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Orchestra BioMed™ Presents Clinical Data at EuroPCR 2019 Demonstrating Safety and Efficacy of BackBeat Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT)

Novel implantable bioelectronic treatment delivers immediate, substantial, and sustained reduction in blood pressure Data showed 14.2 mmHg reduction in 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure at three months and 23.4 mmHg reduction in office cuff systolic blood pressure out to two years Therapy applicable to a wide range of hypertensive patients […]

BioSig Allowed First Key US Patent Claims for its PURE EP™ System

Santa Monica, CA, May 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM), a medical device company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to address an unmet technology need for the electrophysiology (EP) marketplace, today announced that the US Patent Office allowed 33 patent claims covering its PURE EP™ System. […]

Economic Analysis Shows ACIST CVi™ System Significantly Reduces Costs and Improves Patient Safety for Coronary Catheterizations Compared with Manual Injection

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ACIST Medical Systems, a pioneering interventional and diagnostic technology company with a portfolio of advanced products for the cardiac cath lab, today announced the results of an economic analysis demonstrating the ACIST CVi contrast delivery system significantly reduces costs, increases operational efficiency and improves patient […]

Heart and Vascular Patient Care Expands to Serve Western Colorado and Eastern Utah

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — SCL Health St. Mary’s Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of a new $48.5 million, 46,000 square foot Heart & Vascular Institute in Grand Junction, Colorado. The institute brings advanced care and minimally invasive procedures to western Colorado and eastern Utah, such as TAVR/TAVI heart valve implants, other interventional […]

Neovasc Announces Positive Two-Year Follow-up Safety and Efficacy Data for the Neovasc Reducer™ in a Peer Reviewed Article in the International Journal of Cardiology

VANCOUVER, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN)(TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that the International Journal of Cardiology has published a […]

Boston Scientific Initiates Trial Comparing Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Risk Reduction Post-AFib Ablation

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has initiated the OPTION trial to compare safety and effectiveness of the next-generation WATCHMAN FLX™ left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) platform to first-line oral anticoagulants (OAC) – including direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) and warfarin – for stroke risk reduction in patients with […]

Results Announced from Two Renal Denervation Studies at EuroPCR Show Positive Outcomes in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients

DUBLIN and PARIS – May 22, 2019 – Investigators today unveiled late-breaking clinical data from a first-of-its-kind physician sponsored clinical trial. The data indicate that renal denervation (RDN) with the Medtronic Symplicity(TM) renal denervation system was associated with reduced occurrence of subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) in a small subset of high-risk […]