Jamie Bell
Circa announces successful first procedures with Crosswise RF transseptal access system
Circa Scientific has announced the launch of its innovative Crosswise radiofrequency (RF) transs...
Pilot study shows cryoablation safe and effective for patent foramen ovale closure in AF patients
New research suggests that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to closing congenital paten...
Cerenovus and Biosense Webster among brands newly incorporated into Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) recently shared that its medical technology businesses—including Cer...
Death rates after CABG and other surgeries “similar” regardless of patient-surgeon gender concordance
Death rates after major surgery are similar regardless of whether a male or female surgeon operates ...
Surmodics launches Preside hydrophilic coatings for neurovascular, coronary and peripheral applications
Surmodics has announced the commercial launch of its most advanced hydrophilic medical device coatin...
Artivion announces meaningful all-cause mortality reduction in AMDS PERSEVERE trial
Artivion has announced presentation of interim results from the Ascyrus medical dissection stent (AM...
Research shows “direct mechanistic link” between COVID-19 infection and heart attack, stroke
A new study has shed fresh light on the potential connection between pre-existing heart issues and s...
Black patients nearly 50% less likely to receive revascularisation for PAD
A new study from Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC; Los Angeles, USA) ...
New study elucidates exact location of atherosclerotic plaque ruptures in carotid arteries
While the exact location of atherosclerotic plaque ruptures—a common cause of myocardial infarction ...
Early anticoagulation after ischaemic stroke “reasonable” and “unlikely to cause harm”
An international clinical trial presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (...
Adept launches Adducted Arm Scoop product for use during image-guided procedures
Adept Medical has launched the Adducted Arm Scoop—an improved solution for supporting the adduct...
UK MHRA awarded £10 million to fast-track patient access to medical products
A total of £10 million has been awarded to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (...
Hospitals without high-level designation more likely to miss strokes following TAVI procedures
A study conducted by Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor, USA) researchers suggests that hospitals without ...
Swiss parliament votes to accept US FDA-approved medical devices
The Swiss Federal Assembly has voted in favour of accepting medical devices with US Food and Drug Ad...
CVRx launches new version of neuromodulation device intended to treat heart failure
CVRx—the developer of the “world’s first” US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved neuromodula...
Transit Scientific announces US FDA clearance for XO RX angioplasty platform
Transit Scientific has announced that the XO RX 2.2Fr and XO RX 3.8Fr platform has received US Food ...
Bruce Ovbiagele named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association
Bruce Ovbiagele, associate dean and professor of neurology at the University of California San F...
Adept announces Prone Support product launch
Adept Medical says it has responded to the call from interventional radiologists for a device to...
Medtronic names Laura Mauri as new chief scientific, medical and regulatory officer
Medtronic has announced that Laura Mauri has been appointed as the company’s chief scientific, medic...
Corindus relocates Massachusetts headquarters to accommodate company growth
Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced today the opening of its new headquarters at 275...
Viz.ai raises US$100 million in Series D funding to expand AI technologies
Viz.ai has raised a US$100 million funding round at a US$1.2 billion valuation, as per a company pre...
Remote blood pressure monitoring beneficial for stroke survivors in under-resourced areas
A new strategy using telehealth to monitor blood pressure at home for several months immediately...
FDA issues two final guidances for including patient perspectives in medical device studies
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two final guidances providing recommendations f...
US physicians “among nation’s first” to implant neurostimulator technology for advanced heart failure
Doctors at St David's Medical Center in Austin, USA recently implanted a new neurostimulator technol...
TCT 2021: Medtronic unveils data on hypertension treatment preferences, launches SPYRAL AFFIRM study
Medtronic has announced findings from a new study of patient preferences for the treatment of hypert...
ESOC 2021: Non-traditional risk factors for heart attack and stroke rising more steeply in women
Work stress, sleep disorders, and fatigue—which are regarded as non-traditional risk factors for hea...
Stroke and heart condition patients want virtual healthcare to continue post pandemic, surveys indicate
After speaking with experts, reviewing current evidence, surveying people living with stroke or a he...
