September 17, 2015 — MedLumics has announced the completion of a successful single-case pre-clinical feasibility study ...
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 14, 2015 — Texas Heart Institute (THI) announced that it has received a prestigious American Heart Association ...
September 10, 2015 — AliveCor Inc. announced significant milestones related to patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
September 1, 2015 — The first-ever two-year outcomes from the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field - Atrial ...
August 10, 2015 — The Technology Partnership (TTP), a U.K.-based research and product development company, has made ...
August 5, 2015 — Boehringer Ingelheim announced the first U.S. patients have been enrolled in two of the company's ...
For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
August 4, 2015 — Triple therapy is no better than dual antiplatelet therapy in preventing major adverse cardiac events ...
July 20, 2015 - A new study proves race and gender-related disparities exist in care for patients who have recently been ...
July 13, 2015 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers and patients about reports ...
In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
July 1, 2015 - Medtronic has acquired CardioInsight Technologies Inc., a Cleveland-based medical device company that has ...
July 1, 2015 - SentreHeart Inc. announced that it has received approval for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) ...
June 30, 2015 - The American College of Cardiology (ACC), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Society for Cardiovascular ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
June 11, 2015 - C. Dorn Smith, M.D., vascular surgeon in Kingstree, South Carolina, was successful in using a new device ...
There were several technology takeaway messages for the future of electrophysiology (EP) at the Heart Rhythm Society ...
May 21, 2015 — Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its development partner Bayer HealthCare announced results from the ...