A slide image from Reddy's presntation at Heart Rhythm 2018, showing thrombus formation on the face of a Watchman LAA Occluder device in an echo image. #HRS2018
Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

May 18, 2018 — Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the transcatheter Watchman device prevents thromboembolism from ...

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News | Atrial Fibrillation

May 18, 2018 — Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure in the CASTLE-AF Trial was ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

May 18, 2018 — Nearly half of patients prescribed warfarin and just under one third of those using newer direct oral ...

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News | EP Lab

May 18, 2018 — A significant number of patients with symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) have ...

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May 18, 2018 — Three year results of a study found injection of botulinum toxin into epicardial fat pads in patients ...

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Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) live electrophysiology (EP) procedure case at the 2018 annual meeting. #HRS2018
Feature | HRS | Dave Fornell

Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) ...

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Atrial fibrillation ablation using the Abbott Ensite electro mapping system. CABANA Trial Confirms Ablation Equal To or Superior to Drug Therapy. #HRS2018
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation

May 16, 2018 – The first results of the randomized, multicenter, long-term, international CABANA clinical trial were ...

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News | EP Lab

May 10, 2018 – A new study is the first to test the clinical effectiveness of incremental peri-operative antibiotics as ...

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Medical device manufacturer CardioFocus Inc. announced a successful live case featuring its HeartLight X3 System during the annual Prague Workshop on Catheter Ablation, April 21-24 in Prague, Czech Republic.

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News | ECG Monitoring Services

A new study published in JAMA Cardiology used the Zio continuous cardiac monitoring system by iRhythm to provide a comprehensive picture of the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients. Utilizing this data in combination with electronic health record data, the researchers concluded that an increase in AF burden is independently associated with a higher risk of ischemic stroke and arterial thromboembolism in patients who are not taking anticoagulant medication.

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Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Offers Recommendations to Prepare for Cybersecurity Threats to Cardiac Implantable Devices in new consensus document. #HRS2018
Feature | Cybersecurity

May 16, 2018 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) released communication recommendations to assist healthcare professionals ...

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News | EP Lab

May 16, 2018 — A new study is the first to validate the accuracy of wrist-worn wearable devices in measuring induced ...

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Technology | Patient Monitors

Itamar Medical Ltd. announced the launch of SleePath, the first integrated e-health sleep apnea care pathway monitoring system to monitor atrial fibrillation (AF) patients’ sleep apnea management status and compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices on demand.

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News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

May 16, 2018 — A new study shows that women exposed to particular matter (PM) and lower temperatures for even a short ...

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Blog | Cardiovascular Business

“Disruptive innovation” is all the buzz. Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is so last year. Well, disrupt this ...

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