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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 […]

Moving Analytics Raises $20M to Scale Cardiovascular Telehealth Programs in Underserved Communities

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moving Analytics, the leading telehealth provider of cardiovascular prevention programs, today announced it has raised a $20 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by Wellington Access Ventures and Seae Ventures with participation from Philips Ventures, SteelSky Ventures, Aphelion Capital, Nueterra Capital, and Citi Ventures. The new capital brings the […]

Medtronic announces co-promotion agreement with CathWorks, with path toward acquisition

  Partnership underscores Medtronic’s commitment to investing in innovative technologies that support physicians and patients from diagnosis to treatment CathWorks’ FFRangio® System provides diagnostic and physiologic information through artificial intelligence to potentially disrupt traditional FFR and revolutionize the management of coronary artery disease DUBLIN and KEFAR SAVA, Israel, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic […]

Cerus Endovascular Names Stephen Griffin as Chief Executive Officer

FREMONT, Calif. and OXFORD, United Kingdom, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cerus Endovascular Ltd., a privately held, commercial-stage medical device company, announced today the appointment of Stephen Griffin, Ph.D. to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Griffin has been with the company since 2014 and was appointed President in 2018. He was critical in assembling […]

Ancora Heart Receives Breakthrough Device Designation from FDA for the AccuCinch® Ventricular Restoration System

Designation Allows for Expedited Review of Transcatheter Therapy Designed to Improve Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ancora Heart, Inc., a company developing a novel device-based therapy to address heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

Successful Heart Xenotransplant Experiments at NYU Langone Set Protocol for Pig-to-Human Organ Transplantation

NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A team at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July, marking the latest advances toward addressing the nationwide organ shortage and developing a clinical protocol that would provide an alternative supply of organs for […]

Philips spotlights latest AI-powered, software-defined MR smart systems at ECR 2022

July 12, 2022 Philips SmartSpeed AI-based software receives FDA 510(k) clearance, delivering breakthrough high-speed, high-resolution MR imaging Unique broad compatibility (97% of clinical protocols) allows faster and high-quality scans for virtually all patients with various conditions including those with implants Intelligent MR acceleration software helps drive increased MR department efficiency […]

Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. Announces Expansion of Distributorship with the Acquisition of NXC Imaging

Tustin, California, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canon Medical Systems USA Inc., a commercial subsidiary of Canon Medical Systems Corporation and a global leader in innovative diagnostic imaging technology, today announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NXC Imaging, a medical imaging equipment distributor and service provider […]