Press Releases

Press Releases

Octagos Health announces strategic investments in product, AI and talent

Following its recent $43 million Series B funding, the company is expanding its data integration capabilities to include a broader range of devices, including wearables, heart failure monitoring, and remote patient monitoring.

Elutia announces first patient implant of EluPro, the world’s first drug-eluting bioenvelope for cardiac pacemakers and neurostimulators

The procedure was performed in Greenville, North Carolina.

2023 Hearst Health Prize - AI for Incidental CAC

Congratulations to Stanford Medicine on winning the 2023 Hearst Health Prize for its artificial intelligence solution that helps identify patients at risk for heart attack by scoring incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) on non-gated chest CTs.

DASI Simulations' PrecisionTAVI gets CMS Hospital Outpatient Billing Code

Predictive model generation for pre-planning a cardiac procedure now reimbursable by Medicare at approximately $1,000 per model

 

Echo IQ's breakthrough research on cardiovascular health continues with unveiling of AI-driven aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation detection results at ESC 2023 Congress

Late-Breaking Science sessions reveal revolutionary findings on severe aortic stenosis and mild-to-severe mitral regurgitation identification through innovative AI technology.

 

Keystone Perfusion Services, PC recognized for life-saving contribution during COVID-19 pandemic, secures fifth consecutive year on Inc. 5000 list
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The company's multifaceted healthcare staffing solutions play a pivotal role in transforming patient care and elevating industry standards.

 

Corazon and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions announce partnership

The agreement formally endorses Corazon’s cardiovascular accreditation.

Arineta announces SpotLight Duo, the world’s first dedicated cardiovascular and thoracic CT system

Arineta Cardio Imaging is excited to announce the FDA 510(k) clearance of the SpotLight and SpotLight Duo family of cardiovascular CT scanners.

Study Confirms Ultromics’ AI Can Improve HFpEF Detection Using a Single Echocardiogram View

 

Researchers and engineers at Mayo Clinic and Ultromics developed technology that can detect HFpEF using a single A4C echocardiogram clip, to help clinicians detect a complex form of heart failure easily and accurately. 

 

Cassling connects cardiologists with revolutionary AI software

The Midwest company will begin offering EchoSolv, an artificial intelligence clinical decision support platform designed to help detect severe aortic stenosis, to providers throughout the country.

 

DASI Simulation’s Precision TAVI earns FDA clearance
| Submitted by: DASI Simulations

Precision TAVI is the first FDA-approved predictive modeling tool for medical teams planning TAVR procedures.

 

 

RecoverRite®, American College of Cardiology Collaborate to Change the Face of Cardiovascular Patient Education

RecoverRite’s Online Heart Learning Center to feature ACC’s CardioSmart patient tools and resources.

Study shows PulseAI’s deep learning algorithm outperforms the Apple Watch ECG algorithm in detecting atrial fibrillation

PulseAI, a leader in the development of cutting-edge AI-powered ECG software, has released the results of a clinical study that has shown the superiority of its deep learning AI over the Apple Watch ECG algorithm in the detection of atrial fibrillation.

 

$20M gift announced by the Rooney Foundation in support of enhanced cardiac care at NCH

NAPLES, Fla. – February 20, 2023   The NCH Healthcare System is proud to announce a $20 million naming gift from the Rooney Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district and his wife, Francis and Kathleen Rooney.  In recognition of increasing their $8 million pledge announced last July, the entire cardiac program across NCH Healthcare System will be renamed “The Rooney Heart Institute.”

NCH announces second historic gift in as many weeks totaling a record $40M in support of enhanced care

NAPLES, Fla. – February 21, 2023   On the heels of our historic $20 Million gift announcement made last week, NCH is proud to announce yet a second $20 million naming gift in as many weeks from Diana and Don Wingard.  This generous gift will provide the necessary funds to ensure that the NCH Stroke program continues to provide the highest level of care and treatment to patients in Southwest Florida.  Additionally, in recognition of the extraordinary pledge, the entire stroke program across NCH will be renamed the “Wingard Stroke Institute.”

Patient Image Exchange puts patients 'in the driver’s seat'

When using this service, patients have the ability to upload and share data without limitations. From radiology CDs to PDFs or JPG files, patients can use their smartphone connected to the Patient Image Exchange app and upload images, share lab results, immunizations records, nurses’ notes, dental images and much more.

