August 7, 2017 — CardioFocus Inc. announced that its HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System is being featured in three ...
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.
Aug. 2, 2017 — A new health economic analysis from the landmark FIRE and ICE Trial was published this week in the ...
Aug. 1, 2017 — The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has granted Japanese market clearance for the ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
July 24, 2017 — Medtronic plc recently announced first enrollments in the STOP AF First clinical trial. The trial will ...
July 12, 2017 — Cardiac Insight Inc., a U.S. developer of wearable medical devices and diagnostic software, announced ...
July 3, 2017 — Medtronic recently announced that its Reactive ATP therapy slows the progression of atrial fibrillation ...
For over a decade, the cardiac cryoablation industry has seen little in the way of technological advancements. Yet ...
June 28, 2017 — Newly diagnosed asymptomatic atrial fibrillation patients have a higher rate of previous stroke than ...
Electrophysiology (EP) technology has been advancing rapidly the past few years with new ablation tools to improve ...
May 30, 2017 — Data was positive for safety and efficacy rates of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) ...
In the United States, the options currently available for cardiac ablation use thermal mechanisms to ablate tissue and ...
May 30, 2017 — Abbott recently announced European CE mark and first use of the new Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac Monitor ...
Hugh Calkins, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FHRS, director of cardiac arrhythmia services and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins ...
May 17, 2017 – Clinical trial results from a first-in-human study evaluating the acute feasibility of an investigational ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
May 16, 2017 - The study using small, subcutaneous implantable cardiac monitors for long-term, 24-hour a day monitoring ...
May 15, 2017 – The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in joint partnership with several other electrophysiology societies issued ...
May 12, 2017 — More than one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) were observed to ...