The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
PARIS, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, announced strategic clinical and regulatory milestones for its Edwards PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system. Today at the EuroPCR annual course in Paris, new 6-month data from the CLASP study of […]
PARIS, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Pi-Cardia Ltd. announced today that it successfully completed its First-in-Human study demonstrating substantial improvement in valve function following treatment with its Leaflex™ Performer catheter. The Leaflex™ Performer is a transfemoral catheter that uses two unique mechanical structures for scoring valve calcification at multiple locations, restoring leaflets […]
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease recognized contributions to women’s cardiovascular health at its 2019 Wenger Awards. The organization also celebrated 20 years of providing support, education and advocacy for the 48 million women living with or at risk of heart disease. “It’s been an incredible […]
AACHEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hemovent GmbH announced today that it has received CE Marking for its MOBYBOX™ ECLS System, allowing the company to market its innovative product throughout the European Union. MOBYBOX is a miniaturized heart/lung machine that uses Hemovent’s proprietary Bionique Flow Technologies as its platform. As the world’s first self-contained and fully integrated […]
ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Vifor Pharma today announced that treatment of the first patient in their global phase-IIIb DIAMOND study has begun. The study will evaluate the potential of Veltassa® to improve outcomes by enabling heart failure (HF) patients, with or without chronic kidney disease (CKD), to be treated with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system […]
CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RMED) today announced that Dr. Mohammad Ansari will present DABRA as a treatment for critical limb ischemia (CLI) during a scientific case review May 21 at the SCAI annual meeting in Las Vegas. “The unique DABRA catheter and laser system is a highly effective frontline […]
– WatchPAT™ Revenues Increase 15% to $5.8 Million – – U.S. WatchPAT Revenues Increase 34% to $4.3 Million – – Total Revenues Increase 11% to $6.1 Million – CAESAREA, Israel, May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itamar Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq & TASE: ITMR), a company that develops, manufactures and markets non-invasive diagnostic […]
PARIS and BUELACH, Switzerland, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Focusing on patients with small vessels, three-year outcomes of the BIO-RESORT randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed a significantly lower target lesion revascularization (TLR) rate and thus better efficacy of the Orsiro® drug-eluting stent1 (DES) in comparison to the Resolute Integrity DES.2 Prof. Clemens von Birgelen, Thoraxcentrum Twente, MST, Enschede, the […]
WALTHAM, Mass., May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Corvidia Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Preston Klassen, M.D., M.H.S. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Klassen is presently Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development at Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA). A nephrologist with more than 20 years […]
ALBANY, Ga., May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A large-scale study recently published in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation, showed that higher levels of linoleic acid in the body are associated with a lower risk of major cardiovascular events. Specifically, linoleic acid, the main omega-6 fat found in peanuts, was associated with a 22-percent […]
