All medical conferences moved to a virtual meeting format due to COVID-19 this year, and there has been...
HRS
This channel contains news about the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), including coverage of its annual meeting and links to recently released practice guidelines. The HRS is a leading resource on cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework for ethically and safely...
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Interview with Andrew D. Krahn, M.D.,FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St.
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May 28, 2020 – A recent study revealed that drinking a couple of cups of coffee per day does not lead to a greater risk of arrhythmias.
ECG with paroxysm correct form of atrial flutter. Getty Images
News | Atrial Fibrillation | December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) has made two...
A panel discussion with some of the key opinion leaders at the recent SCCT 2020 virtual meeting. Note the questions on the left side of the screen, where attendees were able to interact with the speakers.
News | Cardiovascular Education | August 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
All medical conferences moved to a virtual meeting format due to COVID-19 this year, and there has been apprehension...
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | June 03, 2020
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework...
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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 Holter...
Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 28, 2020
Interview with Andrew D. Krahn, M.D.,FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital, and professor of...
News | EP Lab | May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 – A recent study revealed that drinking a couple of cups of coffee per day does not lead to a greater risk...
Videos | HRS | May 22, 2020
Interview with Andrew D. Krahn, M.D., FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital, and professor of...
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An example of the new generation of inexpensive, wearable cardiac monitors that are seeing increased usage. This is the Cardiac Insight Cardea Solo device. After the monitoring period is over, the wearable patch is torn open to retrieve a data pod that is inserted into a reader to download the data. The software automatically creates reports based on the data, complete with waveforms for various cardiac measures.
Blog | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 10, 2018
The show floors at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 meeting in March and at the Heart Rhythm Society (...
Videos | Cardiovascular Education | May 22, 2020
Andrew D. Krahn, M.D., FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital, professor of medicine at the...
Feature | HRS | May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020 — Here is the complete list of late-breaking clinical trials (LBCT) and links to articles on all of them...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020 — Atrial disease has been implicated in embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and a late-breaking...
News | EP Lab | May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020 – Medtronic announced results from late-breaking clinical trials evaluating the MyCareLink Heart mobile...
Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on dyamic echo imaging from Canon.
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 — Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using biventricular pacing (BVP) or His bundle pacing (HBP) is...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the...
News | EP Lab | May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 — The patient-administered nasal spray drug etripamil did not meet its primary endpoint in treating...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 08, 2020
May 8, 2020 — Final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the Emblem Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD)...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 08, 2020
May 8, 2020 – A new clinical study found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced a high incidence of...
