May 10, 2019 — Radiation oncology vendor Varian announced it acquired the start-up company CyberHeart, which has ...
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 9, 2019 — Philips announced a collaboration with Medtronic to further advance treatment of paroxysmal atrial ...
May 09, 2019
May 8, 2019 — Even though many medical practitioners may opt not to perform procedures on higher-risk patients, new ...
May 08, 2019Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023
This video offers an overview of the Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder system, including information of its ...
April 25, 2019
April 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the European CE Mark approval of the HeartLight X3 Endoscopic Ablation ...
April 16, 2019
Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., MPH, staff physician in the Section of Electrophysiology and Pacing in the Robert and Suzanne ...
March 26, 2019Sponsored Content
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For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
November 13, 2023
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, director of the Center for Arrhythmia Prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and ...
March 21, 2019
March 19, 2019 — The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance announced results from the Phase 4 AUGUSTUS trial evaluating ...
March 19, 2019
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.19 ...
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In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
November 02, 2023
March 18, 2019 — Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine presented preliminary results of the Apple ...
March 18, 2019
February 4, 2019 – Biosense Webster has enrolled and treated the first patient in its U.S. Investigational Device ...
February 04, 2019
January 30, 2019 — Updated atrial fibrillation (AFib) treatment guidelines released this week now recommend new oral ...
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When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
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January 28, 2019 — Acutus Medical announced 12-month data from the UNCOVER-AF trial investigating the use of the AcQMap ...
January 28, 2019
January 21, 2019 — Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the TactiCath Contact Force ...
January 21, 2019
December 18, 2018 — Irish medical device company AuriGen Medical won the prestigious Global Innovation Award at the ...
December 18, 2018