Heart failure

EQS-News: Berlin Cures Expands Research Capabilities and Scientific Expertise with New Advisory Board

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Berlin, Germany, 3 April 2024 – Berlin Cures, a biotechnology company in Phase II clinical trial for a treatment against Long COVID, appoints six distinguished scientists to a new advisory board.

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  • Berlin, Germany, 3 April 2024 – Berlin Cures, a biotechnology company in Phase II clinical trial for a treatment against Long COVID, appoints six distinguished scientists to a new advisory board.
  • The aim of the board is to advise on industry developments and new growth potentials, as well as to support research and development that will further strengthen the portfolio of Berlin Cures and thus the successful market launch of new therapies.
  • “We are very pleased to now work with six renowned scientists who have achieved great success in their respective fields of research.
  • Berlin Cures has been known for innovative and effective research for years.

Thryv Therapeutics Inc. Announces Participation in the 2024 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - April 4, 2024) - Thryv Therapeutics Inc., a Montreal based biotechnology company pioneering a precision medicine approach to treat indications including Congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), atrial fibrillation, and heart failure, will be participating in the 2024 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference, which will take place on April 16 and 17 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

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  • Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - April 4, 2024) - Thryv Therapeutics Inc., a Montreal based biotechnology company pioneering a precision medicine approach to treat indications including Congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), atrial fibrillation, and heart failure, will be participating in the 2024 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference, which will take place on April 16 and 17 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Cardiol Therapeutics Announces Year-End 2023 Update on Operations

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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"Cardiol Therapeutics made important progress in 2023 and early 2024 as we pursued our primary objective of providing new therapeutic options to patients with poorly served heart diseases," said David Elsley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cardiol Therapeutics.

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  • "Cardiol Therapeutics made important progress in 2023 and early 2024 as we pursued our primary objective of providing new therapeutic options to patients with poorly served heart diseases," said David Elsley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cardiol Therapeutics.
  • In January 2023, Cardiol announced the first patient had been enrolled in the Company's Phase II open-label pilot study ("MAvERIC-Pilot") investigating the tolerance, safety, and efficacy of CardiolRx™ in patients with recurrent pericarditis.
  • In November 2023, Cardiol announced that it had exceeded 50% of the patient enrollment target for the MAvERIC-Pilot study.
  • In January 2024, Cardiol announced that ARCHER had exceeded 50% patient enrollment and was progressing ahead of the original study timeline.

Nuwellis Announces Launch of Ultrafiltration Therapy Using Aquadex Smartflow® System at Henry Ford Health

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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MINNEAPOLIS, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuwellis, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUWE) today announced that Detroit, Michigan-based health system, Henry Ford Health, has begun offering ultrafiltration therapy to heart failure patients suffering from fluid overload using the company’s Aquadex SmartFlow system as part of Nuwellis’ pivotal REVERSE-HF clinical study.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuwellis, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUWE) today announced that Detroit, Michigan-based health system, Henry Ford Health, has begun offering ultrafiltration therapy to heart failure patients suffering from fluid overload using the company’s Aquadex SmartFlow system as part of Nuwellis’ pivotal REVERSE-HF clinical study.
  • “We are excited to study the impact of Aquadex SmartFlow therapy on our heart failure patients who are suffering from severe fluid overload,” said Dr. Jennifer Cowger, Section Head of the heart failure program at Henry Ford.
  • “We are eager to see if ultrafiltration can affect clinical outcomes of our heart failure patients resistant to diuretics.
  • “We are proud and honored to be working with Henry Ford Health and look forward to partnering with Dr. Cowger and the team of heart failure experts through the REVERSE-HF trial.

Vivos Therapeutics’ Flagship CARE Oral Medical Devices Receive Full Approval for Medicare Reimbursement

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Effective immediately, this milestone achievement allows millions of Medicare beneficiaries coverage and reimbursement for allowable charges billable to Medicare.

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  • Effective immediately, this milestone achievement allows millions of Medicare beneficiaries coverage and reimbursement for allowable charges billable to Medicare.
  • “Prior to these latest developments, moderate to severe OSA patients on Medicare were relegated almost entirely to a lifetime of some form of CPAP—something most patients find undesirable.
  • Our CARE oral medical devices, on the other hand, can significantly improve and even resolve OSA in about 12 months, with no further intervention required in most cases,” said Kirk Huntsman, Vivos Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • “We are very pleased the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes and validates the benefits our FDA cleared devices can have on the lives of patients diagnosed with OSA.

