Electrophysiology
July 3, 2025
Kardium’s Quarter Billion Dollar PFA Raise July 3, 2025
Developing the best pulsed field ablation system in the world isn’t cheap, and Kardium’s new $250M financing round signals that the company now has enough funding to pursue that mission to its fullest. The fresh funding round follows impressive clinical data from Kardium’s PULSAR study presented at HRS 2025 that demonstrated the Globe System’s effectiveness […]
Structural Heart
June 30, 2025
Foldax’s TRIA Mitral Valve Impresses at NYV June 30, 2025
The valve replacement space keeps adding contenders, and Foldax’s polymer-based TRIA Mitral Valve replacement showed compelling one-year results in its India Clinical Trial presented at New York Valves 2025, suggesting we could soon have an alternative to bovine tissue valves. Researchers tested the new surgical TRIA polymer valve on 67 patients (aged 19 to 67) […]
Population Health
June 26, 2025
Save the Planet to Save Our Hearts (From Microplastics) June 26, 2025
We’ve all cut down on plastic straws to save the sea turtles, but what about ourselves? A recent AHA study suggests there could be a link between ocean microplastic levels and cardiovascular disease in U.S. coastal counties, adding to a concerning trend of microplastics and CV risk. Researchers analyzed counties near waters with high and […]
