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Family Heart Foundation Study Shows Most Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Remain Undiagnosed

Data Highlighted in Poster Presentation at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, completed an analysis of its large U.S. Family Heart DatabaseTM showing that while the percentage of patients diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) has increased […]

ReCor Medical and Otsuka Medical Devices Announce Primary Endpoint Met in the RADIANCE II US Pivotal Trial of the Paradise™ System for the Treatment of Hypertension

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReCor Medical, Inc. (“ReCor”) and Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., today announced that the RADIANCE II US FDA IDE pivotal trial evaluating the Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System as a treatment for hypertension met its primary efficacy […]

iRhythm Technologies Announces the Addition of Two Executive Leaders to Advance Strategic Growth and Operational Excellence

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRTC), a leading digital healthcare solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, today announced the appointment of two seasoned executives to its leadership team. Brice Bobzien will join the company as the Chief Financial Officer on August 8, 2022, […]

First and Only Peripheral Tri-axial 4-French Low-Profile Self-Expanding Stent System Receives FDA Approval

BIOTRONIK Launches its Pulsar-18 T3 Self-Expanding Stent System in the U.S. LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK, LAKE OSWEGO, USA, announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its innovative Pulsar®-18 T3 peripheral self-expanding stent system for an improved implantation procedure for endovascular treatments. The company also announced the full U.S. commercial […]

Todd C. Villines, M.D. Joins Elucid as new Chief Medical Officer

BOSTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Elucid, a novel non-invasive software company providing physicians with AI-powered imaging to characterize cardiovascular disease, is pleased to announce that Todd C. Villines, MD, is joining the company as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Villines will be leading clinical strategy development and execution for Elucid’s commercial and in-development […]

New Zealand Endovascular Thought Leader Joins the VESTECK Scientific Advisory Board

WEST CHESTER, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VESTECK, Inc. is pleased to announce that, international thought leader, Professor Andrew Holden has graciously agreed to join the VESTECK Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). A New Zealander, Professor Holden is currently the Director of Northern Region Interventional Radiology Service and is based at Auckland City Hospital.  […]

Neovasc Announces FDA Approval of Planned COSIRA II Sub-studies and Single Arm Registry to Allow Inclusion of Additional Specified Patient Populations

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – Neovasc, Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved a protocol supplement to the COSIRA-II Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) Trial. The approval expands the number of patients eligible for treatment […]