Rhythm

Study Finds 89% of Patients Treated for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using Abbott’s Ablation Device Remain Symptom-Free for at Least 15 Months

Treatment with the TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ resulted in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation experiencing an improved quality of life The catheter is part of Abbott’s suite of electrophysiology solutions designed to improve procedures to address cardiac arrythmias ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today […]

B-Secur’s EKG Cloud Tech Improves Accuracy in Heart Health Monitoring

FDA-cleared HeartKey® 2.0 launches to power next generation of medical and consumer devices and platforms SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global heart health technology company, B-Secur today launched HeartKey® 2.0. The new cloud-based software significantly reduces EKG signal noise, elevating EKG interpretation to new heights of efficiency and accuracy for clinicians and facilitating […]

FDA Clears Caretaker Medical’s Wireless Monitor for NonInvasive & Continuous Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, and Advanced Hemodynamics

VitalStream™, Featuring Patented Pulse Decomposition Analysis™ technology becomes the World’s First Wireless Wearable Monitor for Continuous Blood Pressure and Advanced Hemodynamics – All with a single, easy-to-apply Finger Sensor Caretaker Medical, a digital health leader in continuous “beat by beat” wireless patient monitoring technologies, today announced that it has received […]

Vektor Medical to Present Positive Results from vMap Clinical Validation Study Showing 97.3% Mapping Accuracy for Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vektor Medical today announced positive results from its “Vektor vMap™ Clinical Validation Study” evaluating the accuracy of cardiac mapping with vMap™. The study achieved statistically significant results of 98.7% in accurately identifying the regional arrhythmia source location for premature ventricular complex (PVC) and ventricular tachycardia (VT), 96.9% in accurately […]

Acutus Medical Announces Agreements to Fund Strategic Growth Priorities

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acutus Medical, Inc. (“Acutus” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AFIB), an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias are diagnosed and treated, today announced a commitment letter from Deerfield Management Company (“Deerfield”), to refinance its existing debt with a new […]

World’s First Patient Implanted with Impella BTR Minimally Invasive Heart Pump

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (Nasdaq: ABMD) announces the first patient in the world has been successfully implanted with Impella Bridge-to-Recovery (BTR) as part of the heart pump’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Early Feasibility Study (EFS). The first implant was done by Duc Thinh Pham, MD, and Jane Wilcox, MD, at […]

Digital cardiovascular care company tenacio announces publication of benefit analysis in European Heart Journal Digital Health

tenacio announces the publication of “Universal Clinician Device for improving risk prediction and management of patients with atrial fibrillation. An assumed benefit analysis” in the European Heart Journal Digital Health The in-silico study demonstrated expected outcome benefits of 23% reduction in mortality, 24% reduction in strokes and 14% in bleeding […]

BIOTRONIK Announces FDA Approval of Renamic Neo with LiveSupport Software

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK, Inc. announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Renamic Neo, the company’s state-of-the-art programmer for implanted cardiac rhythm management devices such as ICDs, pacemakers, and implantable cardiac monitors. In addition to its programming functions, Renamic Neo now […]