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BioVentrix Names Jim Dillon President and CEO

Proven Leader Will Take Revolutionary Heart Failure Therapy Company to Next Level SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on treating congestive heart failure (CHF) via Transcatheter-based Ventricular Restoration (TCVR), today announced that Jim Dillon has been named President and CEO. In his role, Mr. […]

MyoStrain®, MyoStress™ Rapid Hyperventilation Breath-hold Maneuver Enables First-of-its-Kind Needle-Free Stress Protocol for the Accurate Detection of Myocardial Ischemia

MORRISVILLE, N.C., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new peer-reviewed study accepted in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging validated Myocardial Solutions (“MSI”) technologies MyoStrain and MyoStress in a new stress testing protocol utilizing a hyperventilation breath-hold (HVBH) maneuver to accurately detect myocardial ischemia. The article demonstrated MyoStrain’s speed and sensitivity […]

MDVIP Primary Care Model Reduces Incidence Of Cardiovascular Events In At-Risk Patients

Published Study Shows Combined Decrease in Heart Attacks and Strokes Among MDVIP Patients Relative to the General Population BOCA RATON, Fla., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New research from MDVIP shows that its personalized and preventive approach to primary care helps reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events in at-risk patients. The study, […]

Results from the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Demonstrate Significant Increase in Heart Attack Survival

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital Led the Development of Shock Treatment Protocol DETROIT, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The results of a large, national heart attack study show that patients with a deadly complication known as cardiogenic shock survived at a significantly higher rate when treated with a protocol developed by cardiologists at […]

The MESI mTABLET ABI has been chosen as a finalist in the Cardiovascular Devices category in the 2021 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MESI mTABLET ABI, device used for early detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) by measuring Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI), has been announced as a finalist in the Cardiovascular Device category in the 2021 Medical Design Awards (MDEA) competition. MDEA is the premier awards program for the MedTech […]

BD Announces Enrollment in Post-Market Studies of the WavelinQ™ Arteriovenous Endovascular Fistula

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that enrollment has begun and the first patients have been treated in the post-market surveillance study, CONNECT-AV. CONNECT-AV is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study that will follow patients treated with […]

Perflow Medical Expands Product Portfolio with First Clinical Use of the Stream™17 Dynamic Neuro-Thrombectomy Net

Device further expands the range of blood vessels that can now be treated for ischemic stroke. NETANYA, Israel, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Perflow Medical, a private, Israeli-based innovator for neurovascular treatments, today announced the first successful clinical use of the Stream™17 Dynamic Neuro-Thrombectomy Net, a lower profile device designed for more tortuous anatomy, […]

InspireMD Appoints Acclaimed Interventional Cardiologist Kenneth Rosenfield, MD as Chair of its Newly Formed Scientific Advisory Board

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of the stroke caused by carotid artery disease, today announces the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board with its newly appointed chair, acclaimed interventional cardiologist, […]

Aziyo Biologics Announces Initiation of De Novo CanGaroo Clinical Study

SILVER SPRING, Md., April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aziyo Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZYO), a commercial-stage regenerative medicine company focused on creating the next generation of differentiated products and improving outcomes in patients undergoing surgery, announced today the initiation of a multi-center observational study to provide insight into the clinical […]