May 6, 2019 — Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Attain Stability Quad...
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This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac electrophysiology (EP) systems, techniques and devices. This includes implantable EP devices, pacemakers, ICD, CRT, ablation technologies, left atrial appendage occlusion (LAA), atrial fibrilation (AF) and Holter monitors.
News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) | May 06, 2019
May 6, 2019 — Abbott announced the launch of a new, smarter heart monitor for better arrhythmia detection — positive...
Technology | EP Device Monitoring Systems | May 02, 2019
May 2, 2019 — Medtronic announced the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the...
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Most professional athletes participate in cardiovascular screening to identify often-asymptomatic heart disorders, but the debate continues on whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening for student athletes. Photo courtesy of Play for Patrick.
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 16, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent...
As interventional procedures become more complex, one of the biggest issues is the ability of operators to see the devices they are using in the soft tissue anatomy that is mostly invisible under 2-D fluoroscopy. Several companies have developed new navigation aids, including multimodality fusion imaging software from Philips, GE and Siemens. This image shows a new system being developed by Centerline Biomedical. There is a more detailed image below.
Feature | Cath Lab Navigation Aids | May 02, 2019 | Vikash Goel
When Andreas Grüntzig, father of...
This is the AHA pediatric tachycardia PALS algorithm flow sheet. Download a copy of this at www.acls.net/images/algo-pals-Tachycardia.pdf.
Feature | Cardiovascular Education | May 02, 2019 | Judy Haluka, RCIS, EMT
The treatment of all patients in distress with significant symptoms begins with the basics, and pediatric...
Technology | EP Device Monitoring Systems | May 01, 2019
May 1, 2019 — Digital healthcare company Murj announced the immediate availability of the Murj 2.0...
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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 | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019 — Biotronik announced the full commercial launch of the Acticor device family, including Acticor DX...
Technology | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019 — Acutus Medical announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its second-generation...
Videos | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | April 25, 2019
This video offers an overview of the Watchman...
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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...
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019 – Biotronik announced the European market release of what it calls the world’s smallest...
News | Ablation Systems | April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the European CE Mark approval of the HeartLight X3 Endoscopic...
News | Pacemakers | March 29, 2019
March 29, 2019 — A research team from Imperial College London believes a new software could speed up the diagnosis...
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The Medicalgorithmics PocketECG Holter monitor offers real-time, remote, wireless ECG recording and tracking. Real-time data review may be able to help diagnose an arrhythmia quickly, reducing the amount of time the patient needs to be monitored. Also, 24/7 data offers a more complete picture of the patient's health, rather than fragments of data from older Holter and event monitor systems.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | June 06, 2018
There is a shift occurring in...
Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso ICD implantable cardiac devices are among several Medtronic electrophysiology devices included in a safety alert because of their lack of cybersecurity measures to avoid hacking, according to the FDA.
Feature | EP Lab | March 22, 2019
March 22, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication to alert healthcare...
