Multicenter Study to Evaluate Balloon Ablation Catheter for Safety and Effectiveness in Achieving Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation IRVINE, CA, MARCH 15 – Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, […]
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Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center draws cardiac experts from across the globe for EPLive 2018
AUSTIN, Texas, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On March 1 and 2, 2018, the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center hosted its fourth international symposium on complex arrhythmias, EPLive 2018. Nearly 200 leaders in the field of electrophysiology (EP) from Europe, Asia and Latin America, as […]
Global Digital Blood Pressure Monitors Market 2018-2022 – Key Vendors are A&D, Microlife, Welch Allyn, Omron Healthcare & Smiths Medical
DUBLIN, March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Digital Blood Pressure Monitors Market 2018-2022” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global digital blood pressure monitors market to grow at a CAGR of 9.79% during the period 2018-2022. Global Digital Blood Pressure Monitors Market 2018-2022, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with […]
PATIENT ENROLLMENT COMPLETED IN U.S. IDE STUDY OF THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF CATHETER FOR TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
IRVINE, CA, — March 13, 2018 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has completed patient enrollment in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF Catheter. The prospective, […]
Cleveland Clinic Study Affirms Accurate Detection of Atrial Fibrillation by KardiaBand for Apple Watch
ORLANDO, Fla., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced findings from two new studies that further support the use of its portable ECG devices to provide groundbreaking health monitoring capabilities. A new Cleveland Clinic study — which marks the first time Apple […]
New Long-Term Data Show Improved Survival and Lower Rates of Stroke and Pump Thrombosis for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Heart Pump
ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced new late-breaking clinical trial data from the MOMENTUM 3 clinical study, the largest left ventricular assist device (LVAD) trial in the world to evaluate patients in need of both short-term and long-term support in a single study. The data were published online […]
New Late-Breaking Study Finds Wearable Electrocardiogram (ECG) Monitoring Patch Can Detect Atrial Fibrillation Earlier and More Efficiently than Routine Care
ORLANDO, Fla., March 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced late-breaking results of a new home-based clinical trial showing that a wearable continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring patch can identify people with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib) earlier and more efficiently than routine care. One-year findings from […]
LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator Reduces Total Mortality By 36 Percent At 90 Days
CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today the results from the “Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial (VEST).” The study demonstrated that use of the LifeVest® wearable cardioverter defibrillator(WCD) reduced total mortality by 36 percent in the first […]
Boston Scientific Announces Scheduled Presentations at EHRA 2018 Congress
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced key data presentations that will be featured at the annual congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) in Barcelona, Spain, on March 18-20. Notably, there will be three late-breaking clinical trials which include the following: Outcomes from TRUE-HD, a large registry […]
LivaNova Enters into Definitive Agreement to Divest Its Cardiac Rhythm Management Business Franchise to MicroPort Scientific Corporation
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) (“LivaNova”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) to divest its Cardiac Rhythm Management business franchise to MicroPort Scientific Corporation (“MicroPort”). LivaNova and MicroPort executed and delivered the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to the terms of a binding Letter of Intent, […]



