EP Lab
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.
News | ECG Monitoring Services | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Preventice Solutions presented clinical data validating its BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring System with...
Technology | Analytics Software | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the launch of Biosense Webster Inc.’s Cartonet...
Data from the first-in-human use of Medtronic's extravascular ICD (EV-ICD) system was presented at HRS 2019.
Blog | HRS | May 16, 2019
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2019 Annual Scientific Sessions represent an important annual event for...
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OTC ECG devices can help detect abnormal heart rhythms in the general population, and this technology will continue to improve.
Feature | ECG | March 11, 2020
Apple created a stir when it announced in 2018 that its Apple Watch Series 4 was the first consumer health and fitness...
News | Ablation Systems | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced that Biosense Webster, Inc.’s QDot Micro...
News | Ablation Systems | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the presentation of results from its pivotal confirmatory study evaluating...
Technology | Catheters | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — BioCardia Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the Avance...
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Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
Feature | ECG | February 19, 2020
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “...
Feature | HRS | May 15, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 15, 2019 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) had 21 late-breaking study presentations at the 2019 Heart Rhythm...
Electromechanical Wave Imaging (EWI) is a new, high-frame rate 3-D rendered ultrasound technique that can noninvasively map the electromechanical activation of heart rhythm. This example shows the ECG tracings compared to the EWI image of the heart.
Feature | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | May 15, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 15, 2019 — A new study shows electromechanical wave imaging is capable of localizing arrhythmias including atrial...
![A new infection risk scoring system has been developed based on data from the large PADIT Trial.[1] The new scoring system was presented as a follow up to that study during a late-breaking session at Heart Rhythm 2019, the Heart Rhythm Society's 40th Annual Scientific Sessions.](https://www.dicardiology.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_medium/public/PADIT_Infection_Risk_score.jpg?itok=Lw5DFj5l)
Figure 1: The PADIT infection risk score ranging from 0 to 14 points classified patients into three risk groups, low (0-4), intermediate (5-6) and high (≥7). The risk groups had rates of hospitalization for infection of 0.51%, 1.42% and 3.41%, respectively
News | EP Lab | May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019 — A new infection risk scoring system has been developed based on data from the large PADIT Trial.[1] 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...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 15, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 15, 2019 — Renal artery denervation (RDN) was found to be safe when employed with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to...
News | EP Lab | May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019 - Three new studies show that patients who are medically indicated for implantable heart devices,...
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | May 15, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 15, 2019 — A pilot trial has shown His pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to...
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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...
An screen shot of the Abbott Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulated (FIRM)-guided ablation system used to guide AF ablation procedures.
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 14, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 14, 2019 – The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to compare conventional pulmonary vein...
News | Ablation Systems | May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in partnership with three other professional societies issued an...
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) released a first-of-its-kind consensus statement with guidance on the...
