January 30, 2019 — Updated atrial fibrillation (AFib) treatment guidelines released this week now recommend new oral...
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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.
Rivaroxaban is among four new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) now recommended by atrial fibrillation guidelines over the old standard of warfarin.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | January 30, 2019
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 — Acutus Medical announced 12-month data from the UNCOVER-AF trial investigating the use of the...
An example of multimodality image fusion with live angiography to enhance soft-tissue visualization during complex procedures. This example is from Siemen's new TrueFusion software released in 2018.
Feature | Angiography | January 28, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There are a few recent trends in X-ray...
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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...
Seth Worley, M.D., senior consultant, section of cardiac electrophysiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, developed tools and techniques to optimize transvenous left ventricular (LV) lead implantation, including the I-CRT approach. Here he holds the tools that he personally developed for left ventricular lead implantation to treat heart failure. Photo courtesy of MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Feature | EP Lab | January 21, 2019 | Matthew S. McKillop, M.D., FACC, FHRS, and Seth J. Worley, M.D.
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Technology | Ablation Systems | January 21, 2019
January 21, 2019 — Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the TactiCath Contact Force...
A large amount of the bill for atrial fibrillation catheter ablation procedures is the cost of the mapping and ablation catheters. Researchers raised the question whether an economic benefit should be assessed in FDA reviews.
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | January 14, 2019 | Philip Jacobs, DPhil, Ilke Akpinar, M.D., Thanh Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D., Rupinder Sandhu, M.D., and Lars Thording Ph.D.
In an age when everything in medicine is now looked at though a cost vs. benefit analysis and U.S. government...
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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...
The startup company Genetesis introduced a new cardiac imaging modality it calls magnetocardiography. The scanner creates images from the biomagnetic activity of the heart, using the polarization and depolarization of the heart during the cardiac cycle.
Feature | AHA | January 14, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Here are a few of the takeaways from the clinical studies presented and new technology shown on the exhibit floor at...
An implanted ICD showing its three leads in the venous system.
Feature | EP Lab | January 13, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
To extract or abandon broken or infected implantable, venous...
The top two articles on DAIC from 2018 included the FDA approval of Andexxa, the first antidote indicated for patients treated with the anticoagulants rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and apixaban (Eliquis), and an article on new pacemaker technologies.
Feature | January 04, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
January 4, 2018 — Here is the top cardiology content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) website...
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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...
Technology | Vascular Closure Devices | December 20, 2018
December 20, 2018 — Cardiva Medical Inc. announced the company has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S....
News | Atrial Fibrillation | December 18, 2018
December 18, 2018 — Irish medical device company AuriGen Medical won the prestigious Global Innovation Award at the...
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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...
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News | EP Lab | December 14, 2018
December 14, 2018 — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently entered into an interagency agreement...
Navik 3D Cardiac Mapping System image courtesy of APN Health.
News | EP Lab | December 10, 2018
December 10, 2018 — Electrophysiology,...
Image courtesy of ACLS Certification Institute
Feature | EP Lab | December 05, 2018
December 5, 2018 — Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common...
