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SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avenacy, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on supplying critical injectable medications, today announced it has launched Eptifibatide for Injection in the United States as a therapeutic equivalent generic for Integrilin® for Injection (Eptifibatide) approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Eptifibatide for Injection is indicated for use in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and […]
First coronary drug-coated balloon in U.S. provides safe, effective alternative to treat coronary in-stent restenosis and reduce risk of reoccurrence MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced it has received U.S. Food and…
WAYNE, Pa., July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in the prospective multicenter RingerTM PTCA study. RingerTM PTCA is one of two clinical studies evaluating the performance of the novel RingerTM Perfusion Balloon Catheter. The RingerTM PTCA study enrolled patients at seven […]
MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elixir Medical, a developer of breakthrough cardiovascular technologies, today announced enrollment completion in INFINITY-SWEDEHEART, a prospective, multicenter, single-blind, randomized clinical trial of the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System, the first metallic coronary artery implant that adapts to vessel physiology versus the Resolute Onyx™ Drug-Eluting Stent (DES). DynamX Bioadaptor is the next-generation coronary implant designed to […]
– Researchers used Terumo Health Outcomes’ ePRISM® software to calculate safe contrast volume targets and improve overall patient outcomes – SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A new study published in JAMA[1] demonstrated that patients at high risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), the most common complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), had a significant reduction in AKI when cardiologists […]
WINNIPEG, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MPH), (OTC: MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the completion of the FABOLUS-FASTER Phase 4 trial, a randomized, open-label, multi-center trial assessing different regimens of intravenous platelet inhibitors, notably tirofiban (an IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor) and cangrelor (an IV P2Y12 inhibitor) in the […]
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that AMIs following a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is twice as likely to originate from untreated lesions versus previous stented lesions. Interesting since this information seems to differ from previous studies such as PROSPECT which show a near equal […]
By Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Recent studies have featured the benefits of robotic PCI as a feasible way to treat CAD. But at the annual TCT conference Oct. 30, Ryan D. Madder, MD, presented the idea of “tele-stenting” over long distances. Is it possible for an operator in one part of the country, […]
TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Baylis Medical Company Inc. has launched a hands-on workshop in Europe that will train cardiologists on innovative tools that enable access to the heart from any approach. This includes a growing number of procedures that require physicians to use major veins that feed into the heart from above – something the Baylis Medical […]
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Advanced Bifurcation Systems (“ABS” or the “Company”), a clinical stage medical device company developing an innovative stenting platform which overcomes the limitations of current approaches for the treatment of bifurcation lesions in coronary angioplasties, today announced that the Company is planning to undertake human clinical trials in […]
