Developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the algorithm would help healthcare providers detect heart failure during a standard physical exam San Francisco, CA, Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eko, a digital health company applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against heart disease, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
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ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Bretylium Tosylate Injection, USP 50 mg/mL
BAUDETTE, Minn., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ANI”) (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced the launch of Bretylium Tosylate Injection USP, 50 mg/mL. Bretylium Tosylate is a class III antiarrhythmic medication approved for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia. ANI estimates that the current annual U.S. […]
Medicure Announces the Completion of Shortened AGGRASTAT® Versus Integrilin® in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (SAVI-PCI) Study
WINNIPEG, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company”) (TSXV:MPH, OTC:MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the completion of the Shortened AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban hydrochloride) injection versus Integrilin® (eptifibatide) in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (SAVI-PCI) Clinical Trial. SAVI-PCI was a randomized, multicenter, open-label study enrolling 535 patients at 13 sites […]
Velano Secures Additional Funding to Meet Commercial Demand for PIVO, Fueled by Industry Move to One-Stick Hospitalization
Latest funding caps year of groundbreaking milestones for transformative vascular access company; new capital will be used to meet rapidly growing hospital and patient demand San Francisco, Calif. – December 17, 2019 – Vascular access technology pioneer Velano Vascular today announced that it has closed the second tranche of a $25 million growth financing […]
(My) 5 Top Mergers and Acquisitions in MedTech/Biotech for 2019
written by Ken Dropiewski, McDermott & Bull Executive Search Who and Why? Looking back at M&A activity this year, I took notice of a few that stood out, irrespective of their size. One could argue that they saw some of these coming, and others were surprising – regardless it makes […]
iRhythm Announces Participation in GUARD-AF Study Focused on Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC) today announced its participation in a new, randomized, controlled study, GUARD-AF (ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals), sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance (the Alliance). The study seeks to determine if earlier detection of atrial […]
TransThera Biosciences Announces IND Approval from FDA for Clinical Studies of TT-00920 to Treat Chronic Heart Failure
NANJING, China, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TransThera Biosciences Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Nanjing, China, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for TT-00920, a novel small molecule inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE 9) for the treatment of chronic heart failure. […]
Adagio Medical Announces First Patient Enrollment in its iCLAS™ U.S. IDE Clinical Trial Evaluating Ultra-Low Temperature Cryoablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Adagio Medical, Inc. (Adagio) today announced it has enrolled the first patient in its iCLAS™ Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial. The FDA approved study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Adagio’s ultra-low temperature intelligent Continuous Lesion Ablation System (iCLAS) in the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF). Data will […]
CardiaCare Awarded First Prize at the Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI) Technology Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CardiaCare, a startup developing wearable therapeutic devices for treating and monitoring AFib, announced today that it has been named the First Prize winner of the 2019 Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI) Technology Parade in Tel Aviv. CardiaCare presented its innovative product, a wearable neuromodulation (nerve […]
Neovasc Reducer™ Featured In National Geographic Magazine
VANCOUVER, Dec. 17, 2019 (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, announced today that the Neovasc Reducer™ (the […]



