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InspireMD Announces Appointment of Endovascular Pioneer Dr. Juan Parodi as Strategic Advisor

Credited with performing the first ever endovascular repair procedure in 1990 TEL AVIV, Israel, July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke, today announced the appointment of endovascular pioneer Dr. Juan Parodi as a strategic […]

SoniVie Announces successful procedure with TIVUS system on first patient enrolled for REDUCED1 Pilot study

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SoniVie, an Israeli company developing a novel proprietary Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS™) System to treat a variety of hypertensive disorders, announced that on May 30th 2022 the first patient was treated with its Renal Artery Denervation TIVUS™ technology, as part of the recently FDA IDE-approved Pilot […]

Intratech Medical enrolls patients to first ever human study for treatment of accute heart attacks using Booster™ – coronary sinus spiral balloon therapy

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Intratech Medical, developer of the Booster™ spiral balloon therapy for the treatment of AMI patients, announced the successful enrollment of two patients in a multi-center first in human study to assess the safety and technical performance of their Booster balloon in the treatment of patients […]

Four New Sets of Pre-Clinical Data Further Expands the Evidence Supporting Abelacimab

Additional Pharmacodynamic Data on Abelacimab Released at the 2022 Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Anthos Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, announced that four new research updates were presented on abelacimab during the […]

Filling gap in market: VenusP-Valve™ approved by China’s NMPA

HANGZHOU, China, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On July 11, 2022, VenusP-ValveTM, Venus Medtech’s in-house developed innovative transcatheter pulmonic valve replacement (TPVR) system, was approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of severe pulmonary regurgitation (≥3+) in patients after congenital heart defects (CHD) procedure with native right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). […]

NICE Issues Final Guidance for Reimbursement Making VAZKEPA® (icosapent ethyl) Available Across the NHS in England & Wales

— Newly published final guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK confirms its prior draft recommendation for the use of VAZKEPA® (icosapent ethyl) in England and Wales to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in adult statin-treated patients at high CV risk who […]

Synchron Appoints Kurt Haggstrom as Chief Commercial Officer

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Synchron, an endovascular brain-computer (BCI) interface company, today announced the appointment of Kurt Haggstrom as Chief Commercial Officer. Haggstrom brings an extensive background in medical device commercialization and product launches, with a technical background in R&D engineering, holding over 20 U.S. patents. “I am honored and excited to […]

Cardiac Insight Comments on CMS Plans to Establish Nationwide Payment for Long-Term ECG Monitoring in 2023

U.S. based cardiac arrhythmia diagnostic medical device system innovator supports CMS Proposed National Payment Framework for Long-Term ECG Monitoring BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Insight, Inc., a leading healthcare innovator specializing in prescription-based wearable cardiac sensors and automated electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis software for cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis, shares its perspective on recent announcements […]

Anumana Collaborates with Leading Global Health Care Company to Detect Heart Disease Using Artificial Intelligence

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to collaborate on development of new medical device software for earlier detection and intervention in cardiovascular disease CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anumana, Inc., an AI-driven health technology company and portfolio company of nference, has launched a multi-year strategic collaboration with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”) to deploy a series of […]

Renovacor Announces Pipeline Expansion with New Research Program for Multiple Genetic Segments of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Research collaboration with the University of Utah’s Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute expands pipeline with the addition of an AAV gene therapy program for multiple genetic segments of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renovacor, Inc. (NYSE: RCOR), a biotechnology company focused on delivering innovative precision therapies to improve […]