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Artio Medical Hires Key Sales and Marketing Leaders to Prepare for Commercial Launch of First Product in U.S.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kas., June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Artio Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing innovative products for the peripheral vascular, neurovascular, and structural heart markets, today announced the hiring of Jeff Weinrich as Head of Global Sales and Chris Parker as Senior Director of Marketing. Weinrich and Parker have joined Artio to prepare the company […]

Mezzion Appoints William Breitenbach as Chief Commercial Officer for Mezzion’s Global Commercial Operations

SEOUL, Republic of Korea, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mezzion Pharma Co., Ltd. (140410.KQ), and Mezzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (individually or collectively, “Mezzion”), a leader in the field of rare single ventricle congenital heart disease (“SVHD”) and SVHD patients with Fontan circulation, is pleased to announce that Bill Breitenbach has joined Mezzion as the Chief Commercial […]

Dutch MedTech STENTiT appoints Golo von Basum as Chief Operating Officer

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — STENTiT, a medical device company bringing a novel class of regenerative stents for sustained endovascular repair, has appointed Dr. Golo von Basum (picture) as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will be responsible for the strategic implementation to scale and standardize the product development and company operations. […]

VoluMetrix’s NIVA|HF for Heart Failure Patients Designated as Breakthrough Device by U.S. FDA

NIVA|HF is an investigational device designed to monitor the venous waveform, a novel physiologic signal, in heart failure patients. As a Breakthrough Device, NIVA|HF will receive pre-market developmental assistance and prioritized regulatory review from FDA. NIVA|HF is the first application of VoluMetrix’s proprietary venous waveform technology. NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ […]

Establishing TAVR for the Treatment of Aortic Regurgitation(1)

JenaValve Marks the 100th Implant of the Trilogy™ Heart Valve System IRVINE, Calif., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer, and manufacturer of a novel transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system, is pleased to announce today the 100th global implant of the Trilogy™ Heart Valve System. This milestone […]

Cytokinetics Announces Completion of Enrollment in METEORIC-HF, The Second Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Top Line Results of METEORIC-HF Expected in Early 2022 Company Plans to Submit NDA in 2H 2021 Based on Positive Results of GALACTIC-HF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced the completion of patient enrollment in METEORIC-HF (Multicenter Exercise Tolerance Evaluation of Omecamtiv Mecarbil Related to Increased Contractility […]

CMS Grants Transitional Pass-Through (TPT) Payment for Shockwave’s Coronary IVL

Provides Incremental Reimbursement in Hospital Outpatient Setting SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted approval for a Transitional Pass-Through (TPT) payment for […]

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Announces Partnership with DiA Imaging Analysis to Deliver All-in-One Comprehensive AI-Based Cardiovascular Imaging Solutions

CALGARY, Canada, and BE’ER SHEVA, Israel, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. and DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd. are excited to announce a multi-year partnership that leverages the companies’ synergies in cardiac AI and data analytics. As a global leader in cardiovascular imaging reading and reporting for Cardiac MR and […]

CorWave Successfully Performed a 90-Day In Vivo Study on Its Revolutionary Cardiac Pump Synchronized With the Native Heart, Results Presented at ASAIO Meeting

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CorWave, a French medical device company committed to the fight against heart failure, announced that it has successfully completed the first 90-day preclinical study to evaluate its left ventricular assist device (LVAD) operating synchronously with the native heart without the use of sensors. The results were presented at the […]