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

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

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

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Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) live electrophysiology (EP) procedure case at the 2018 annual meeting. #HRS2018
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Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Scient ...

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

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May 17, 2018 — Medical device manufacturer CardioFocus Inc. announced a successful live case featuring its HeartLight X3 ...

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May 16, 2018 — Itamar Medical Ltd. announced the launch of SleePath, the first integrated e-health sleep apnea care ...

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May 15, 2018 — A new study is the first to report a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and new ...

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May 15, 2018 — According to new research, smoking marijuana may not be associated with an increased risk of ventricular ...

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May 15, 2018 – Results of the AVIATOR 2 international registry data show a discrepancy between physician perception and ...

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May 11, 2018 — A new study finds that integrating two separate clinical risk score models more accurately helps ...

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May 9, 2018 – Medicalgorithmics S.A. will present the results of a large study evaluating online versus offline electroc ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Portola Pharmaceuticals' Andexxa, the first antidote indicated for patients treated with rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and apixaban (Eliquis), when reversal of anticoagulation is needed due to life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding.
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May 7, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Portola Pharmaceuticals' Andexxa, the first ...

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May 3, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for the Abbott Advisor HD Grid ...

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