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Algorithm using echocardiogram videos of the heart outperforms other predictors of mortality DANVILLE, Pa., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Geisinger have found that a computer algorithm developed using echocardiogram videos of the heart can predict mortality within a year. The algorithm—an example of what is known as machine learning, or artificial […]
ATLANTA, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Covanos, Inc., a privately-held medical technology company that is developing C-HEART, a PC-based software product that uses proprietary advances in computational fluid dynamics to rapidly and non-invasively diagnose the severity of coronary artery blockages, today announced that it has named Mark D. Carlson, MD, MA to the position of […]
Combination of Philips and BioTelemetry results in a global leader in patient care management solutions for the hospital and the home Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a leading U.S.-based provider of […]
MONTREAL, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Puzzle Medical Devices Inc., (www.puzzlemed.com) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device Designation for its revolutionary transcatheter pump to address heart failure. The FDA Breakthrough Device Program is intended to help patients receive more timely access […]
OR YEHUDA, Israel, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — EndoWays, developer of a disposable robotic system for the cathlab, today announced the completion of an acquisition of a majority of its shares by Ascendum at an undisclosed cash amount. EndoWays, which was founded in 2018 by Noam Shamay, Tovy Sivan and Tamir Ben David, is a portfolio company of MEDX […]
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 the German Institute for Hospital Remuneration (InEK) has renewed the NUB Status 1 reimbursement designation in Germany for the Revivent TC™ TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement […]
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Physicians with the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center are among the first in the world to participate in a clinical trial to evaluate a new esophageal protection device designed to make ablation procedures safer for patients with atrial fibrillation (A Fib), the most […]
VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc, Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced that the Journal of the American Heart Association has published an article entitled, “Angina Severity, Mortality, and Healthcare Utilization Among Veterans with Stable Angina”. The prestigious journal is the official publication of […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daxor Corporation (NYSE MKT: DXR), the global leader in blood volume measurement technology, announces today that it has been awarded a grant from the Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT), a program run by the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center […]
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