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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), today announced that the company has submitted a pre-market approval (PMA) supplement to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the HeartLight X3 Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of AFib. This […]
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chicago-based medical device firm Attune Medical announced the presentation of clinical results from the largest device study to date designed to evaluate the performance of its ensoETM patient temperature management device as an aid in the reduction of esophageal injury during cardiac ablation, a common treatment for atrial fibrillation. […]
Eko’s algorithms alert clinicians to the presence of heart murmurs and atrial fibrillation (AFib) during the physical exam, converting the classic stethoscope into a powerful early detection tool SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eko, a digital health company applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against heart disease, announced today that the U.S. […]
NASDAQ: CORV TSX: CORV VANCOUVER, Dec. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Correvio Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CORV) (TSX: CORV), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing hospital drugs, today announced it has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Brinavess™ (vernakalant IV), an anti-arrhythmic […]
WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Affera, Inc., a private medical device company focused on innovative cardiac arrhythmia treatment solutions, announced today that its focal Pulsed Field (“PF”) ablation technology, also known as Irreversible Electroporation (“IRE”), has been successfully used to treat 40 patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation (“AFIB”). This multi-center […]
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 […]
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 […]
NASDAQ: CORV TSX: CORV VANCOUVER, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Correvio Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CORV) (TSX: CORV), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing hospital drugs, today announced that NASDAQ and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) have halted trading of the Company’s common stock. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Cardiovascular and Renal […]
A new Atrial Fibrillation Management Report highlights that catheter ablation is almost 10 times more effective at delaying Atrial Fibrillation progression than drug therapy, yet just 4% of eligible patients are receiving ablation therapy Get Smart About AFIB (GSAAF) is a new public health campaign launched to tackle the growing […]
PRINCETON, N.J. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance today announced the initiation of a new randomized, controlled study, GUARD-AF (ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals). The study seeks to determine if earlier detection of atrial fibrillation (AFib) through screening in previously undiagnosed men and women at […]
