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

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January 9, 2014 — Topera Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the latest ...
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December 26, 2013 — AtriCure Inc., an atrial fibrillation (AF) medical device provider, and Endoscopic Technologies Inc ...
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December 23, 2013 — Atrial fibrillation (AF), long considered the most common condition leading to an irregular ...
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December 17, 2013 — CSL Behring announced that Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate [Human]) has received U.S. Food ...
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December 12, 2013 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices ...
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December 2, 2013 — Topera Inc. shared the results of an independent evaluation of its diagnostic system’s ability to ...
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November 19, 2013 — AtriCure Inc., a developer of solutions to treat atrial fibrillation, announced the U.S. Food and ...
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November 11, 2013 — Doctors have known for years that atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk for stroke, but now ...
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November 8, 2013 – According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the anticipated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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September 30, 2013 — Medtronic Inc. announced clinical trial results showing that heart failure patients treated with ...

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September 10, 2013 — In patients with atrial fibrillation, delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) ...

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Nationwide data show that although only about 12 percent of X-ray exams are for interventional cardiology or ...
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June 28, 2013 — Maquet Cardiovascular LLC announced it has acquired LAAx Inc., a privately held company that has ...

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May 16, 2013 — New research presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 continues to show promising results for focal impulse and ...

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