June 1, 2012 — Kona Medical Inc. announced it has raised $30 million in Series C financing to advance its novel hypertension therapy. Existing investors Essex Woodlands,...
June 1, 2012 — LoneStar Heart Inc. announced the advancement of a new therapeutic strategy aimed at genetic reprogramming of cardiac fibroblasts into functioning heart...
June 1, 2012 — When opening a new hospital or medical center, partnering with the right diagnostic imaging vendor with patient-focused technology and a trusted, responsive...
May 31, 2012 —Occlutech GmbH, the leading European developer of minimally invasive implants for the treatment of structural heart disease, announced receiving a favorable...
May 31, 2012 — As part of an ongoing commitment to helping members provide quality patient care in a changing healthcare landscape, the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) will offer a full...
May 30, 2012 — Tryton Medical Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, announced results of a patient-level pooled analysis...
May 30, 2012— Boston Scientific Corp. announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared an expanded use indication for the CRE Wireguided Balloon Dilator for...
May 30, 2012 — Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., a former NASA astronaut, will share his experiences in performing and transmitting echocardiograms from outer space during a special presentation during the...
May 30, 2012 — MAQUET Cardiopulmonary, a business unit of MAQUET Cardiovascular and a leader in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal life support (ECLS) systems, announced...
May 30, 2012 — At the European Stroke Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Stryker announced the results of the TREVO 2 clinical trial. The study met the primary effectiveness endpoint, with the Trevo...
May 24, 2012 -- nContact Inc., a provider of epicardial ablation devices, announced that new long-term physician data demonstrated promising clinical outcomes for the multidisciplinary...
May 24, 2012 — Research led by Christiana Care Health System's Andrew Doorey, M.D., has found that a small number of patients mistakenly undergo bypass surgery after diagnostic...
May 24, 2012 — Volcano Corp. provided an overview of data from multiple ground-breaking clinical trials presented last week at the EuroPCR conference, a key international cardiology meeting held...
May 23, 2012 - TriReme Medical Inc. announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Glider PTCA Catheter, indicated for treating the stenotic portion of coronary arteries...
May 23, 2012 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced that data from its post-approval study involving 94 European centers performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated...
May 23, 2012 — Accumetrics Inc., developer of the VerifyNow System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents,...
May 23, 2012 -- Boston Scientific Corp. announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and market launch of the Epic Vascular Self-Expanding Stent System. The Epic Stent is designed to open...
May 21, 2012 -- Boston Scientific Corp. announces results from the REPRISE I feasibility trial, which evaluated the acute safety of the Lotus Aortic Valve System in patients with severe...
May 21, 2012 -- St. Jude Medical Inc. announced that data from the FAME II trial demonstrated a significant difference in the need for urgent revascularization when Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)-...
May 21, 2012 — Minnetronix announced the exclusive licensing rights of Penn State Research Foundation’s wireless energy transmission technology to power circulatory assist...
May 18, 2012 -- St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced that preliminary data demonstrated the company’s EnligHTN renal denervation system was safe and effective for the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved generic versions of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel), which is expected to have a major impact on the cost to treat patients...
May 16, 2012 — Maquet Cardiovascular LLC announced this week that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Mega 7.5 Fr. 30 cc and 40 cc...
May 15, 2012 — A robotic system can safely assist interventional cardiologists in performing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) while significantly reducing the physician's exposure to...
May 15, 2012 — A hybrid technique that combines coronary stenting with minimally invasive, robotically assisted bypass surgery both reduces the risk of surgical complications and speeds recovery...
May 15, 2012 —A simple clinical assessment performed in the doctor’s office can identify patients who are at high risk for stroke and other major complications following a...
May 15, 2012 — In a keynote Founders’ Lecture at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2012 Scientific Session on May 10, Ted Feldman, M.D., FSCAI, highlighted how...
May 15, 2012 – St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced CE mark approval and launch of its EnligHTN renal denervation system during EuroPCR. Renal denervation is a...
May 15, 2012 —Reaching out to patients with a few simple phone calls significantly improves the likelihood they’ll continue to take critically important medication that...
May 15, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. and Philips Healthcare announced a collaboration enabling Philips to sell Boston Scientific Imaging equipment in connection with its Allura Xper...
May 14, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced new manufacturing and supply agreements with Jubilant HollisterStier LLC (JHS). Under separate agreements, JHS will manufacture Cardiolite...
May 14, 2012 — GE Healthcare introduced a new version of its Vscan pocket-sized visualization tool, developed to deliver imaging capabilities at the point of care. Based on feedback from current...
May 14, 2012 — During the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2012 scientific sessions last week, Biosense Webster Inc. announced it created strategic collaboration...
May 14, 2012 -- Two types of stent systems are both effective in treating patients who have severe forms of peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to results of the MOBILITY trial...
May 14, 2012 — Boston Scientific announced results from the ASA Plavix (ASAP) Study, which studied the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure device. The data showed a reduction in the risk...
May 14, 2012 -- Heart attack patients in North Carolina who were rushed directly to hospitals equipped to do percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) received treatment significantly faster...
May 11, 2012 — A new report issued this week by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), in collaboration with...
