May 17, 2017 – Clinical trial results from a first-in-human study evaluating the acute feasibility of an...
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.
Biosense Webster's multi-electrode RF ablation balloon with irrigation. The system allows operators to change the energy levels of each electrode to avoid damaging sensitive underlying critical structures like the esophagus or phrenic nerve.
Feature | Ablation Systems | May 17, 2017 | Dave Fornell
The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor is the smallest implantable monitor on the market. It is used as a long-term Holter monitor for 24-hour a day, 365-day a year patient monitoring. The device uses wireless connectivity to download the patient data with a patient bedside base unit to send the information over the internet so it is accessible by physicians.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017 - The study using small, subcutaneous implantable cardiac monitors for long-term, 24-hour a day...
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017 – The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in joint partnership with several other electrophysiology societies...
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Use of traditional Holter monitor leads can be an issue for patient compliance and comfort. The newer generation ambulatory cardiac monitors use a small, adhesive patch that sticks directly on the patient's chest and allows them to shower and go about daily activities without a belt mounted monitor or leads getting in the way. This is especially important for longer term monitoring of seven days or longer.
Feature | ECG | September 27, 2018
Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the...
News | Ablation Systems | May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 — Abbott announced CE Mark of the TactiCath Contact Force...
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | May 02, 2017
May 2, 2017 — Acutus Medical recently announced that enrollment has been completed in its pivotal Utilizing Novel...
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An example of the new generation of cardiac monitoring device that is replacing Holter monitoring is the Cardea Solo wearable sensor. The FDA-cleared device automatically analyzes data when the device is turned back into the physician's office and automatically produces a draft summary report. This technology can simplify the workflow by eliminating the need for third-party involvement.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | September 13, 2018
Rapid advances in technology to monitor atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) are enabling clinicians to access real-time...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017 — AtriCure Inc. announced it has sold more than 100,000 AtriClip Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion...
Feature | HRS | May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017 — Here is a list of the late-breaking clinical trials presented at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2017...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | April 11, 2017
April 10, 2017 — Medtronic recently announced the first enrollments in the STOP Persistent AF clinical trial. The...
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An example of an automated summary cardiac monitor report from Medicalgorithmics' PocketECG system. Most of the the report parameters can be opened as separate pages with additional automated report summaries and graphical data charts.
Blog | Remote Monitoring | June 20, 2018
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of...
The AtriCure Atriclip surgical LAA occlusion device. It loops over the LAA on the outside of the heart and clips it off from the rest of the heart to prevent the formation of clots.
Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | March 29, 2017
March 29, 2017 — For patients with...
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | March 29, 2017
March 29, 2017 — Uninterrupted treatment with dabigatran (Pradaxa), a non-vitamin K,...
Technology | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017 — Aegis Medical Innovations Inc. announced that it has received Investigational Device Exemption...
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New cardiac monitoring technologies allow for longer duration data collection. The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor allows for 24/7 monitoring for up to three years. This might not be necessary for most patients, and there are several newer Holter monitors that can record up to several days or several weeks of data in real-time.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | May 23, 2018
New patient monitoring technologies with wireless connectivity have enabled a revolution in cardiac event and...
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | March 14, 2017
March 14, 2017 — More than 80 percent of stroke patients with a history of...
Technology | Ablation Systems | February 16, 2017
February 16, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Freezor...
Part of a donated human heart is reanimated and recorded with four high-definition optic cameras in a laboratory at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Researchers keep the heart tissue alive to look for the causes of irregular heartbeats in cases of persistent atrial fibrillation. Image courtesy of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
News | EP Lab | February 01, 2017
February 1, 2017 — Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to revive parts of human hearts in the...
