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BioAro is the first Canadian company to launch comprehensive genetic testing panels for various heart diseases

CALGARY, AB, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Cardiovascular diseases affects over 3 million Canadians, and over 750, 000 Canadians are living with heart failure. Almost 1 in 3 Canadians are touched by heart failure, and over 100,000 new Canadians are diagnosed with heart failure every year. The death rate is 3 times higher […]

AbbVie Reports Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Reports Full-Year Diluted EPS of $6.63 on a GAAP Basis, an Increase of 2.8 Percent; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $13.77, an Increase of 16.4 Percent; These Results Include an Unfavorable Impact of $0.39 Per Share related to 2022 Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense1 Delivers Full-Year Net Revenues of $58.054 Billion, an Increase of 3.3 Percent on […]

TIOGA CARDIOVASCULAR, A SHIFAMED PORTFOLIO COMPANY, CLOSES $30M IN SERIES C FINANCING

Funding to advance product development and initiate clinical experience of company’s next-generation technology for transseptal mitral valve replacement LOS GATOS, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tioga Cardiovascular, a Shifamed portfolio company that aims to redefine structural heart valve replacement, announced today the first closing of its $30M Series C financing. Led by Cormorant Asset Management, […]

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Financial Results

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, today reported financial results for its second quarter, ended December 31, 2022. Second Quarter Financial Highlights CSI’s fiscal 2023 second quarter revenues […]

GE HealthCare to Acquire Caption Health, Expanding Ultrasound to Support New Users Through FDA-Cleared, AI-Powered Image Guidance

Acquisition supports GE HealthCare’s $3 billion Ultrasound business by adding AI-enabled image guidance to ultrasound device portfolios Helps enable affordable, convenient access to point of care ultrasound imaging for a variety of clinical uses Acquisition aligns with strategy to deliver precision care and expands access to new ultrasound users and […]

BioVentrix® Names Dr. Ori Ben-Yehuda as Chief Medical Officer

Brings Extensive Clinical Trial and Patient Care Experience to Senior Management Team SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BioVentrix®, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on the development of less invasive therapies to directly treat the dilated left ventricle and reverse the left ventricular remodeling process of progressive heart […]

Sequana Medical announces the successful completion of pre-clinical studies with its second-generation DSR product for congestive heart failure

Data from GLPi animal studies demonstrate safety of second-generation DSRii product (DSR 2.0) Data from Phase 1 study of DSR 2.0 in Mexico (CHIHUAHUA) and INDiii filing to US FDA expected in Q1 2023 Planning to start MOJAVE, a US Phase 1/2a randomized controlled multi-center study of DSR 2.0, in […]

Ostial Corp Closes $7.5M Series C Financing

Proceeds to accelerate commercialization and pipeline expansion of novel FLASH™ Aorto-Ostial Angioplasty System CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ostial Corporation (Ostial), a private medical technology company focused on addressing the clinical challenges of aorto-ostial interventions, today announced the raise of $7.5M in growth funding led by Delos Capital with participation from AMED Ventures and other existing investors. “With […]

Medtronic LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor detects 10 times more atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke patients at three years compared to standard of care

ISC23: Late-breaking results from STROKE AF study reinforce importance of long-term continuous cardiac monitoring in ischemic stroke patients DUBLIN and DALLAS, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today announced late-breaking clinical data from the STROKE AF clinical study, which showed large and small vessel disease stroke patients had a 10-fold increase in AF […]