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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June 28, 2017 — Newly diagnosed asymptomatic atrial fibrillation patients have a higher rate of previous stroke than ...

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Biosense webster multi-electrode balloon RF ablation catheter. The Biosense Webster multi-electrode balloon RF ablation catheter. Each electrode can have varied power settings to avoid damage to underlying tissues like the esophagus. 
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Electrophysiology (EP) technology has been advancing rapidly the past few years with new ablation tools to improve ...

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May 30, 2017 — Data was positive for safety and efficacy rates of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) ...

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May 30, 2017 — Abbott recently announced European CE mark and first use of the new Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac Monitor ...

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Hugh Calkins, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FHRS, director of cardiac arrhythmia services and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins ...

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Biosense Webster multi-electrode RF ablation balloon
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May 17, 2017 – Clinical trial results from a first-in-human study evaluating the acute feasibility of an investigational ...

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Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor. The implanted heart monitor helped identify many high-risk patients with AFib who previously were undiagnosed.
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May 16, 2017 - The study using small, subcutaneous implantable cardiac monitors for long-term, 24-hour a day monitoring ...

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Guidelines updated for atrial fibrillation ablation at HRS 2017. Boston Scientific's Rhythmia mapping system
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May 15, 2017 – The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in joint partnership with several other electrophysiology societies issued ...

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May 12, 2017 — More than one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) were observed to ...

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May 10, 2017 — Abbott announced CE Mark of the TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled, developed to ...

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News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

May 2, 2017 — Acutus Medical recently announced that enrollment has been completed in its pivotal Utilizing Novel Dipole ...

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

April 25, 2017 — AtriCure Inc. announced it has sold more than 100,000 AtriClip Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion System ...

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An electrophysiology EP ablation procedure to treat a heart arrhythmia
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May 16, 2017 — Here is a list of the late-breaking clinical trials presented at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2017 ...

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April 10, 2017 — Medtronic recently announced the first enrollments in the STOP Persistent AF clinical trial. The study ...

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Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

March 29, 2017 — For patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), closing the area of the heart known as the left atrial ...

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