The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and IRVINE, Calif., March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Espero BioPharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics for unmet needs in thrombosis and cardiac rhythm control, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for tecarfarin […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), today announced the first enrollments in a clinical study evaluating use of the HeartLight X3 System in an early persistent AFib patient population. The 60 patient, prospective study will be led […]
MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, today announced that The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has endorsed its Advanced Ablation course for both physicians and fellows. The course provides surgeons and other medical professionals with […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kardium Inc., developer of the Globe® Mapping and Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a new financing round. The financing was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and included participation from […]
New Brunswick, NJ, January 17, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, entered into a research study in collaboration with Apple Inc. to investigate whether a new heart health program using an app from Johnson […]
NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Conformal Medical, Inc., developer of the Conformal Left Atrial Appendage Seal for LAA occlusion, has secured $9 million in Series B funding. Conformal is developing proprietary seal technology for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Over five million people in the United States have AFib, […]
MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage (LAA) management, today announced that it will be participating in upcoming investor conferences. AtriCure is scheduled to present at the Stifel 2018 Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, […]
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has submitted a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The request is part of the […]
MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, today announced it has completed enrollment of the full cohort of 153 patients in the CONVERGE IDE clinical trial. The CONVERGE IDE trial is a landmark prospective, randomized trial […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry (SHaRe) and MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) announced today the publication of results from a multicenter, international, longitudinal study of data from nearly 4,600 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the largest comprehensive HCM cohort assembled to […]
