May 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the presentation of results from its pivotal confirmatory study evaluating the ...
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.
May 15, 2019 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) had 21 late-breaking study presentations at the 2019 Heart Rhythm ...
May 15, 2019 — Renal artery denervation (RDN) was found to be safe when employed with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
May 14, 2019 – The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to compare conventional pulmonary vein ...
May 13, 2019 — A randomized clinical trial effectively used nerve stimulation through an ear clip to reduce atrial ...
May 13, 2019 — A digital screening for atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) successfully monitored more than 60,000 ...
For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
May 10, 2019 — Radiation oncology vendor Varian announced it acquired the start-up company CyberHeart, which has ...
May 9, 2019 — Philips announced a collaboration with Medtronic to further advance treatment of paroxysmal atrial ...
May 8, 2019 — Even though many medical practitioners may opt not to perform procedures on higher-risk patients, new ...
In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
This video offers an overview of the Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder system, including information of its ...
April 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the European CE Mark approval of the HeartLight X3 Endoscopic Ablation ...
Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., MPH, staff physician in the Section of Electrophysiology and Pacing in the Robert and Suzanne ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, director of the Center for Arrhythmia Prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and ...
March 19, 2019 — The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance announced results from the Phase 4 AUGUSTUS trial evaluating ...
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.19 ...