 

Ancora Heart appoints David J. Tucker as chief financial officer

Ancora Heart has hired senior financial leader David J. Tucker as its chief financial officer. This is the company's second C-suite hire in 2022, following the addition of Mark Miles as chief commercial officer in June.

Geneticure presents data successfully identifying responders and non-responders to renal denervation using genetic screening

Geneticure, a global leader in the genetic variability of response to hypertension treatments, presented data at the 2022 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions meeting from a recent clinical study in which they were able to successfully predict patients who will respond to renal denervation (RDN). In addition, the Geneticure test for renal denervation also identified patients with an increase in blood pressure, following the procedure.

Cardiac Insight Comments on CMS Announcement of National Payment Rates for Long-Term Continuous ECG (LT-ECG) Monitoring in 2023

Long-awaited milestone gives physicians and their patients greater access to prescription cardiac arrhythmia detection solutions, including the company’s Cardea SOLO™ ECG System

BioSig Technologies Signs Agreement with Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute for First–in-Human Studies

Santa Monica, CA, Nov. 27, 2018 - BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM), a medical device company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to address an unmet technology need for the $4.6 billion electrophysiology (EP) marketplace, today announced that the Company has signed an agreement with Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, to conduct First-in-Human studies using the PURE EP™ System.

Medtronic Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

The company reported second quarter worldwide revenue of $7.481 billion, an increase of 6.1 percent as reported or 7.5 percent on an organic basis, which adjusts for a $95 million negative impact from foreign currency.

Avinger Announces Successful Treatment of First Patients Globally with Pantheris SV

REDWOOD CITY, CA — November 15, 2018 — Avinger, Inc. (AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company that designs and develops the first-ever image-guided, catheter-based system that diagnoses and treats patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced the successful treatment of the first nine patients with Pantheris SV (Small Vessel) at two separate hospitals in Germany.

Medtronic Receives CE Mark Approval for the Valiant Navion(TM) Thoracic Stent Graft System

DUBLIN - November 13, 2018 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received CE Mark approval for the Valiant Navion(TM) thoracic stent graft system for the minimally invasive repair of all lesions of the descending thoracic aorta, including thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), blunt traumatic aortic injuries (BTAI), penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAU), intramural hematomas (IMH), and type B aortic dissections (TBAD). This news also follows the recent U.S. FDA approval of the Valiant Navion system.

The power of healthcare data gives rise to novel markers of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the earliest, preventable stages

CHICAGO, Nov. 11, 2018 — Developing novel approaches to understand cardiovascular health and pre-disease is the cornerstone strategy of One Brave Idea™, a research initiative led by Dr. Calum MacRae, vice chair for Scientific Innovation in the department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Trulicity® (dulaglutide) demonstrates superiority in reduction of cardiovascular events for broad range of people with type 2 diabetes

INDIANAPOLIS, November 5, 2018 – Trulicity® (dulaglutide) significantly reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), a composite endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (heart attack) or non-fatal stroke, meeting the primary efficacy objective in the precedent-setting REWIND trial.

Initial results from EMPRISE real-world evidence study show Jardiance® was associated with reduced risk for hospitalization for heart failure compared with DPP-4 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes with and without cardiovascular disease

Ridgefield, Conn. and Indianapolis, November 5, 2018 — Initial results from the real-world EMPagliflozin compaRative effectIveness and SafEty (EMPRISE) study showed Jardiance® was associated with a 44 percent relative risk reduction in hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors in routine clinical practice in the U.S.

Abiomed Announces Q2 FY 2019 Record Revenue of $182 Million, up 37% Over Prior Year

DANVERS, Mass., Nov. 01, 2018 — Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart recovery and support technologies, today reported second quarter fiscal 2019 revenue of $181.8 million, an increase of 37% compared to revenue of $132.8 million for the same period of fiscal 2018.

iSchemaView’s RAPID™ Adopted by More Than 700 Stroke Centers — Over 100 Percent Growth This Year

Redwood City, Calif. — October 29, 2018 — Today, on World Stroke Day, iSchemaView, the worldwide leader in advanced imaging for stroke, announced that adoption of its RAPID advanced imaging platform has grown more than 100 percent year-to-date.

