The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartFlow, Inc. today announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a set of new Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes for HeartFlow® FFRct, a first-of-its-kind noninvasive technology that helps clinicians diagnose and treat patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). The CPT code application was submitted […]
BARCELONA, Spain, July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — SIRFLOX and FOXFIRE Global findings suggest that adding liver-directed Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) to standard first-line chemotherapy may improve overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients with right-sided primary tumours, compared to those receiving chemotherapy alone. A post-hoc analysis of data from the 739-patient SIRFLOX […]
IRVINE, Calif., July 5, 2017/PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve, the first in a new class of resilient heart valves. […]
Article ID: 677120 Released: 27-Jun-2017 11:45 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Georgia Institute of Technology Newswise — Heart valve models created with advanced 3-D printers could soon assist cardiologists in preparing to perform life-saving heart valve replacements. Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Piedmont Heart Institute are using standard medical imaging and […]
NEWS PROVIDED BY BIOTRONIK Jul 03, 2017, 10:00 ET LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK today announced the results of the BIOFLEX-I clinical study and availability of Pulsar®-18 for the treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Pulsar-18 is the only superficial femoral artery (SFA) self-expanding stent approved by the FDA with […]
By Ken Dropiewski, (Ken@prime-core.com) Researchers recently looked at data from more than 91,000 patients who were admitted to hospitals in California with the diagnosis of a heart attack between the years of 2001 and 2011. The study did not find a meaningful difference in the rates of survival one year […]
Here we go again, shareholders bring lawsuit back to life after recent action… Shareholders revive class-action kickbacks suit against Cardiovascular Systems Shareholders revived a purported class-action kickbacks lawsuit against Cardiovascular Systems (NSDQ:CSII) that was dismissed without prejudice earlier this year, citing in the new complaint a $25 million judgment against the company […]
Press Release | June 29, 2017 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the acquisition of CardioProlific Inc., a US-based, privately-held company that is developing catheter-based thrombectomy approaches to treat peripheral vascular disease. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed. […]
NEWS PROVIDED BY USC Center for Body Computing 11:51 ET WASHINGTON, June 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This week in the nation’s capital the Bipartisan Policy Centerconvened thought leaders in national security and health care including Leslie Saxon, MD, cardiologist at Keck Medicine of USC and executive director of the USC Center for Body Computing, for a panel discussion, “Cybersecurity and […]
DANVERS, Mass., June 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support and recovery technologies, announced today the recent publication of a peer-reviewed retrospective study on hemodynamic support with the Impella 2.5® heart pump. The study analyzed patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock […]
