The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
This DOD-funded initiative will assess the role of home-based continuous biosensor data and AI analytics in addressing the global COVID-19 crisis. The program will initially involve military hospitals across the United States, as well as international sites in Southeast Asia. PhysIQ artificial intelligence systems to be used to collect data […]
(PresseBox) ( Wangs,04/21/20) Straub Medical AG, a privately held Swiss company, announces that it has approved a full acquisition by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD). The acquisition was completed on April 20, 2020. Straub Medical AG is headquartered in Wangs, where it manufactures, develops and sells medical devices for the treatment of arterial […]
05/05/20 Conference Call Scheduled for Today, May 5, 2020, at 3:30 PM CT (4:30 PM ET) Healthcare system response to COVID-19 pandemic delayed atherectomy procedures and negatively impacted third quarter results Revenues of $61.2 million decreased 3.4% from third quarter last year Net loss was $2.9 million, or $0.08 per […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif. , May 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK) (“Silk Road Medical”), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 6,808,154 shares of its common stock at a public offering price […]
Collaboration will propel the development of new cardiovascular AI solutions MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the leader in AI-based personal ECG technology and provider of enterprise cardiology solutions, announced a strategic collaboration with the Clifford Lab at Emory University School of Medicine, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The Clifford Lab will […]
Results demonstrate that firibastat could be used in hypertensive and heart failure patients with concomitant renal dysfunction, subject to dose adjustment. PARIS and NEW YORK, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth – FR0011648971 – ALQGC), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in developing a new drug class that directly […]
Study part of broader Company efforts to make health tools more accessible and reduce the risk of life-threatening events like stroke SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) today launched the Fitbit Heart Study, its first large-scale, virtual study to validate the use of its wearable technology to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythm […]
New large catheter platform FDA cleared to remove blood clots from peripheral vessels PARK CITY, Utah, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Control Medical Technology announced the FDA cleared the Aspire MAX 7 – 11F Mechanical Thrombectomy platform to remove blood clots from peripheral vessels. Blood clot removal (thrombectomy) is a common procedure. Coronary […]
FARXIGA is the first SGLT2 inhibitor proven to significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AstraZeneca’s FARXIGA® (dapagliflozin) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with heart failure (NYHA class II-IV) […]
ST. LOUIS, May 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), the global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. “Despite the challenges and disruptions inflicted by COVID-19, Stereotaxis continues to support the patients and physicians […]
