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Edwards Lifesciences Reports First Quarter Results

IRVINE, Calif., April 23, 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 March 31, 2020. First Quarter Results and Outlook Sales grew nearly 14% to $1.1 billion TAVR sales grew 24%; underlying1 sales grew 25% […]

Cagent Vascular Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for its Serranator Device for the Infrapopliteal Indication and Completion of its PRELUDE-BTK Clinical Trial Enrollment

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular, a developer of serration technology for vessel dilatation in cardiovascular disease interventions, announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of its Serranator® PTA Serration Balloon Catheter for treating below-the-knee (BTK) lesions. The Serranator device is the first and only angioplasty balloon FDA Cleared and CE Marked that embeds serration technology into a […]

CHF Solutions Ships First Commercial Orders of Aquadex SmartFlow™ system to Austria

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload, today announced that it has shipped the first commercial orders of its next generation Aquadex SmartFlow™ system to Austria, following shipments to […]

Caladrius Biosciences Announces $5.0 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market under Nasdaq Rules

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse, not manage, cardiovascular disease, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with several institutional and accredited […]

New Paper Investigates Virtual Visits for Care of Patients with Heart Failure in the Era of COVID-19

A Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America ROCKVILLE, Md., April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented crisis for patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems. Most US healthcare systems have reduced ambulatory outpatient clinics – pillars of the longitudinal care of patients with chronic illnesses. In this context, […]

United Therapeutics Announces Additional Results From FREEDOM-EV Study Showing The Hemodynamic And Risk Status Reduction Benefits Of Orenitram Treatment In Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

– Orenitram demonstrated improvement in hemodynamic parameters and risk status, important indicators of long-term outcomes in PAH patients, in presentations at recent scientific conferences – Separately, total PAH-related patient healthcare costs are 67% higher for selexipag in article published in Drugs – Real World Outcomes SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, […]

VisCardia Announces Its Novel Heart Failure Therapy Receives Breakthrough Device Designation From the FDA

PORTLAND, Ore., April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VisCardia Inc., a privately held medical device developer, announced today it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its implantable VisONE® system designed for the treatment of moderate to severe heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and preserved ventricular […]

AliveCor and OMRON Announce Global Strategic Alliance for Comprehensive Remote Cardiovascular Monitoring

Alliance and Equity Investment Improves Access to Remote Patient Care for 70 Percent of the Global Population MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and KYOTO, Japan, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, a leader in personal ECG products, and OMRON Healthcare, Co., Ltd., a global leader in personal heart health and wellness technology, today announced a global, strategic alliance […]

Intact Vascular Announces First U.S. Commercial Use of Tack Endovascular System® (4F) in Below-the-Knee Arteries

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced the first commercial use of its Tack Endovascular System® (4F) in multiple sites across the United States. Notably the first FDA-approved vascular implant for below-the-knee post-angioplasty dissection repair, Tack® implants are designed to optimize balloon […]

Caladrius Biosciences to Receive $10.9 Million of Non-Dilutive Capital Through New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), today announced that it has finalized an agreement to sell $10.9 million in New Jersey net operating losses (“NJ NOLs”) to a qualifying and approved buyer pursuant to the New Jersey Economic […]