The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
VANCOUVER, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Correvio Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CORV) (TSX: CORV), a revenue-generating, specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing hospital drugs, today announced the presentation of clinical data highlighting the low rate of hospitalization in patients treated with Brinavess® (vernakalant hydrochloride, IV), its antiarrhythmic drug for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial […]
DUBLIN – February 7, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on an expanded indication for its Pipeline(TM) Flex embolization device.1 Previously indicated for the endovascular treatment of adults with large or giant wide-necked intracranial aneurysms (IAs) in the internal carotid […]
Toledo, Ohio, February 5, 2019 – VentureMed Group, Inc., a privately-held medical device company that develops and markets the FLEX Vessel Prep™ System to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and stenoses of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas and grafts, announced today that J. Robert Paulson, Jr., has been appointed president and chief […]
FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Confluent Medical (formerly Nitinol Devices & Components “NDC”) launched today the High-Performance Nitinol Tubing Center of Excellence in response to increasing market demand for High-Performance Nitinol Tubing in challenging applications such as Transcatheter Heart Valves, Neurovascular, Electrophysiology, and Interventional Pulmonary. Confluent Medical is able to support the Nitinol […]
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Omron Healthcare, Inc. and physIQ Inc. today announced a collaboration to integrate Omron’s innovative FDA-cleared device, HeartGuide®, the first wearable blood pressure monitor into the pinpointIQ®platform to monitor at-risk patients in an outpatient setting. The strategic collaboration aims to generate actionable clinical information for at-risk patients in an outpatient environment by leveraging […]
PARIS and NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth – FR0011648971 – ALQGC), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of a new drug class that directly targets the brain to treat resistant hypertension and heart failure, announces the publication of two new scientific articles on the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Arterys, the leader in intelligent, cloud-based medical image analysis software, today announced that it has been named for the second consecutive year to CB Insights’ coveted AI 100 ranking, which showcases the 100 most promising private artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world. Arterys was recognized for its […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) generated sales of $2.561 billion during the fourth quarter of 2018. This represents growth of 6.3 percent on a reported basis, 8.2 percent on an operational1 basis and 7.0 percent on an organic2 basis, all compared to the prior year period. The company reported […]
PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A groundbreaking piece of medical technology was revealed to the public today at the National Research Center for Cardiac Surgery in Astana, Kazakhstan. At a press conference held at the Center, top heart failure experts from around the world announced the successful implantation of FIVAD (Fully Implanted Ventricular Assist […]
BEAUFORT, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP concludes that occlusive thrombus is present in 3.6 million PAD patients. “Occlusive thrombus in the leg arteries has serious consequences including ischemic symptoms, and in severe cases amputation. Furthermore, its presence adversely affects interventional procedure outcomes and costs. Thrombus interferes […]
