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Atrial Fibrillation
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, also referred to as AF or afib. AF is a cardiac arrhythmia caused by irregular and often rapid heart rate. It is caused by the upper chambers (the atria) beating irregularly and uncoordinated with the lower ventricle chambers of of the heart. Symptoms include weakness with heart palpitations and shortness of breath. The conditional can lead to an increased risk of stroke and heart failure. AF episodes can cause the blood in the atria to stagnate and form clots, usually within the left atrial appendage (LAA). The clots can flow to the brain and cause a stroke. Treatments include anticoagulation therapy to dissolve clots, catheter or surgical ablation and LAA occlusion.
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June 17, 2019 – Initial results from the AVIATOR 2 international registry were presented as late-breaking clinical ...
June 17, 2019
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May 23, 2019 – Investigators unveiled late-breaking clinical data from a first-of-its-kind physician sponsored clinical ...
May 23, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Preventice Solutions presented clinical data validating its BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring System with ...
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May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the launch of Biosense Webster Inc.’s Cartonet to ...
May 16, 2019
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May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced that Biosense Webster, Inc.’s QDot Micro catheter ...
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May 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the presentation of results from its pivotal confirmatory study evaluating the ...
May 16, 2019
May 15, 2019 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) had 21 late-breaking study presentations at the 2019 Heart Rhythm ...
May 15, 2019
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May 14, 2019 – The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to compare conventional pulmonary vein ...
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May 13, 2019 — A randomized clinical trial effectively used nerve stimulation through an ear clip to reduce atrial ...
May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — A digital screening for atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) successfully monitored more than 60,000 ...
May 13, 2019