September 19, 2012 — This past week, surgeons and cardiologists at Sentara Heart Hospital were the first in the world to ...
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.
September 19, 2012
September 13, 2012 — Janssen Research & Development LLC announced that it has submitted the complete response to the U.S ...
September 13, 2012
September 11, 2012 — Since the previous consensus document was published in 2007, catheter and surgical ablation of atri ...
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September 10, 2012 — Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of cardiac surgery, occurring in 10 to 40 percent ...
September 10, 2012
August 30, 2012 — Baseline data from the first cohort of the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field (GARFIELD), an ...
August 30, 2012
August 20, 2012 — The Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, recently became the first hospital in the world to merge ...
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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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July 26, 2012 — A new study shows promising data for a new method to image the source of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...
July 26, 2012
Feature | Marianne Pop, Pharm.D., BCPS
Anticoagulants, primarily warfarin, are used to prevent thrombosis and thromboembolism in patients with atrial ...
July 12, 2012July 6, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. has completed enrollment in the PREVAIL confirmatory study, designed to gain U.S ...
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In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
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June 15, 2012June 11, 2012 — Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) ...
June 11, 2012
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The latest trends and newest cardiac rhythm management technology were highlighted during the biggest electrophysiology ...
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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 ...
August 24, 2022May 24, 2012 -- nContact Inc., a provider of epicardial ablation devices, announced that new long-term physician data ...
May 24, 2012
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Editor Dave Fornell shows some of the most innovative new technology displayed ...
May 22, 2012
Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) President-Elect Hugh Calkins, M.D., FACC, director, cardiac arrhythmia services and EP lab ...
May 17, 2012