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Penumbra Announces the European Launch of the Indigo® System With Lightning™ 7 and Lightning 12 Intelligent Aspiration

Physicians in Europe now have access to Penumbra’s most advanced mechanical thrombectomy technology available, which has had a significant impact on patients in the U.S. Designed for single session blood clot removal in peripheral arterial and venous systems, including the treatment of pulmonary embolisms First and only computer-aided mechanical aspiration […]

AIROS Medical Hires Two Board-Certified Clinical Advisors to Enhance Lymphedema Education and Awareness Efforts

AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AIROS® Medical, Inc., a medical technology manufacturer and designer specializing in compression therapy products that treat lymphedema and venous disorders, today announced it has hired Adrien Grey MacKenzie, LMT, PTA, CLT-LANA and Kelly Sturm, DPT, CLT-LANA as clinical advisors. Ms. MacKenzie is a national board-certified health and wellness […]

CytoSorbents To Expand Direct Sales of CytoSorb® to the United Kingdom, the Sixth Largest Medical Device Market in the World

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and cardiac surgery using blood purification, announces that it has registered a new subsidiary, CytoSorbents Medical UK Limited, with plans to establish a direct sales presence within the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland. CytoSorbents previously sold […]

CareDx Reports Over 200,000 Heart Transplant Patient Results Served

CareDx Testing Services Have Been Used in Over 30,000 Heart Transplant Patients and Over 90 Percent of Centers in the United States SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, […]

Koya Medical Launches Dayspring® Lower Extremity Active Compression Treatments for Lymphedema and Venous Disorders

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for Dayspring lower extremity active compression OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Koya Medical, a healthcare company on a mission to transform lymphatic and venous care through a comprehensive suite of innovative, people-centric platforms, today announced the U.S. […]

Almost 130 Million Americans Suffer from Heart Disease; Smart Meter’s iBloodPressure® and iScale® can Help Patients and Providers Track Key indicators of Heart Issues in Real Time

Studies have linked hypertension and obesity to various heart issues TAMPA, Fla., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Smart Meter, a leader in remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, helps RPM providers deliver disease and condition-specific products and services to healthcare providers. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) was responsible for more than 19 million deaths worldwide in […]

Dr. Anekwe E. Onwuanyi Installed as President of the Association of Black Cardiologists

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Anekwe E. Onwuanyi, MD, FACC, was installed as the 19th President of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) during the Spring 2022 Membership Meeting. He is the first board-certified, advanced heart failure specialist to hold the position in ABC’s nearly 50-year history. Dr. Onwuanyi is Professor of Medicine […]

Ardelyx, Inc. Reports Employment Inducement Grants

WALTHAM, Mass., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced that on April 5, 2022, the compensation committee of the company’s board of directors granted five new non-executive employees options […]

Multi-Site Clinical Validation of Prospera Heart Test Demonstrates Outstanding Performance in Assessing Heart Transplant Rejection

DEDUCE study demonstrates AUC of 0.86 in overall cohort, including more than 700 prospective samples AUSTIN, Texas, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced that its clinical validation study1 on its donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) test for the assessment of acute rejection in heart transplant patients, […]

Esperion Announces Publication of Phase 3 Data for Bempedoic Acid in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Analysis of pooled Phase 3 data demonstrated 26.5% reduction vs. placebo in LDL-C from bempedoic acid monotherapy and 39.2% reduction vs. placebo in LDL-C from bempedoic acid and ezetimibe fixed-dose combination in patients not taking statins ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced […]