The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
METAMORA, Mich., May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In 1908, a Russian scientist (Alexander Ignatowski) thought that eating too much protein would speed up the aging process in humans. To test this hypothesis, he fed rabbits meat, milk and eggs and found ‘fatty streaks’ accumulated in the arteries. In 1913, Nikolai Anichkov, repeated the […]
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ:ABMD) announces that new data from the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Study (NCSI) on 171 consecutive AMI cardiogenic shock (AMICS) patients from 35 sites demonstrates 72% survival with 98% native heart recovery at discharge. The patients were treated with the NCSI protocol, which includes placing the Impella heart pump before […]
PARIS, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced positive late-breaking data from its TRILUMINATE study of the company’s minimally invasive tricuspid valve repair system. Results at 30 days demonstrated that the investigational device is associated with a reduction of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) symptoms – caused by a leaky tricuspid heart valve […]
Integrating best-in-class physiology, imaging and co-registration tools across the interventional lab workflow supports physicians in providing cardiac and peripheral vascular patients with superior care Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the launch of the new IntraSight interventional applications platform. The secure, application-based […]
Santa Monica, CA, May 20, 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 Dr. Jerome B. Zeldis agreed to re-join the Company as an Independent Director, […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC: BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today reported financial results and business highlights for the first quarter of 2019 and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced the schedule of key presentations to be featured during a lunch symposium at the 2019 New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) Conference, May 29th through 31st at The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recently FDA-approved […]
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (“Corindus” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that it will showcase advanced robotic capabilities of the CorPath GRX System at EuroPCR 2019 in Paris, France from May 21-24, 2019. Corindus will use the annual meeting at EuroPCR […]
VANCOUVER, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NVCN)(TSX:NVCN) announced today that it has closed its previously announced private placement (the “Private Placement”) of (i) a 15% original issue discount convertible debenture (the “Debenture”) with a face value of US$11.5 million, for gross proceeds to the Company of US$9,775,000, and […]
DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ:ABMD) announces today that the Impella CP with SmartAssist, which is designed to improve patient outcomes with advanced algorithms and simplified patient management, will be commercially available beginning at the 2019 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions through a controlled launch process at select sites. The […]
