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

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

January 6, 2016 — A new study determined that the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device is more cost-effective ...

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News | ACC

December 22, 2015 — In 2015, results from the ITALIC and CvLPRIT trials, along with studies examining lifestyle factors ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

December 17, 2015 — The ROCKET AF Clinical Trial Executive Committee announced its secondary analysis of the phase III ...

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News | EP Lab

December 8, 2015 — Biotronik announced the first patient enrollments to the B3 clinical trial. The study will evaluate ...

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November 24, 2015 — Biosense Webster announced it has acquired Coherex Medical Inc., a privately held medical device ...

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

November 20, 2015 — Boston Scientific announced the first implants of the Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

November 11, 2015 — Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Boehringer Ingelheim announced the results of a new ...

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News | Stroke

November 3, 2015 — In recognition of World Stroke Day, the patient-focused organization StopAfib.org launched a diverse ...

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

October 28, 2015 — SentreHeart Inc. announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the Lariat Surgical Left Atrial ...

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Technology | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

October 19, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Praxbind (idarucizumab) ...

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October 14, 2015 — AtriCure Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AtriCure has ...

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News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

October 6, 2015 — Acutus Medical, a global heart rhythm technology company, presented data that show the AcQMap High ...

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October 2, 2015 — AtriCure Inc. launched the cryoFORM cryoablation probe, which offers increased probe flexibility to ...

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September 24, 2015 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched two new clinical registry programs in August to ...

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MedLumics, OCT, real-time assessment, catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation
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September 17, 2015 — MedLumics has announced the completion of a successful single-case pre-clinical feasibility study ...

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