When you’re a circulatory support specialist, the sensible place to grow looks like associated disorders, including heart valve repair
Cardio
Abbott Brings in Mitral Valve Line With Tendyne Holdings Purchase
Abbott is making its intentions clear with its transcatheter mitral valve acquisition
New Clinical Trial with World’s First Triple-Site Ventricular (Tri-V) Pacing CRT-D Device
Study will evaluate whether response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may be improved in selected heart failure patients through Tri-V pacing.
Abbott Touts Comparative Data Supporting Dissolving Coronary Stent
Japanese study presented at ESC2015 suggests absorbable stent performs as well as its metallic forebear
Five Year Sustained Benefit of FFR-Guided PCI vs Angiography-Guided Intervention
Data presented at the ESC Congress 2015 supports St. Jude Medical PressureWire Fractional Flow Reserve technology
Medtronic Splashes Cash With Transcatheter Mitral Valve Acquisition
Not yet for sale in any market, Twelve’s TMVR system must have impressed the “Irish” titan enough to separate it from approaching half a billion dollars
Direct Flow Medical® Adds Experience to Regulatory and Clinical Affairs
As it strives to gain U.S. approval, this most innovative of transcatheter heart valve developers has enlisted the services of an industry regulatory veteran
Thoratec Announces End Of “Go Shop” Period
No gazumping here. Thoratec will become part of St. Jude
Enrollment Complete in HeartWare’s Endurance2 HVAD Trial
Device aims to be indicated as a destination therapy rather than as a bridge to transplantation
Packaging Particulates Provoke Recall of Medtronic TAVI Loading System
Particulate matter in the delivery system of Medtronic’s newly FDA approved CoreValve Evolut R system present enough risk to warrant and FDA Class 1 Recall
U.S. Next? Sorin Gains Health Canada Approval for Perceval Valve
Sorin’s Sutureless Valve is in the process of undergoing U.S. FDA approval, but in the meantime is beefing up its international presence with the go-ahed in another market
Boston Scientific’s Ambitions Clear as it Invests in Cardio Monitoring Company, Preventice Solutions
Strategic alliance will expand Boston Scientific’s portfolio of remote monitoring solutions
EU Launch of Sorin’s REPLY CRT-P, World’s Smallest Cardiac Resynchronization Pacemaker
Tiny device offers patient benefit of minimal size combined with functionality including sleep apnea monitoring
Law Firm Suggests 40% Uplift May Still Have Undervalued Thoratec
Speculative punt or substantiated claim? Who knows?
Results Suggest New Bioabsorbable Cardiac Matrix Offers Little
Top-line results suggest new cardiac matrix performs no better than placebo
Improving ECG Reliability When Heart Screening Young Athletes
Cardea Associates claims a breakthrough in improving the reliability of the electrocardiogram for identifying cardiovascular issues associated with sudden cardiac arrest