Positive Results for Patients with Non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treated with Ninerafaxstat in the Phase 2 IMPROVE-HCM Trial Presented During a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Session at ACC.24

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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BOSTON, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imbria Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage, cardiometabolic company developing novel therapies designed to improve patient symptoms and functional capacity by enhancing cellular energetics, today announced that results from the Phase 2 IMPROVE-HCM clinical trial, evaluating ninerafaxstat in patients with symptomatic nHCM, were presented in a late-breaking clinical trial session at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC.24) and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

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  • “We are pleased with the IMPROVE-HCM clinical trial results presented today at ACC and simultaneously published in JACC, confirming the importance of these results for patients living with nHCM,” said Anne Prener, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Imbria Pharmaceuticals.
  • “Based on these positive results, we plan to initiate the Phase 3 FORTITUDE-HCM clinical trial in patients with symptomatic nHCM later this year.
  • Most treatment emergent adverse events (AEs) were self-limiting and mild to moderate in severity occurring in 24 ninerafaxstat treated patients (70.6%) vs. 20 patients on placebo (60.6%).
  • improved) from 31.2 to 30.9 in the ninerafaxstat treated group and worsened from 32.7 to 34.3 in the placebo group.

Diagonal Therapeutics Launches with $128 Million in Financing to Pioneer a New Approach to Discovering and Developing Agonist Antibodies to Tackle the Underlying Causes of Severely Debilitating Diseases

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diagonal Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to discovering and developing agonist antibodies, launched today with $128 million in financing. The Series A was co-led by BVF Partners and Atlas Venture, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, RA Capital Management, Frazier Life Sciences, Viking Global Investors, Velosity Capital, and Checkpoint Capital. Diagonal was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Lugovskoy, Ph.D., and Atlas and previously seeded by Atlas, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Velosity Capital. The financing will support further advancement of the company’s proprietary DIAGONAL platform and pipeline of novel therapeutics to value-creating milestones, including its lead program for the treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a severely debilitating bleeding disorder with limited therapeutic options, through clinical proof-of-concept. Diagonal's agonist antibody activates a receptor complex in the TGF-β superfamily genetically impaired in HHT patients. In preclinical models of HHT, Diagonal's agonist antibodies prevent and reverse the formation of pathological vascular malformations.

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  • Diagonal was co-founded by Alex Lugovskoy, Ph.D., and Atlas and previously seeded by Atlas, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Velosity Capital.
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diagonal Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to discovering and developing agonist antibodies, launched today with $128 million in financing.
  • Diagonal was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Lugovskoy, Ph.D., and Atlas and previously seeded by Atlas, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Velosity Capital.
  • In preclinical models of HHT, Diagonal's agonist antibodies prevent and reverse the formation of pathological vascular malformations.

Strong data from DSR® proof-of-concept studies in heart failure published in European Journal of Heart Failure

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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The publication can be accessed here .

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  • The publication can be accessed here .
  • Dr. Jeffrey Testani, Associate professor at Yale University and senior author of the publication commented: “Cardiorenal syndrome is a major clinical challenge in heart failure with a clear unmet need for therapies to effectively and durably address congestion and cardio-renal dysfunction.
  • Currently the mainstay of therapy for sodium avidity and congestion are the loop diuretics, which actually worsen sodium avidity and cardiorenal syndrome.
  • Diuretic-resistant heart failure and cardiorneal syndrome are large and growing markets both in the US and rest of world, with the clear need for novel treatments that can improve clinical outcomes beyond loop diuretics.

SANUWAVE Health Appoints Industry Veteran Peter Sorensen as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (the "Company" or "SANUWAVE”) (OTCQB: SNWV), a leading provider of next-generation FDA-approved wound care products, is pleased to announce the hiring of Peter Sorensen as its new CFO. 

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  • He earned his BA in business administration from Bethel University and an MBA from the Herberger Business School at St.
  • “We are pleased to welcome Peter to SANUWAVE at this pivotal time in our growth plans,” said CEO Morgan Frank.
  • SANUWAVE’s trajectory is truly remarkable and I am eager to contribute my expertise to drive financial success and support the team’s realization of their innovative vision to deliver cutting edge wound care solutions that positively impact patients’ lives worldwide,” said Sorensen.
  • Sorensen begins work at SANUWAVE on April 1, 2024.

Tenax Therapeutics Provides Business and Clinical Development Updates with Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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We also made important progress in further expanding levosimendan’s U.S. intellectual property protections, securing the future commercial value of TNX-103.

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  • We also made important progress in further expanding levosimendan’s U.S. intellectual property protections, securing the future commercial value of TNX-103.
  • In February 2024, Tenax Therapeutics announced that the first patient had enrolled in the Phase 3 LEVEL Study (LEVosimendan to Improve Exercise Limitation in PH-HFpEF Patients) ( NCT05983250 ).
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    Tenax Therapeutics reported cash and cash equivalents of $9.8 million as of December 31, 2023.
  • Tenax Therapeutics reported a net loss for 2023 of $7.7 million, compared to a net loss of $11.0 million in 2022.