VANCOUVER, Jan. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that the Institut für […]
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Itamar™ Medical Announces Upsizing and Pricing of Public Offering of American Depositary Shares
CAESAREA, Israel, Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itamar Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ITMR) (TASE: ITMR), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive medical devices to aid in the diagnosis of respiratory sleep disorders, today announced the upsizing and pricing of its public offering of 2,545,450 American Depositary […]
Edwards Lifesciences Reports Fourth Quarter Results
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today reported financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Fourth Quarter Results and Outlook Q4 sales grew 20% to $1.2 billion; underlying1 sales grew 19% Q4 TAVR sales grew […]
Esperion Announces Positive CHMP Opinion for the Marketing Authorization Application for the Bempedoic Acid / Ezetimibe Fixed Dose Combination Tablet for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia
– Bempedoic Acid / Ezetimibe Fixed Dose Combination Tablet is an Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin Medicine that Lowers Bad Cholesterol with a First-in-Class Mechanism – – Positive CHMP Opinion is Based on the Completed Pivotal Phase 3 Fixed Dose Combination Tablet LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Program – – European Commission Decision on the Marketing Authorisation Application […]
CHMP issues positive opinions for both bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe fixed dose combination tablet as treatments for hypercholesterolaemia
Bempedoic acid is an oral, once-daily ATP citrate lyase inhibitor that reduces cholesterol synthesis in the liver. This unique mechanism of action is complementary to statins and other lipid-lowering therapies1 Positive CHMP opinions are based on a global clinical trial programme demonstrating consistent LDL-C lowering across a range of patient […]
ABBOTT’S TENDYNE™ DEVICE RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST CE MARK FOR TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE IMPLANTATION
– First-of-its-kind technology addresses critical need to eliminate mitral regurgitation when surgery or mitral repair is not an option – Tendyne valve provides relief from heart failure symptoms and quality-of-life improvement in high-surgical-risk patients – Together with MitraClip™, Tendyne expands Abbott’s market-leading portfolio of innovative minimally invasive mitral valve solutions […]
Medtronic Receives CE Mark for Cobalt™ and Crome™ Portfolio of BlueSync™-Enabled Implantable Defibrillators, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillators
Next Generation Technology Includes Features that Automatically Adjust to Patient Needs, and Offers Physicians Heart Failure Diagnostic Insights DUBLIN, Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its Cobalt™ and Crome™ portfolio of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators […]
Genetesis Pilot study: 90-second scan shows promise in evaluating chest pain patients in Emergency Department observation unit
Initial study shows Genetesis, Inc.’s CardioFlux Magnetocardiograph (MCG) has potential to rule patients out for Coronary Artery Disease. MASON, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Undiagnosed chest pain sends 8-10 million Americans to Emergency Departments annually, making it the second most common complaint. Emergency physicians must rapidly identify patients whose chest pain is […]
Biofourmis Partners with ImagineMIC to Pioneer Collaborative Remote Patient Monitoring Model
Biofourmis’ artificial intelligence-powered RhythmAnalytics® to provide clinical decision support that IDs cardiac arrhythmias and other issues requiring intervention BOSTON, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Biofourmis, a fast-growing global leader in digital therapeutics that powers personally predictive care, and ImagineMIC™ announced a partnership agreement today to drive improved outcomes and lower healthcare costs for […]
Corvidia Therapeutics Announces Publication in Science Translational Medicine of Strategy for Lowering Triglycerides Using a Mimetic Peptide
– Early preclinical studies show peptide D6PV has the ability to activate the enzyme called Lipo-Protein Lipase (LPL), rapidly (within 1 -3 hours) reducing the number of triglycerides in the bloodstream – D6PV, an investigational drug, is being developed to address high triglyceride-induced acute pancreatitis (AP), a condition for which […]



