October 6, 2020 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Biosense Webster ThermoCool SmartTouch SF ...
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.
Horst Sievert, M.D., is the director of the Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt, and associate professor of internal ...
Peter Weiss M.D., MSc, director of ventricular arrhythmia management and robotics, and assistant clinical professor of ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
September 29, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for the second-generation of ...
September 24, 2020 — Fitbit received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as ...
September 23, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. signed an investment agreement with an exclusive option to acquire Farapuls ...
For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
September 14, 2020 — Philips Healthcare released new imaging and workflow enhancements for its novel Kodex-EPD cardiac ...
September 3, 2020 – Biosense Webster launched its Carto 3 System Version 7 and the Carto Prime Mapping Module to enhance ...
August 21, 2020 — According to a report published by Research Dive, the rising number of patients suffering from atrial ...
In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
August 17, 2020 — A Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physician was the first electrophyiologist in ...
August 6, 2020 – Conformal Medical Inc. announced it secured $85 million in Series C financing to support the company’s ...
August 4, 2020 — Abbott announced the first enrollments in the TactiFlex PAF investigational device exemption (IDE) ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
Devi G. Nair, M.D., FHRS, director of cardiac electrophysiology, St. Bernards Heart and Vascular Center, Jonesboro, Ark ...
July 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific's next generation Watchman ...
July 7, 2020 – Medtronic announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and European CE mark ...