low temperature intelligent Continuous Lesion Ablation System (iCLAS) in the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF). Data will […]
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CardiaCare, a startup developing wearable therapeutic devices for treating and monitoring AFib, announced today that it has been named the First Prize winner of the 2019 Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI) Technology Parade in Tel Aviv. CardiaCare presented its innovative product, a wearable neuromodulation (nerve […]
