The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), announced today that the first patients in France have been treated in the University Public Hospital of Nancy with the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System as part of an exclusive distribution partnership with MicroPort® CRM France. To […]
DUBLIN, Oct. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Medtronic Fully Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for patients with advanced heart failure, currently in development. […]
SEATTLE, Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bardy Diagnostics, Inc., (“BardyDx”), a leading provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring technologies and custom data solutions, announced that it was selected as winner of the “Remote Monitoring in Arrhythmias” Technology and Innovation Pitch Session held as part of the Digital Health program at the European Society […]
Écouen, France, October 21, 2019 – Vygon Group, a specialist single-use medical devices group, today announces its acquisition of Italian firm Pilot, which specializes in ECG guidance devices. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. The aim of this transaction is to acquire the ECG location and navigation […]
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Omron Healthcare, Inc., the number one doctor and pharmacist-recommended blood pressure brand, has rolled out newly redesigned models of its best-selling blood pressure monitors with new features. The redesigned upper arm and wrist blood pressure monitors build on the standard of quality Omron is […]
MILL VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Every year, nearly 800,000 Americans have a heart attack. Heart disease now accounts for one in four deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When patients have heart attack symptoms, the most important factor in a successful outcome is how quickly […]
Westport, CT, Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or “The Company”), a medical technology company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover the full range of ECG and intra-cardiac signals, today announced that the Company is opening […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kardium Inc. today announced that the Globe® mapping and ablation system has successfully demonstrated safety and efficacy in the GLOBAL-AF study. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. The study demonstrated a 76% percent freedom from atrial fibrillation at 12 months after a […]
Study to Evaluate Novel Implantable Defibrillator System with a Lead Placed Outside the Heart and Veins DUBLIN, Oct. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the start of a worldwide pivotal study evaluating its investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) system to treat dangerously fast heart rhythms. The […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Preventice Solutions announced today it received a tender from the UK Biobank to provide the BodyGuardian® MINI remote cardiac monitor for a cardiovascular monitoring study involving up to 30,000 participants. The study is designed to capture data on asymptomatic heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmia), including atrial fibrillation (AF), […]
