The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced the Company submitted a new 510(k) application to the U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the Pantheris SV (Small Vessel) Lumivascular atherectomy system. Pantheris […]
KFAR-SABA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CathWorks announced that the FAST-FFR pivotal trial has been added to the late-breaking clinical science program during the 2018 TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) annual meeting in San Diego. FAST-FFR trial data will be presented in the Main Arena during the late-breaking science session that begins at 12 noon […]
MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, today announced it has completed enrollment of the full cohort of 153 patients in the CONVERGE IDE clinical trial. The CONVERGE IDE trial is a landmark prospective, randomized trial […]
AUSTIN, Texas, August 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – XBiotech Inc. (NASDAQ: XBIT) today announced the release of results indicating that leukocyte-derived Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1⍺) is the cause clots that can cause a heart attack or stroke. The research was led by a world-renowned cardiovascular researcher, Dr. Peter Libby, Professor Mallinckrodt of […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that management of Avinger will present at the following investor conferences: Rodman & Renshaw 20th Annual Global Investment Conference, sponsored by H.C. Wainwright & […]
AMSTERDAM and MUNICH, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE : PHG , AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the European Society of Cardiology has incorporated instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) into its updated revascularization guidelines. The new guidelines have provided the highest recommendation (class I A) for iFR alongside fractional flow reserve (FFR) […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the recent 2018 Congress on CVD Prevention held in New Mexico, Amit Khera, MD, MSc, FASPC was named president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC). The ASPCis a national organization of individuals with a dedicated interest in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Amit Khera, MD, MSc, […]
MUNICH, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Global ETNA-AF programme is a large and comprehensive single non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) repository of real-world data, as part of the Edoxaban Clinical Research Programme, EDOSURE Three snapshot analyses from baseline data add to growing evidence of the use of edoxaban in the real-world […]
DUBLIN and MUNICH – August 28, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced new findings from the CRYO4PERSISTENT AF clinical trial demonstrating improved quality of life, reduced symptoms from abnormal heart rhythms, and low incidence of reinterventions and repeat ablation procedures. The study evaluated patients with symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) […]
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InfoBionic, a digital health company focused on creating next-generation solutions for ambulatory, cardiac arrhythmia monitoring, today announced an exclusive, strategic agreement with medical device manufacturer BIOTRONIK for U.S. distribution of InfoBionic’s proprietary MoMe® Kardia system, effective immediately. “BIOTRONIK is a trusted technology provider throughout the healthcare industry and we believe that […]