May 11, 2012 — Modern cardiac catheterization laboratories bear scant resemblance to the cath labs of a decade ago. An updated consensus statement released this week offers physicians guidance on...
May 10, 2012 — New research confirms thrombus aspiration (TA) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) provides...
May 9, 2012 — Sound Interventions Inc. announced the successful completion of the company's first-in-human clinical trial to treat resistant hypertension, SOUND-ITV.
May 8, 2012 – The team at Texas Children's Fetal Center has successfully completed two in-utero fetal cardiac interventions to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a congenital heart...
May 4, 2012 - CardioDex announces initial commercial use of a new femoral access site closure device. Recent data from commercial use of the device on 41 patients at St. Marien Hospital in Siegen...
May 4, 2012 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced that new data from the European multi-center Triton trial studying the Edwards Intuity valve system highlights the promise of several important...
May 4, 2012 - Angioslide Ltd., a provider of embolic capture angioplasty solutions, announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its new 3x100 mm...
May 4, 2012 - SMT Research & Development Ltd. (SMT) announced the addition of three key executives to its management team, including a new CEO, CFO and chief medical officer, plus two...
May 4, 2012 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the premarket approval application (PMA) for the Medinol Ltd. Presillion plus cobalt chromium (CoCr) coronary...
May 4, 2012 - Medtronic Inc. announced six-month pooled outcomes from randomized and crossover patients in the Symplicity HTN-2 clinical trial following renal denervation with the Symplicity renal...
May 2, 2012 — Vessix Vascular Inc. announced this week that it has received CE mark approval for its V2 Renal Denervation System for the treatment of hypertension. Renal denervation is a...
May 1, 2012 – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today it will now cover transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for Medicare...
May 1, 2012 — Theragenics Corp. announced that Galt Medical, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Theragenics, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its Galt VTI...
April 26, 2012 — Interventional cardiologists can and should lead efforts to improve quality, cut costs and ensure appropriate use of procedures. Elliott Fisher, M.D., MPH, professor of medicine...
April 26, 2012 - The timing of treatment when someone is having a heart attack can mean the difference between life and death. To help save lives, the American Heart Association and the Society of...
April 24, 2012 - Boston Scientific Corp. announces CE mark and European market launch of the Emerge PTCA Dilatation Catheter. The Emerge catheter is a next-generation pre-dilatation balloon...
April 24, 2012 - SeptRx, an emerging medical device company that has developed the SeptRx Intrapocket PFO Occluder (IPO) — a platform for the percutaneous transcatheter closure of a heart defect...
April 23, 2012 - Abbott and St. Jude Medical announced ChoiceAlliance, a multi-year joint initiative that provides mutual U.S. customers access to a robust portfolio of interventional...
April 23, 2012 - Boston Scientific Corp. announces that it has completed enrollment in the REPRISE I clinical trial, which is designed to evaluate the acute safety of the Lotus Aortic Valve System...
April 23, 2012 - CircuLite Inc. announced that updated clinical data related to the Synergy miniature ventricular support system was presented in two oral presentations and one poster session at...
April 20, 2012 — VasoStitch will be featuring its technology at EuroPCR, Europe’s largest interventional cardiology scientific meeting, May 17, in Paris.
April 19, 2012 - St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the launch of the Trifecta...
April 19, 2012 - The FDA received a report from a hospital that 16 patients had developed hospital-acquired infections with the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa following an examination with...
April 19, 2012 — Spherix Inc. announced results from its recently completed studies using near-infrared spectroscopy on autopsy samples from humans who had confirmed cardiovascular disease....
April 17, 2012 –– Expanding its commitment to developing innovative treatments for cardiovascular disease and the evidence to support their adoption, Medtronic announced the start of the Medtronic...
April 17, 2012 - Approximately 6 million Americans have brain aneurysms, a condition that occurs when a weak or thin spot develops on a blood vessel in the brain causing it to balloon. Often,...
April 12, 2012 – Abbott announced approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the next-generation Xience Prime Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the...
April 17, 2012 - On April 9, 2012, the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) launched its second version of the Innovation Pathway, called "Innovation Pathway 2.0." This program...
April 17, 2012 – SynCardia Systems Inc., manufacturer of the world’s first and only FDA-, Health Canada- and CE-approved Total Artificial Heart, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...
April 16, 2012 - 480 Biomedical announced that it has initiated the first human trial of its groundbreaking Stanza self-expanding bioresorbable scaffold for the treatment of peripheral artery...
April 12, 2012 - Abiomed Inc., a provider of heart support technologies, announced it has received CE marking approval in the European Union to market the Impella cVAD device, a new...
April 12, 2012 – Terumo Interventional Systems recently announced the nationwide availability of the Azur D35 Framing Coil, the first truly detachable coil that precisely frames the targeted area...
Philips Healthcare recently installed an Allura Xper FD 20/20 biplane angiography X-ray system at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, with a National Basketball Association (NBA)...
April 12, 2012 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. said a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel will review the company's request to expand the indication for the Sapien transcatheter...
April 12, 2012 — The Maryland General Assembly set a high bar for the nation and showed its commitment to patients by passing legislation establishing an independent review of the placement of...
