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physIQ Announces Collaboration with InCarda Therapeutics and Syneos Health to Accelerate Innovative Phase III Study in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Revolutionary trial design incorporates wearable sensors, FDA-cleared biomarkers and near real-time data to screen, enroll and track patients more quickly. The physIQ platform will support efficacy and safety evaluation of orally inhaled AF treatment which could mean more rapid restoration of normal sinus rhythm and symptom relief. CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A leader in […]

First US Patient Enrolled in SELUTION SLR IDE Peripheral Study

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The first US patient has been enrolled in the FDA SELUTION4BTK (Below-the-Knee) clinical trial evaluating SELUTION SLR™, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus-eluting balloon. This milestone follows Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval in the US in May 2022, with enrollment of the first patient occurring in Germany one week after approval. “We […]

BioCardia Enters Agreement with BlueRock Therapeutics to Provide Enabling Catheter Biotherapeutic Delivery Product Candidates for BlueRock’s Cell Therapy to Treat Heart Failure

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], today announced that it has entered into an agreement with BlueRock Therapeutics LP for the delivery of BlueRock’s cell therapy product candidates for the treatment of heart failure utilizing BioCardia’s minimally invasive biotherapeutic delivery product candidates. “We look forward to […]

BioSig Places Second PURE EP™ System For Evaluation at Cleveland Clinic a Leading Medical Center of Excellence

Leading Medical Center of Excellence adds second PURE EP™ System for evaluation, broadening physician access to the Company’s signal processing technology PURE EP™ is now being evaluated at both Main and Fairview campuses of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute  BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”), […]

Vektor Medical’s Technology Attracts Seasoned MedTech Experts to Lead Sales and Quality Functions

Tim Laird joins as Vice President of Sales Kathryn Wilamowski joins as Senior Manager, Quality Systems SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vektor Medical, developer of the world’s first technology to rapidly map arrhythmias in all four heart chambers, including atrial and ventricular fibrillation, using only 12-lead ECG data, today announced the appointment of […]

Imperative Care Announces Positive New Data Underscoring the Safety and Efficacy of the Zoom Stroke Solution to Treat Distal Occlusions in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Independent Data Presented at the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology 2022 Annual Meeting Highlights the Benefits of Vessel-Matching with Zoom Reperfusion Catheters CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imperative Care, Inc. today announced that new data evaluating the utility of the Zoom Stroke Solution were presented at the World Federation of Interventional […]

Pi-Cardia Successfully Performs Mitral Valve Splitting With ShortCut(TM)

First Dedicated Leaflet Splitting Device for Preventing LVOT Obstruction REHOVOT, ISRAEL / ACCESSWIRE / August 22, 2022 / Pi-Cardia Ltd., a global leader in the development of non-implant, catheter-based solutions for treating heart valves, announced today a successful First-In-Human treatment of the mitral valve with the ShortCut™ Mitral device in Europe. […]

Thermedical Announces FDA Approval of Clinical Trial for SERF Ablation to Treat Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia, Leading Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thermedical®, a developer of thermal-ablation systems to treat ventricular arrhythmias, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an open-label, single-arm interventional clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Thermedical® SERF Ablation System with the Durablate® Catheter in people with ventricular tachycardia (VT) resistant to […]

Verve Therapeutics Highlights Preclinical Data Supporting Nomination of VERVE-201 ANGPTL3 Product Candidate at the European Society of Cardiology 2022 Congress

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verve Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to the care of cardiovascular disease with single-course gene editing medicines, today announced new preclinical data supporting the nomination of the company’s second product candidate, VERVE-201. VERVE-201 is designed to permanently turn […]

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Highlights Publications Relating to Sotagliflozin’s Differentiated Dual SGLT1 and SGLT2 Mechanism of Action and Potential Implications for Cardiovascular Disease

Results to be Presented at the European Society for Cardiology Congress Demonstrate Differential Effects During Endothelial Dysfunction in Cell Studies Recent Publication in the Journal Diabetes Care Evaluates Metabolic, Intestinal and Cardiovascular Effects in a Clinical Study THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced a […]