After five years of almost constant lobbying efforts and numerous attempts by the U.S. House to push through a repeal of ...
CeloNova BioSciences Inc. announced this week that the first patient has been enrolled in its COBRA REDUCE trial. The COBRA REDUCE trial recently received conditional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and will study the Cobra PzF nanocoated coronary stent (NCS) system in patients at high risk of bleeding.
February 10, 2016 — HeartWare International Inc. and Valtech Cardio Ltd. announced the termination of HeartWare's ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
In a finding that could lead to new drugs to treat heart failure, researchers have uncovered the molecular mechanism that regulates how the heart pumps blood.
February 9, 2016 — Cigna has entered into an outcomes-based contract with the pharmaceutical company Novartis for the ...
Valtech Cardio Ltd. announced that it has received German Neue Untersuchungs und Behandlungsmethoden (NUB) Status 1 approval for the Cardioband Mitral Reconstruction System, its flagship device for addressing mitral regurgitation in heart failure patients.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Mount Sinai Heart is undertaking a three-year study to determine whether a workplace-based lifestyle intervention, accompanied by imaging data, will reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease risk factors related to lifestyle.
Columbia Engineering researchers have shown, for the first time, that electrical stimulation of human heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) engineered from human stem cells aids their development and function.
The following are the late-breaking clinical trial presentations presented at the 2016 American College of Cardiology ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
February 9, 2016 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will cover ...
Off-label use of the St. Jude Amplatzer vascular plug devices offers a new solution for the minimally invasive repair of ...
February 8, 2016 — A parent’s incarceration has immediate, devastating effects on a family. Now, Virginia Tech and ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is one of two hospitals in the nation selected to partner with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the Find Your Heart a Home pilot program.
St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the launch of the company’s Optis Mobile System in Japan and Europe. The diagnostic system is designed to couple state-of-the-art optical coherence tomography (OCT) and angiography co-registration with fractional flow reserve (FFR) technology into one portable system for hospitals with multiple catheterization labs.
Stentys announced the first distribution agreements for its drug-eluting stent for treating below-the-knee (BTK) arteries in Germany and Belgium, making it the first self-expanding drug-eluting stent commercialized for this indication in Europe.