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InCarda Therapeutics Appoints Daniel G. Welch as Executive Chairman of Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, April 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. (“InCarda”), a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing first-of-their-kind inhaled therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced the appointment of Daniel G. Welch as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors, effective March 7, 2019.  Mr. Welch possesses more than 30 […]

SynCardia Announces Promotion of Don Webber to CEO & Appointment of Peter Spadaro as President and CCO

TUCSON, Arizona, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — SynCardia Systems, LLC, manufacturer of the world’s only clinically-proven and commercially approved total artificial heart, is pleased to announce that Don Webber has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Spadaro has been appointed as the President and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Don Webber joined SynCardia in 2018 as […]

FEops HEARTguide™ Receives CE Mark

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, a leader in personalized predictive planning for structural heart interventions, today announced that FEops HEARTguideTM has received CE mark approval. FEops HEARTguideTM is a one-in-its-kind procedure planning environment for structural heart interventions that provides physicians unique insights to evaluate device sizing and positioning pre-operatively using novel computational modeling and simulation technology. The current release […]

BioCardia Reports 2018 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC: BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018, filed its annual 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shared recent business highlights. Recent Business […]

SANUWAVE Receives U.S. and European Patents for Intracorporeal Shockwave Systems for Treating Blood Vessels in Cardiology and Endovascular Fields

SUWANEE, GA, April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV), an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of noninvasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, received United States Patent US 10,238,405 on March 26, 2019 entitled “Blood Vessel Treatment […]

Esperion Announces Publication in The Journal of the American Heart Association of Bempedoic Acid Study 3 Results

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ:ESPR) announced today that results from the 345 patient, 24-week, Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of bempedoic acid (CLEAR Serenity, also known as Study 3) were published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). Bempedoic acid is being […]

The Potential Role of the J-Tpeak Interval in Proarrhythmic Cardiac Safety: Current State of the Science | ACCP/CSRC Position Paper

ASHBURN, Va., April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — American College of Clinical Pharmacology® & Cardiac Safety Research Consortium  are pleased to announce the publication of their first co-authored paper, “The Potential Role of the J-Tpeak Interval in Pro-arrhythmic Cardiac Safety − Current State-of-the-Science from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium,” in The […]

Hemovent Reports Successful in vivo Pilot Study of MOBYBOX™ by Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium (MRC), Which is Developing a ‘Super Ambulance’ Equipped to Advance Cardiac Arrest Treatment

MINNEAPOLIS & AACHEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hemovent GmbH announced today that its next-generation ECMO (ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) system, MOBYBOX, has been validated in a pilot in vivo study by Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium, which is designing a ‘super ambulance’ that will be equipped with the latest technology to advance treatment of cardiac-arrest emergency patients. A ‘super […]

Acasti Pharma Announces Publication of CaPre Bioavailability Study in Leading Peer-Reviewed Journal

LAVAL, Québec, April 01, 2019 (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 (HTG), today announced the publication of […]

Hemostemix Announces Appointment of Experienced Chief Medical Officer & President

CALGARY, Alberta, April 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hemostemix Inc. (“Hemostemix” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: HEM; OTCQB: HMTXF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Alan J. Jacobs, M.S.EE, M.D, Ph.D. has been appointed the Company’s President and Chief Medical Officer.  Dr. Jacobs previously acted as a medical consultant to […]