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VahatiCor has announced the treatment of the first patient with the A-Flux Reducer system, an interventional treatment for patients with angina or chest pain.

The implant is placed in the coronary sinus and is designed to provide more blood flow to the ischaemic portion of the heart and improve patient symptoms and quality of life.

The first patient received the A-Flux reducer implant through the Special Access Program (SAP) of Health Canada. A prospective multicentre clinical study of the device is scheduled to begin enrolment this year.

We have many interventional or surgical revascularisation options for patients with advanced large coronary artery disease. However, a significant proportion still suffer from angina. The A-Flux Reducer could help to fill that therapeutic void. It was an honour to perform the first-in-human implant and the patient is doing great, said Jean-Michel Paradis, specialist in coronary and structural interventional cardiology at Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (Quebec, Canada), who co-treated the first patient.

The A-Flux Reducer system is a promising intervention with the potential to provide a predictable and low-risk treatment for a growing population of patients with angina symptoms that do not respond well to medicines and lifestyle changes, added Can Manh Nguyen, interventional cardiologist who co-treated the first patient with Paradis.

At VahatiCor, were driven to improve patient outcomes with solutions that provide rapid relief and long-term effectiveness. While many interventions are available to treat the blockages in the large coronary arteries, very few options exist for an even larger group of patients with microvascular angina, said Howard Edelman, CEO of VahatiCor. We are encouraged by the positive early clinical experience with A-Flux and are moving forward quickly to a larger study that will support the availability of the device for more patients.

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