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NHS Study Demonstrates Eko Smart Stethoscope Can Identify Heart Failure

Independent study validates the first AI-powered device to screen for heart failure during a standard physical exam OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Eko, a digital health company advancing heart and lung disease detection, announced today that the Imperial College of London, in conjunction with the UK National Health Service (NHS), published a study1 which […]

Smart-Thermometer May Replace a Stethoscope

Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Use of OmnySense Technology to Monitor and Analyze Respiratory Sounds HOLON, Israel and TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 01, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Wolfson Medical Center and OmnySense Ltd. have commenced a clinical trial to evaluate the use of OmnySense technology to monitor and analyze respiratory sounds as recorded at the mouth. OmnySense is an Israeli startup […]

Tenax Therapeutics Appoints Robyn Hunter to the Board of Directors

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TENX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing, and commercializing products that address cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases with high unmet medical need, announced today that Tenax Therapeutics appointed Robyn Hunter to its Board of Directors, effective January […]

Positron Issues Shareholder Letter to Discuss Recent Key Highlights & 2022 Objectives

Niagara Falls, NY, Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Positron Corporation (“Positron” or the “Company”) (OTC: POSC), a nuclear medicine PET imaging company specializing in the field of cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (“PET”) imaging systems and clinical services, is pleased to issue today the following shareholder letter below. The letter […]

Artivion Announces Publication of On-X® Mitral Heart Valve PROACT Study Results in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Results Presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Artivion, Inc. (NYSE: AORT), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced the publication of PROACT clinical trial results in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the official journal of The Society […]

RapidAI Announces Karim Karti as New CEO

Former GE Healthcare Imaging and iRhythm leader joins pioneers in clinical decision making and patient care coordination to support continued product innovation and expand global footprint SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RapidAI, the global leader in neurovascular and vascular imaging driving the next evolution of clinical decision making and patient workflow, today […]

CARMAT Anticipates Implants of Its Aeson® Artificial Heart to Resume in October 2022

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR): Videoconference in English with Stéphane Piat at 8 pm CET today. To participate, please register by clicking on this link CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to fulfill an unmet medical need by providing a therapeutic […]

Pfizer and Ionis announce discontinuation of vupanorsen clinical development program

NEW YORK and CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) today announced the discontinuation of the Pfizer-led clinical development program for vupanorsen (PF-07285557), an investigational antisense therapy that was being evaluated for potential indications in cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction and severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG). Pfizer made this decision after a thorough […]

Humacyte Announces Clinical Case Series Demonstrating Potential of Human Acellular Vessel™ (HAV™) to Expand Opportunities for Limb Salvage in Multiple Complex Vascular Reconstruction Scenarios

– Outcomes of first eight compassionate use cases presented at 46th Annual Winter Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society – – HAV observed to maintain patency and resist infection in the treatment of critical limb ischemia, infection and vascular trauma – – All patients lacked suitable alternative conduit options – DURHAM, N.C., […]

Much Awaited, Much Needed: TRANSFORM II Randomized Controlled Trial, by Fondazione RIC, gets rolling

MILANO, Italy, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — FONDAZIONE Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milano, focused on cardiovascular research, reports the first patient enrolment of the TRANSFORM II Randomized Controlled Trial (Sirolimus-coated Balloon Versus Drug-eluting Stent in Native Coronary Vessels) setting in motion a crucial trial in the Native Coronary Vessel Treatment domain. TRANSFORM II RCT, determined to […]