The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
AMSTERDAM and DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, today announced a collaboration to increase sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates in densely populated cities around the world. […]
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the Stellarex ILLUMENATE Below-the-Knee (BTK) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study, led by principal investigators Dr. Bill Gray and Dr. Mahmood K. Razavi. This unique global, prospective, randomized, multi-center trial is designed […]
AMSTERDAM and MUNICH, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE : PHG , AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the European Society of Cardiology has incorporated instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) into its updated revascularization guidelines. The new guidelines have provided the highest recommendation (class I A) for iFR alongside fractional flow reserve (FFR) […]
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE : PHG , AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today introduced the EPIQ CVx cardiovascular ultrasound system. Built on the powerful EPIQ ultrasound platform, EPIQ CVx is specifically designed to increase diagnostic confidence and simplify workflow for clinicians, giving them more time to interact with their patients […]
AMSTERDAM and PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it is highlighting its portfolio of molecular imaging solutions at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. With innovations such as Time-of-Flight PET and digital PET/CT, Philips is continuing to […]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire EPD Solutions, an innovator in image-guided procedures for cardiac arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders). EPD’s cardiac imaging and navigation system [1] helps electrophysiologists navigate the heart by generating […]
AMSTERDAM and VAIL, Colo., June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it will be providing Philips HeartStart Onsite automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to Vail and Beaver Creek Mountains to create a cardiac arrest response system in collaboration with Starting Hearts and medic assist. To celebrate this, a launch event […]
AMSTERDAM, March 23, 2018 /CNW/ – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology has delivered a broad range of health technology solutions to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) – Canada’s largest and foremost heart health centre dedicated to understanding, treating, and preventing heart disease. Today, […]
AMSTERDAM, March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market ProxiDiagnost N90, its newest premium Digital Radiography-Fluoroscopy (DRF) system. With its ability to perform both nearby fluoroscopy and digital […]
AMSTERDAM and ORLANDO, Florida, March 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced health economic results from the DEFINE FLAIR clinical trial comparing cost-effectiveness between instant wave-free ratio (iFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) in the guidance of treatment of ischemic heart […]
