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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August 10, 2015 — The Technology Partnership (TTP), a U.K.-based research and product development company, has made ...

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August 5, 2015 — Boehringer Ingelheim announced the first U.S. patients have been enrolled in two of the company's ...

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August 4, 2015 — Triple therapy is no better than dual antiplatelet therapy in preventing major adverse cardiac events ...

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July 20, 2015 - A new study proves race and gender-related disparities exist in care for patients who have recently been ...

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Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

July 13, 2015 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers and patients about reports ...

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July 1, 2015 - Medtronic has acquired CardioInsight Technologies Inc., a Cleveland-based medical device company that has ...

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

July 1, 2015 - SentreHeart Inc. announced that it has received approval for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) ...

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Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

June 30, 2015 - The American College of Cardiology (ACC), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Society for Cardiovascular ...

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June 11, 2015 - C. Dorn Smith, M.D., vascular surgeon in Kingstree, South Carolina, was successful in using a new device ...

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There were several technology takeaway messages for the future of electrophysiology (EP) at the Heart Rhythm Society ...

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May 21, 2015 — Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its development partner Bayer HealthCare announced results from the ...

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May 20, 2015 — A study presented at Heart Rhythm 2015 found that botulinum toxin (botox) injections into epicardial fat ...

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May 18, 2015 — Medtronic plc announced the Arctic Front Advance ST Cryoablation Catheter has received U.S. Food and Drug ...

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May 18, 2015 — New research reports significant differences between men and women with atrial fibrillation (AF) and the ...

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May 15, 2015 — A largest-of-its kind study has found that women who experience menopause at a younger age are at a ...

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