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TORONTO, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – A recent study published in Heart and Vessels has found that the use of the Baylis Medical NRG® radiofrequency (RF) Transseptal Needle for transseptal punctures was linked to a 40% lower incidence of silent acute cerebral embolism in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedure patients.1 The study publication follows a […]
BOSTON, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Medicalgorithmics, S.A. (WSE: MDG) today announced the presentation of a large study evaluating online vs offline ECG monitoring methods to diagnose paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), often difficult to detect because of its episodic nature. Research will be presented at the Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions, May 9-12 at […]
VANCOUVER, April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME / TSX: COM), a revenue-generating, specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing hospital drugs, today announced completion of enrollment for the Phase 4 SPECTRUM study evaluating Brinavess® (vernakalant hydrochloride, IV), the Company’s antiarrhythmic drug for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation (AF), in the post-authorization […]
CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sotera Medical Corp., a medical device company developing a novel device for use in cardiac procedures to treat atrial fibrillation, has closed initial seed funding in excess of one million dollars. The round was led by a syndicate of investors, including JumpStart Inc., North Coast Angel Fund, Northwest Ohio […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apama Medical Inc., a privately-held company that is developing the Apama Radiofrequency (RF) Balloon Catheter System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The transaction consists of $175 million in cash up-front and a maximum […]
NEWS PROVIDED BY Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 03 Apr, 2017, 08:00 ET TITUSVILLE, N.J., April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) today announced it has collaborated with Premier Inc. on the first and largest study of its kind to address an unmet medical need for hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation […]
Press Release DUBLIN – March 30, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced first enrollments in the STOP Persistent AF clinical trial. The trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a pulmonary vein isolation-only (PVI) strategy for treating patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), using the Arctic Front Advance(TM) Cardiac […]
