ARCA biopharma Release: New Adaptive Phase 3 Trial Planned for Gencaro™ in Atrial Fibrillation

BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for atrial fibrillation, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, today provided an update on a proposed, genetically-targeted clinical trial in atrial fibrillation (“AF”) of the Company’s lead developmental drug, Gencaro (bucindolol hydrochloride). The Company also announced that Medtronic, Inc., a leader in medical technologies to improve the treatment of chronic diseases, including cardiac rhythm disorders, has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to collaborate on the initial, Phase 2B portion of the proposed trial.