March 18, 2015 — New study results from The Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) show the addition of surgical ...
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.
March 16, 2015 — Boston Scientific Corp. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Watchman ...
March 13, 2015 — AtriCure Inc. announced the first two patients in the Dual Epicardial and Endocardial Procedure (DEEP) ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
March 11, 2015 — A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, M.D ...
March 9, 2015 — Nearly all women and people over 65 in the United States with atrial fibrillation are advised to take bl ...
March 6, 2015 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has launched version 2.0 of their Guideline Clinical App. With ...
For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
February 24, 2015 — Daiichi Sankyo and the Heart Rhythm Society announced results from a global survey, which polled ...
February 20, 2015 — Medtronic announced the results of a new "real-world" study of patients who have had a cryptogenic ...
February 12, 2015 — Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring LLC and Medicalgorithmics have announced their participation in a ...
In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
As editor of DAIC, I keep a close watch on trends in cardiovascular technology and try to predict what the next big ...
February 10, 2015 — Medtronic announced the initiation of the Cryo4 Persistent AF (Cryoballoon Ablation for Early ...
February 9, 2015 — Cleveland Clinic and AliveCor, Inc. announced the online publication of study results from Cleveland ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
January 29, 2015 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the FlexAbility ...
The America College of Cardiology has released its list of key late-breaking clinical trials at the ACC 2015 meeting in ...
January 12, 2015 — Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...