Interventional Cardiologist Articles & Analysis
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EchoPixel has once again contributed to a pioneering procedure at CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital with the first team to remove a heart tumor without invasive open heart surgery using the novel AlphaVac catheter. Previously CentraCare had been the first to use EchoPixel’s 4D hologram technology to conduct the WATCHMAN implant, which is a one-time, minimally invasive procedure ...
EMPOWER CAD is the First Prospective, Female-Only Study of Coronary Interventions Study Seeks to Confirm Benefits of Shockwave’s Coronary IVL in Females Who Historically Have Suffered Less Favorable Clinical Outcomes than Male Patients with Traditional Therapies Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely ...
Inari Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARI) (“Inari”) a medical device company focused on developing products to treat and transform the lives of patients suffering from venous and other diseases, announced positive outcomes of the fully enrolled 800-patient FLASH registry in pulmonary embolism (“PE”). The data was presented during a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at the 2022 ...
Montreal-based Puzzle Medical Devices Inc., announced today the successful completion of the company’s ?rst-in-human study to evaluate the performance of its ModulHeart percutaneous heart pump designed to reduce cardiac afterload and improve renal perfusion in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Four patients had ModulHeart deployed to provide circulatory support while undergoing ...
French TV France3 reported on the first patients implanted with a reSept ASD Occluder in France and in the European Union at Bordeaux University Hospital. The coverage includes video interviews with young patient Léo and his mother, and with the doctors that treated him, as part of the ASCENT ASD trial. Professor Jean-Benoît Thambo, head of the department of pediatric and congenital ...
Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today new data confirming excellent one-year outcomes with coronary IVL in both women and men. The one-year results from the Disrupt CAD clinical program were presented at the 2022 Scientific Sessions of the Society for ...
100% clinical success rate: zero complications linked to robot up to 30 days post-procedure >95% technical success rate 84.5% average reduction in physician radiation exposure Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes innovative robotic platforms for the treatment of vascular diseases, today presents the results of its R-Evolution clinical study at the international ...
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Anteris Technologies Ltd (ASX: AVR) reports the first-in-human DurAVR™ THV study met or exceeded its interim study objectives. At the 30-day follow up point, the first five patients of the planned 10-patient study showed: All five subjects continued to do well with no reported adverse events (no death, stroke, myocardial infarction, reintervention). An average 86% improvement in mean ...
Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes innovative robotic platforms for the treatment of vascular diseases, announces today that it has concluded its ‘R-Evolution’ clinical study. The study was aimed at assessing the safety and efficacy of the R-OneTM robotic assistance platform. Sixty-two patients across six European hospital centers participated: the ...
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Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes innovative robotic platforms for the treatment of vascular diseases, today announces the successful completion of the first coronary angioplasty in China assisted by its R-One™ robotic platform. The procedure took place at the 301 Hospital in Beijing on November 24; performed by Dr. Yundai Chen, a renowned interventional ...
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BioCardia, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA] a company focused on developing cellular and cell derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, today announced the treatment of the first patient in its Phase III pivotal CardiAMP Cell Therapy Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial for patients with no option chronic myocardial ischemia with refractory angina. These patients experience ...
CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, announces the full approval of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application by the FDA to conduct the pivotal STAR–D (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal – Direct ...
Procedure removes risk of kidney injury or complications in patients with advanced kidney disease or allergy to contrast dye On Sept. 30, CentraCare completed the world’s first contrast-free WATCHMAN implant using 4D holographic therapy guidance, developed by EchoPixel, as the alternative imaging modality. Rather than relying on contrast dye and X-ray based imaging to help guide the ...
Anteris Technologies Ltd (ASX: AVR) (Anteris or the Company) announces the appointment of the internationally recognized Interventional Cardiologist, Dr Chris Meduri MD MPH, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr Meduri is a recognized leader in the field of valvular heart disease, serving as the national principle investigator of several valve trials and on numerous steering committees. He has ...
Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions, today announced the launch of the U.S. pivotal study The EMPOWER Trial. The EMPOWER Trial is evaluating the Carillon Mitral Contour System® for the treatment of heart failure patients with early-stage functional mitral ...
InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of Carotid Artery Disease (CAD), today announced financial and operating results as of and for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. Second Quarter 2021 and recent highlights Revenue of $1,038,000 an increase of 231.6% compared to the same ...
BIOMODEX, the leader in bio-realistic haptic simulators for patient-specific rehearsal and physician training, today announced that its LAACS (Left Atrial Appendage Closure System) solution was used to perform a simulation ahead of a live case to be presented at the TVT Structural Heart Summit in Miami, FL. Physicians at the Montreal Heart Institute in Montreal, Quebec recently rehearsed the ...
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Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes cardiovascular robotic platforms for the treatment of vascular diseases, today announces the successful completion of first five robotic coronary angioplasties in Belgium. The Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) were performed on April 8 and 13 by Prof. Stefan Verheye, a recognized and highly experienced interventional ...
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Cardiac Dimensions announced a published second individual patient data meta-analysis demonstrating clinically significant outcomes for the Carillon Mitral Contour System®. This publication, in addition to the several others recently published on the Carillon device, continues the series of excellent results for this transcatheter-based indirect annuloplasty device. Both of the published ...
B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. (BIS) announced today that they will collaborate with Infraredx, a Nipro Company, to accelerate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial for the B. Braun SeQuent Please ReX Drug Coated PTCA Balloon Catheter, which received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in late 2019. This announcement furthers the ...