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Most Popular Stories of 2012

To help identify trends and find out what DAIC readers are interested in, the magazine takes note of what they click on when visiting the website. Below are the top 25 stories from 2012, and the top 10 stories read in 2012 that were written in pre...

Boston Scientific to Acquire Rhythmia Medical’s EP Mapping, Navigation Technology

October 19, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Rhythmia Medical Inc., a developer of next-generation mapping and navi...

Gold Standard of Success Defined for AF Ablation

September 11, 2012 — Since the previous consensus document was published in 2007, catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrilliation (AF) have become standard treatme...

Baylor Heart Hospital First in the World to Merge Two High-Tech Systems for AFib Therapy

August 20, 2012 — The Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, recently became the first hospital in the world to merge two highly advanced technologies for atrial fibrillation...

Multiple Studies Show Promise for Innovative FIRM Rotor...
New research presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 continues to show promising results for focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) mapping to effectively target...
First-In-Human Trial Completed for Type 1 Atrial Flutter...
Boston Scientific Corporation completed a first-in-human clinical trial utilizing the IntellaTip MiFi XP Ablation Catheter for the treatment of type 1 atrial...
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New Data Validates Importance of Contact Force Sensing to...
New study data released at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting last week validates the importance of contact force technology focused on improving the...
Study Compares Multidisciplinary Convergent Procedure to...
nContact Inc. said it received conditional approval for an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
EPi-Sense Guilded Coagulation Device nContact VisiTrax
EPi-Sense Now Has Embedded Sensing Capability
The VisiTrax cardiac ablation device, EPi-Sense, now has embedded sensing capability. This next generation of technology includes sensors
Estech Launches New Cobra Fusion System for Cardiac Endoscopic Ablation
Estech's Cobra Fusion ablation system is the first of its kind to use a unique suction application and innovative electrode configuration...
Biosense Webster Carto 3 Multi-Electrode Mapping System Provides Speed, Greater Accuracy
The Biosense Webster Carto 3 MEM (Multi-Electrode Mapping) version was launched in the United States in August 2012. It is the latest...
Cardiosolutions Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Dexterity Steerable Introducer
Cardiosolutions Inc.'s Dexterity Steerable Introducer, a next-generation structural heart access introducer and delivery conduit, received...
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Multiple Studies Show Promise for Innovative FIRM Rotor...
New research presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 continues to show promising results for focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) mapping to effectively target...
Study Compares Multidisciplinary Convergent Procedure to...
nContact Inc. said it received conditional approval for an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
Top stories of 2012 in cardiology
Most Popular Stories of 2012
To help identify trends and find out what DAIC readers are interested in, the magazine takes note of what they click on when visiting the website. Below are...
Gold Standard of Success Defined for AF Ablation
September 11, 2012 — Since the previous consensus document was published in 2007, catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrilliation (AF) have become...

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The Radial Access Adoption Report Card
Over the past decade in the United States, there has been growing interest in transradial artery...
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Game-Changing Technologies to Watch in 2013
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Innovation Exasperation
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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...