The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
OAKLAND, Calif., May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Among people with intermittently recurring atrial fibrillation who are not taking anti-blood-clotting medications, those whose hearts were in abnormal rhythms longer were three times more likely to have strokes or other types of blood clots than those who had abnormal heart rhythms for less time, […]
DUBLIN – May 15, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) announced study results showing its exclusive AdaptivCRT(TM) algorithm is associated with improved patient survival. The data were recently presented at Heart Rhythm 2018, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 39th Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston. In a real-world, prospective registry of 1,835 patients, use […]
ORANGEBURG, New York, May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —Impulse Dynamics(USA), Inc. announced results from its FIX-HF-5C randomized, Controlled Trial of Cardiac Contractility Modulation in Heart Failure. The study results were presented by Prof. William Abraham, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Murj, Inc., a digital healthcare company dedicated to helping clinicians streamline and improve care for patients with implantable cardiac devices, today announced that the company has closed an $8.5 million Series B financing led by Longitude Capital, with participation from True Ventures and other existing investors. Murj […]
MINNEAPOLIS, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Preventice Solutions announced today the launch of the BodyGuardian® Mini, the smallest, reusable long-term Holter technology available for cardiac monitoring. The new, compactly designed technology includes an ultra-small, lightweight cardiac monitor that enables up to 14-days of ECG measurements that are transmitted to a physician in an […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AF), today announced a successful live case featuring its breakthrough HeartLight X3 System during the annual Prague Workshop on Catheter Ablation. Building upon the advanced features […]
SEATTLE, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bardy Diagnostics, Inc., (“BardyDx”), a leading provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring technologies and custom data solutions, including the Carnation Ambulatory Monitor (“CAM™”), the world’s only P-wave centric™ ambulatory cardiac patch monitor and arrhythmia detection device, presented a poster today titled “Artificial Intelligence for the Automatic Detection of […]
DUBLIN and BOSTON – May 9, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that results through 12-months from the Post-Approval Registry (PAR) for the Medtronic Micra(TM) Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), reinforcing the high implant success rate and low complication rate seen since its U.S. approval two years ago, will be […]
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Imricor Medical Systems announced today that the results from the clinical study to evaluate Imricor’s Vision-MRTM Ablation Catheter for the treatment of atrial flutter under real-time MRI guidance will be presented this week at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) conference in Boston. Philipp Sommer MD will present the study results on […]
TORONTO, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – A recent study published in Heart and Vessels has found that the use of the Baylis Medical NRG® radiofrequency (RF) Transseptal Needle for transseptal punctures was linked to a 40% lower incidence of silent acute cerebral embolism in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedure patients.1 The study publication follows a […]
