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JUPITER, Fla., Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Excel Medical, an innovator in modernizing cardiac telemetry and medical device integration (MDI), today announced it entered into a collaboration arrangement with Allina Health, as part of the Lighthouse Program. Excel Medical’s Lighthouse Program creates a unique opportunity for health systems to contribute to the design […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC), a leading digital health care solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, announced today the closing of its underwritten public offering of 1,575,342 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $73.00 […]
Planned Study Will Assess Effect of Mavacamten on the Need for SRT Among HCM Patients Referred for Invasive Procedures SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), today announced that it will study mavacamten as a therapeutic alternative to septal reduction therapy (SRT). The […]
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ablacon, Inc. (www.ablacon.com), an Ajax Health-funded company, announced today the release of an updated version of its Ablamap technology under the company’s existing CE Mark. The new update includes an enhanced physician experience and user interface, along with significantly faster processing times leading to improved […]
MONTREAL and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MIST), a Phase 3 clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing etripamil for the treatment of cardiovascular indications, today announced the appointment of Amit Hasija as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Hasija brings to Milestone two decades of […]
New research found Abbott’s algorithm created through machine learning could give doctors a more individualized calculation, leveraging factors such as age, sex and the changing dynamics of troponin protein levels in the blood, to improve heart attack diagnosis This technology is the first machine learning developed algorithm that combines high […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world’s only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted BreakthrouThe FDA created this designation and its associated program in 2017 for certain devices providing more effective treatment of life-threatening or […]
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), the developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by carotid artery disease, today provided a business update. Positive CGuard™ EPS Data Presented at the Joint Congress of the World […]
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Sept. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Occlutech AG announced today that its atrial flow regulator, the Occlutech AFR device, has obtained CE mark approval clearing it for sales on the European CE regulated market. Occlutech AFR is a next generation intra-atrial shunt device, intended to treat heart failure symptoms by decompressing abnormal […]
IN.PACT AV Drug-Coated Balloon Shows Promise in Treating Arteriovenous Fistulae Lesions in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients DUBLIN and BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced the first-ever results from the IN.PACT AV Access clinical study comparing the investigational IN.PACT™ AV™ drug-coated balloon (DCB) to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in patients with […]
