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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.
April 10, 2014 — The 2014 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation includes recommendations for ...
April 10, 2014
March 24, 2014 – Doctors at the Stony Brook Heart Institute Electrophysiology Lab are using a new nonsurgical technique ...
March 24, 2014Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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February 28, 2014 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Biosense Webster Inc.’s Thermocool Smarttouch ...
February 28, 2014February 27, 2014 — Approximately one in two patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib) do not optimally reduce their risk ...
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014 — Apama Medical is a privately held medical device company formed by Shifamed's medical incubator. It ...
February 27, 2014Sponsored Content
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For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
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February 7, 2014 — A University of Utah-led study for treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) provides ...
February 07, 2014January 14, 2014 — Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd. announced results from the Phase 3 ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 study [1]. The ...
January 14, 2014
January 9, 2014 — Topera Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the latest ...
January 09, 2014Sponsored Content
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In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
November 02, 2023December 26, 2013 — AtriCure Inc., an atrial fibrillation (AF) medical device provider, and Endoscopic Technologies Inc ...
December 26, 2013December 23, 2013 — Atrial fibrillation (AF), long considered the most common condition leading to an irregular ...
December 23, 2013December 17, 2013 — CSL Behring announced that Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate [Human]) has received U.S. Food ...
December 17, 2013Sponsored Content
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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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December 12, 2013 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices ...
December 12, 2013
December 2, 2013 — Topera Inc. shared the results of an independent evaluation of its diagnostic system’s ability to ...
December 02, 2013
November 19, 2013 — AtriCure Inc., a developer of solutions to treat atrial fibrillation, announced the U.S. Food and ...
November 19, 2013