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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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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HRS, National Stroke Association, atrial fibrillation, AF, misperceptions, paper
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May 14, 2015 — A white paper published by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and National Stroke Association characterizes ...

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May 13, 2015 — Abbott and GE Healthcare announced an agreement that will bring real-time, patient-specific data about ...

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The Heart Rhythm Society’s 36th Annual Scientific Sessions, May 13-16, 2015 in Boston, will offer the latest clinical ...

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May 11, 2015 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has released the list of its 12 late-breaking electrophysiology (EP) ...
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Medtronic, SYMPLICITY AF, PVI, renal denervation, Arctic Front, Spyral, G3
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May 5, 2015 — Medtronic plc announced the start of a clinical study to determine whether paroxysmal and persistent atria ...

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Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | Dave Fornell

The long-awaited U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) ...

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April 28, 2015 — Researchers from Johns Hopkins performing sophisticated motion studies of heart magnetic resonance ...

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April 9, 2015 — Medtronic plc announced the first patient enrollment in the GOLD AF Registry, a prospective ...

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catheter ablation, Afib, Amiodarone, Luigi Di Biase, ACC, heart failure
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March 27, 2015 — Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation were less likely to experience death ...

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Videos | EP Lab

Learn about the trends and new technology in electrophysiology (EP) in an interview with David Wilber, M.D., editor of ...

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Videos | ACC

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell shares his picks of the most interesting new devices and advances in cardiovascular technology ...

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March 24, 2015 — Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who received ablation while they were already undergoing surgery ...

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March 23, 2015 — AtriCure Inc. announced that it has launched the availability of its cryoICE cryo ablation probe (CRYO2 ...

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