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AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Awards over $1.04M to Nine Innovative Heart Health Organizations

WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nine innovative, community-based organizations with tailored approaches to improve heart health received grants totaling $1,043,303 from the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM Next Generation program. This marks the first year of grant funding through the Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM Next Generation program. The program, which builds on the Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM program […]

HeartHero, Inc. Awarded ISO 13485 Certification

To Continue Regulatory Path of Revolutionary AED in Collaboration with the American College of Cardiology DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartHero, Inc., a medical device company developing a revolutionary and disruptive Automated External Defibrillator (AED), announced today that the company received ISO 13485 certification for Medical Device and Quality Management Systems. This certification is […]

Boston Scientific Launches ACURATE neo2™ Aortic Valve System in Europe

Next-generation Valve Designed to Reduce Paravalvular Leaking, Improve Procedural Efficiency and Treat More Patients with Expanded Indication over Prior Version MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced it has initiated a controlled launch of the ACURATE neo2™ Aortic Valve System in Europe. This next-generation transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) […]

Paragonix Expands to West Coast in Adoption of Advanced Heart Transplant Technologies

Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System provides its pioneering technology for transplant surgeons at first West Coast location CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paragonix Technologies announced that its Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System (CTS) for donor heart preservation and transport is now being used by Stanford Health Care, the first heart transplant center on the […]

JenaValve Technology Appoints Peter L. Spadaro Chief Commercial Officer

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer and manufacturer of differentiated pericardial transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems for the treatment of aortic valve disease, announces the appointment of Peter L. Spadaro, Jr. to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Spadaro is a highly accomplished cardiovascular sales and […]

Ultromics Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Pioneering AI-based Cardiovascular Suite, EchoGo

The SaaS suite helps physicians automate key measurements and predict the occurrence of CAD, enabling clinicians to proactively recommend preventive actions that improve patient outcomes LONDON, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the global AI-based echocardiography market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Ultromics with the 2020 Global New Product Innovation Award […]

Medtronic Announces Pricing of €6.25 Billion of Senior Notes

DUBLIN, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (the “Company”) (NYSE: MDT) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A. (“Medtronic Luxco”), has priced an offering (the “Offering”) of €1,250,000,000 principal amount of 0.000% senior notes due 2023, €1,000,000,000 principal amount of 0.000% senior notes due 2025, €1,000,000,000 principal amount of 0.375% […]

Shape Memory Medical Names Mary Dennehy as Vice President of Marketing

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shape Memory Medical Inc., developer of innovative therapies for cardiovascular and neurovascular markets, is pleased to announce and welcome Mary Dennehy as Vice President of Marketing. Mary will be responsible for driving the development and implementation of global marketing strategies and initiatives that support commercialization of its […]

CardieX Partners on New Smartwatch to Focus on Advanced Cardiovascular Health Features

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CardieX Limited (ASX: CDX) (CardieX, the Company) is pleased to announce that it has entered a new commercial partnership agreement with consumer electronics and AI company Mobvoi, expanding an existing Joint Development Agreement (JDA) from 2019. Under the agreement, CardieX and Mobvoi will jointly launch a […]

InnovHeart Reports Successful First-in-Human Implantation of its Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve with Excellent 30-day Follow-up

NEWTON, Mass. and MILAN, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of Mitral Regurgitation (MR), announced today the successful First-in-Human implantation of its proprietary Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve along with excellent results at the 30-day follow-up for the patient, a 72 year […]