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This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac electrophysiology (EP) systems, techniques and devices using in EP labs. This includes implantable EP devices, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resychronization therapy (CRT), ablation technologies, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, atrial fibrilation (AF) and Holter monitors.

COVID-19 has posed challenges for physicians whose cardiac patients are at-risk and reluctant to schedule an office visit. Floyd Russak, M.D., of Russak Personalized Medicine, an internal medicine physician practicing in Greenwood Village, Colo., manages many cardiac patients who do not have ready access to a cardiologist
Feature | Wearables
Cardiac Monitoring in the Time of COVID-19: Next Generation Wearable ECG Technology Comes into Its Own

COVID-19 has posed challenges for physicians whose cardiac patients are at-risk and reluctant to schedule an office ...

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Videos | EP Lab
VIDEO: Early Ablation Improved Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Oussama Wazni, M.D., section head, electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the results of the recent STOP AF ...

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Attune Medical’s ensoETM is a single use thermal regulating device that is placed in the esophagus similar to a standard gastric tube and connected to an external heat exchange unit, creating a closed-loop system for heat transfer to increase or decrease patient temperature. Its placement in the esophagus, with proximity to blood flow from the heart and great vessels, allows highly efficient heat transfer. EPs are now looking at the device as a way to prevent RF damage to the esophagus during ablations.
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Esophageal Cooling May Help Prevent Injury From Cardiac Ablations

December 3, 2020 – Attune Medical reports the first major peer-reviewed clinical publication using its ensoETM device in ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared AliveCor's Kardia AI V2 next generation of interpretive artificial intelligence (AI)-based personal electrocardiogram (ECG) algorithms.
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FDA Clears First AI-Powered Algorithm Suite for Personal ECG Monitoring

November 24, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared AliveCor's next generation of interpretive a ...

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Videos | Atrial Fibrillation
VIDEO: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Using Single Lead ECG in the VITAL-AF Trial

Steven Lubitz, M.D., MPH, cardiac electrophysiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, presented the late-breaking VITAL ...

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The three-year clinical outcomes of the mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes (mSToPS) study evaluated the detection of silent, or previously undiagnosed, atrial fibrillation (AF) in moderate-risk individuals using the FDA-cleared Zio by iRhythm ambulatory monitoring patch. The results support the clinical value of early screening and targeted detection in moderate-risk populations. #AHA #AHA20 #AHA2020
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Wearable Heart Monitor Detects Previously Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation to Prevent Hospitalizations, Stroke and Death

November 16, 2020 — The three-year clinical outcomes of the mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes (mSToPS) study ...

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The Medtronic SEEQ mobile cardiac telemetry system, pictured here, and the Icentia CardioSTAT cardiac rhythm monitoring device both found in reased rates of post-operative atrial fibrillation in the SEARCH-AF trial presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting. #AHA #AHA20 #AHA2020
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Patients at Risk of AF May Need Extra Monitoring After Heart Surgery

November 16, 2020 — Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat that can increase the likelihood of stroke, was ...

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The Medtronic Arctic Front cryoballoon balloon was used a a front-line treatment of AF in the EARLY-AF trial. It was found to be better than anti-arrhythmic drugs in preventing the recurrence of abnormal heart rhythm (atrial tachyarrhythmia, atrial fibrillation), and improve patient well-being.  #AHA #AHA2020 #AHA20
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Early Invasive Intervention for Atrial Fibrillation May Improve Patient Outcomes and Provide a Better Quality of Life

November 16, 2020 – Doctors from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) presented new data that shows catheter ablation as ...

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NIH trial, the Outcomes Related to COVID-19 treated with Hydroxychloroquine among Inpatients with symptomatic Disease (ORCHID), showed no difference in deaths between placebo and hydroxychloroquine. Getty Images
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor
Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Help Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

November 9, 2020 — A National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of hydro ...

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The American Heart Association, AHA, late-breaking sessions, trials, studies. #AHA #AHA20 #AHA2020
Feature | AHA | Dave Fornell, Editor
American Heart Association 2020 Late-breaking Trial Presentations 

Here is a list of the American Heart Association (AHA) late-breaking clinical trial presentations at the 2020 Virtual ...

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The Watchman FLX will be tested in the CHAMPION-AF trial looks at next-generation transcatheter LAA device as treatment alternative to NOACs for broader population of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Boston Scientific Initiates Trial to Evaluate Watchman FLX LAA Closure Device as First-Line Treatment

Oct. 29, 2020 — Boston Scientific initiated the CHAMPION-AF clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ...

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Chest X-ray, posteroanterior view, of a 79-year-old man with history of a previous pacemaker, with abandoned right atrial and right ventricular pacing leads on the right side at time of new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implant on the left side. Arrows indicate a nodular opacity in the right midlung concerning for mass. Find more images of patients in this study in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI Can Be Safely Performed in Patients With Pacemakers and ICDs

October 27, 2020 – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations can be safely performed in patients with non-MR ...

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Positive clinical data from first-in-human studies of the Conformal Medical left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) CLAAS device performed in the U.S. and Prague were presented at 2020 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Connect virtual meeting. Two two abstracts were presented by William Gray, M.D., from Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Penn., and Vivek Reddy, M.D., from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. #TCT2020 #TCTconnect
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
Conformal Medical CLAAS LAA Occluder Shows Promising Clinical Results at TCT 2020

October 16, 2020 — Positive clinical data from first-in-human studies of the Conformal Medical left atrial appendage ...

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Flexible electronics have been developed to implant in patients to constantly monitor their cardiac condition.
Feature | Udi Nussinovitch M.D., Ph.D.
What is New in Cardiology? A Review of All Major Emerging Technologies for Heart Diseases

This is an overview of some of the biggest cardiology technology advances. These innovations are covered in more detail ...

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News | EP Lab
First Patients Treated with Galaxy Medical Centauri Pulsed Electric Field Cardiac Ablation System

October 8, 2020 — Galaxy Medical, a developer of pulsed electric field (PEF) technology for the treatment of cardiac ...

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