Eko Collaborates with Mayo Clinic on a Machine Learning-Based Algorithm to Help Physicians Better Screen for Potentially Dangerous Heart Diseases

Berkeley, CA, Oct. 25, 2018 — Eko, creators of a heart and lung monitoring platform that combines non-invasive cardiac sensors with machine learning, has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop a data-driven technology — using machine learning and a smart digital stethoscope — to help physicians detect patients with potentially dangerous heart diseases that may otherwise be missed.

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Valiant Navion(TM) Thoracic Stent Graft System

DUBLIN — October 23, 2018 — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Valiant Navion(TM) thoracic stent graft system for the minimally invasive repair of all lesions of the descending thoracic aorta, including thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAI), penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAU), intramural hematomas (IMH), and aortic type B dissections (TBAD).

Medtronic Co-Founder Earl Bakken Passes Away at Age 94

DUBLIN — October 21, 2018 — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced today that its co-founder, Earl E. Bakken, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2018 at his home on Kiholo Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was 94 years old.

Cardialen Closes $17 Million Series B Financing for Heart Rhythm Therapy

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10, 2018 – Cardialen, Inc., a medical device company developing a low-energy implantable defibrillation therapy designed to more gently restore normal heart rhythm, announced today the closing of a $17 million Series B investment led by RiverVest Venture Partners, along with Qiming Venture Partners, HBM Healthcare Investments and Cultivation Capital.

Edwards Announces Start Of U.S. Study Of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Heart Valve

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2018 — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced that it has commenced the U.S. pivotal trial that will study its self-expanding CENTERA transcatheter valve for severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) patients at intermediate risk of open-heart surgery.

Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly present full results from EASE Phase III program for empagliflozin as adjunct to insulin in type 1 diabetes

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4, 2018 — Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that empagliflozin met the primary efficacy endpoint, defined as a change from baseline in A1C versus placebo after 26 weeks of treatment, for all doses investigated (2.5, 10 and 25 mg) in the Empagliflozin as Adjunctive to inSulin thErapy (EASE) Phase III program in adults with type 1 diabetes.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Long-Term Data from the Ongoing Open-Label Extension of the Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Ralinepag for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2, 2018 — Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) today announced positive data from a planned interim analysis of the ongoing open-label extension of the Phase 2 trial of its investigational drug candidate ralinepag, a next-generation, oral, selective and potent prostacyclin receptor agonist in development for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Edwards Lifesciences' Philanthropy Exceeds Every Heartbeat Matters Goal To Impact One Million Underserved People Ahead Of Schedule

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2018 — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, announced at a 60th anniversary educational event that the Every Heartbeat Matters initiative has exceeded the goal to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by supporting the education, screening and treatment of one million underserved people by 2020.

Shimadzu Medical Systems team up with Change Healthcare Cardiology

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25, 2018 — Shimadzu Medical Systems USA and Change Healthcare, have entered a partnership through which Shimadzu will offer Change Healthcare Cardiology™ Hemo, along with its Trinias line of angiography systems. The announcement was made today at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT2018) meeting in San Diego.

Medtronic Announces Clinical Study of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Aortic Stenosis Patients with Bicuspid Valves

DUBLIN — September 18, 2018 — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) to initiate a single-arm study to evaluate the CoreValve Evolut(TM)TAVR system in patients with bicuspid aortic valves who are at low risk of surgical mortality.

First Patient in Europe Receives Implant of GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with ACTIVE CONTROL System and Enrolls in Post-Market Registry

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (SEPTEMBER 17, 2018) — W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced the first European patient implant of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with ACTIVE CONTROL System. This next-generation endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) device is indicated to treat the broadest range of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in patients with challenging anatomies.

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® Enrolls First Patient in Racial and Ethnic Disparities Study for Valvular Heart Disease

Minneapolis, MN—September 13, 2018—Researchers at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation®(MHIF) enrolled their first patient in the TVINCITIES study (aorTic Valve dIsease aNd raCIal dispariTIES). This study is an example of physician-initiated research conducted at MHIF and is inspired and led by Mario Gössl, MD, PhD, co-chair, MHIF Valve Science Center, and MHIF researcher.