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Medtronic to Provide Public Comment During CMS Committee Meeting on Volume Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

DUBLIN and BALTIMORE – July 25, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in heart valve therapies, will deliver public comment during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) meeting on July 25, which will assess whether scientific evidence supports requiring […]

Boston Scientific Announces Results For Second Quarter 2018

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) generated sales of $2.490 billion during the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. This represents growth of 10.3 percent on a reported basis, 8.6 percent on an operational1 basis and 7.9 percent on an organic2 basis, all compared to the prior year period. The company reported […]

New Research Demonstrates Beckman Coulter’s Access hsTnI’s Diagnostic Accuracy in Safely Ruling Out Acute Coronary Syndrome in 2 Hours

BREA, California, July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A recent article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine reported on the diagnostic accuracy of the newly released Beckman Coulter Access hsTnI assay in expediting the emergency department (ED) disposition for patients evaluated for suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS).1 This group of experts confirmed that using serial […]

Cardurion Pharmaceuticals Appoints Rebecca Frey as Chief Operating Officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel, next-generation therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has expanded its leadership team with the addition of chief operating officer, Rebecca V. Frey, Pharm.D. “The expansion of our leadership team will not only […]

Amarin to Report Second Quarter 2018 Results and Host Conference Call on August 1, 2018

BEDMINSTER, N.J. and DUBLIN, Ireland, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health, today announced that it will host a conference call with members of Amarin senior management to discuss the company’s second quarter 2018 […]

Acasti Pharma Awarded Composition-of-Matter Patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

LAVAL, Québec, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:ACST) (TSX-V:ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its prescription drug candidate CaPre® (omega-3 phospholipid) for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia, today announced it has received a Notice of Allowance […]

BioSig Technologies Ranked Top 50 for The Silicon Review’s Innovative Companies to Watch in 2018

Santa Monica, CA, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: BSGM), a medical technology company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to address an unmet technology need for the $4.6 billion electrophysiology (EP) marketplace, was featured in The Silicon Review’s list of Top 50 Innovative […]

HeartStitch® Presents Initial Clinical Results Of New Tricuspid Valve Repair At CSI Frankfurt Clinical Congresses

FRANKFURT, Germany, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — HeartStitch® has presented initial clinical data of its revolutionary tricuspid valve repair technique using only surgical sutures and pledgets to repair and promote remodeling of the tricuspid valve in 30 patients suffering from tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Prof. Anthony Nobles, Chairman, CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of HeartStitch®, Inc. […]