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RAPID Receives Registration Approval in Japan

MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–iSchemaView, the worldwide leader in advanced imaging for stroke, has received registration approval under the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law through third party review by the Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment for its RAPID imaging platform. With this news the technology is available to hospitals […]

Resverlogix’s BETonMACE Phase 3 Epigenetics Trial Completes Final Safety Visits

CALGARY, Alberta, July 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix” or the “Company”) (TSX:RVX) is pleased to announce today that all patients active in BETonMACE, the Company’s event-based, phase 3 registration trial, recently completed their final, follow-up safety visits, marking another important step towards trial completion. Given the remaining steps […]

Medtronic HeartWare(TM) HVAD(TM) Implanted via Less Invasive Thoracotomy Shows 95 Percent Freedom from Disabling Stroke at Two Years

DUBLIN, July 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced two-year outcomes from the LATERAL clinical trial evaluating the use of its HeartWare™ HVAD™ System in patients who received the system via a less-invasive, thoracotomy implant approach. The HVAD System is a heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device […]

BIOTRONIK Receives FDA Clearance on Next-Gen Injectable Cardiac Monitor: BIOMONITOR III

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK today announced FDA clearance of the BIOMONITOR III injectable cardiac monitor (ICM). BIOMONITOR III is designed to document suspected arrhythmia or unexplained syncope with increased clarity, enabling fast diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Early detection of arrhythmia through ICMs enables physician intervention before adverse outcomes occur. Atrial fibrillation […]

Veradigm™ Partners with American College of Cardiology to develop next-generation research network: NCDR PINNACLE and Diabetes Collaborative Registries

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veradigm™, an Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX), business unit dedicated to simplifying healthcare with data driven health insights and technologies to help manage costs and improve health outcomes, announced today that it has partnered with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to power the next generation of real-world research on behalf […]

Philips ships two-millionth AED, helping to save lives across the globe

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced shipment of its two-millionth AED (Automated External Defibrillator), which was delivered to a customer in Italy. This achievement marks a major milestone in almost 20 years of Philips innovation in cardiac resuscitation aimed at […]

FEops HEARTguideTM Wins CSI Highlight of the Year Award

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, a leader in personalized predictive planning for structural heart interventions, is proud to announce that FEops HEARTguideTM was the winning entry at CSI Frankfurt 2019 voted on by physician attendees for the Highlight of the year award in the category interventional imaging. This award celebrates promising technologies that will have the […]