Bariatric or metabolic surgery can significantly lower the risk of major cardiovascular events among patients with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a new clinical study released at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Paris. The retrospective study followed 13,722 Type 2 diabetes patients who underwent bariatric surgery to lose weight or metabolic […]
ESC Congress 2019: Biotronik beats Abbott at target lesion failure
Biotronik said yesterday that its Orsiro stent tops the Xience stents made by Abbott (NYSE:ABT) when it comes to target lesion failure, according to data from a clinical trial. The randomized, controlled BioSTEMI trial was the first direct comparison between the two drug-eluting stents in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Biotronik announced […]
Cook Medical relaunches Beacon Tip catheters in Europe
Cook Medical said today that has relaunched its Beacon Tip catheters in Europe, three years after withdrawing them from the market worldwide. The catheters are now available in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Spain and Italy. Cook said it is working on relaunching […]
Robocath adds $5.5m for R-One robotic stenting platform, taps Goffart as new CEO
Robocath said today that it raised nearly $6 million for the release of its robotic system in European target markets and tapped Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) veteran Lucien Goffart to be its new CEO. Rouen, France-based Robocath said it plans to use the $5.5 million (€5 million) in new funds to lay the groundwork for its R-One […]
Philips inks deal with LindaCare to put CRM monitoring into the cloud
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said yesterday that it entered into an agreement with LindaCare to combine its IntelliSpace cardiovascular informatics platform with the latter’s OnePulse cloud-based monitoring system. The combination is intended to improve monitoring of patients with implanted cardiac rhythm management devices. Belgium-based LindaCare’s OnePulse is designed to aggregate data from CRM devices, bringing transmissions from […]
Kaiser Permanente: Virtual cardiac rehab slashes secondary event rate
Kaiser Permanente yesterday touted promising results in reducing secondary cardiac events and rehospitalizations with a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program. Developed in collaboration with Samsung (LON:BC94), the Oakland, Calif.-based insurer’s eight-week program uses a Samsung smartwatch, paired with an Apple or Android smartphone, to send reminders for exercise, display heart rate and collect data, which is uploaded […]
AtriCure wins expanded indications for AtriClip LAA
AtriCure (NSDQ:ATRC) said today that it won expanded 510(k) clearances from the FDA for its AtriClip left atrial appendage device. The new indications cover a change from occlusion of the LAA to exclusion and adding electrical isolation as a claim, Mason, Ohio-based AtriCure said. AtriClip excludes the LAA and causes its tissue to die from loss […]
EBR Systems adds $30m, ex-Ceterix CEO McCutcheon
EBR Systems said today that it raised a $30 million funding round and tapped ex-Ceterix Orthopaedics CEO John McCutcheon to be its new chief executive. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company is developing the Wise wireless pacemaker, designed to use a subcutaneous generator to wirelessly deliver ultrasound energy to a “pellet” implanted in the right ventricle to […]
Zoll closes Cardiac Science buyout
Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary Zoll Medical said today that it closed its deal to acquire Cardiac Science and its portfolio of automated external defibrillators for an undisclosed amount. Deerfield, Wis.-based Cardiac Science operates in North America, Europe and Asia. The company has installed more than 500,000 units in nearly 100 countries, according to Zoll. “This acquisition […]
Boston Scientific warns on battery risk with some older Emblem S-ICDs
A small group of older Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators have an increased risk of early battery depletion, the company said this month in an advisory letter to physicians. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company said the issue affects about 400 (0.7%) of its Emblem S-ICD and Emblem MRI S-ICD devices. Those devices have “an elevated […]
Study: No mortality benefit from CABG at 10 years
A follow-up of surgical and medical treatment for congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease (STICH) showed that there’s no association between myocardial viability and the long-term mortality benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The study, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 601 patients with coronary […]
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