News | Atrial Fibrillation | October 29, 2020
Oct. 29, 2020 — Boston Scientific initiated the CHAMPION-AF clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the...
October 16, 2020 — Positive clinical data from first-in-human studies of the Conformal Medical left atrial appendage...

Flexible electronics have been developed to implant in patients to constantly monitor their cardiac condition.
Feature | October 09, 2020 | Udi Nussinovitch M.D., Ph.D.
This is an overview of some of the biggest cardiology technology advances. These innovations are covered in more detail...
Horst Sievert, M.D., is the director of the Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt, and associate professor of internal...

Boston Scientific recently introduced the newst iteration of LAA occluder device, the Watchman FLX. It uses small spikes to help better anchor the device and prevent embolization. Read more on this FDA approval.
August 21, 2020 — According to a report published by Research Dive, the rising number of patients suffering from atrial...

The Conformal Medical CLAAS device, a next-generation transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure occluder for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). LAA occlusion allows AFib patients to go off of life-long anticoagulation therapy.
August 6, 2020 – Conformal Medical Inc. announced it secured $85 million in Series C financing to support the company’s...

Two of the top pieces of content in July included the FDA clearance for the new Watchman FLX left atrial appendage occluder (left), which includes a video interview with one of the trial investigators. COVID-19 content remained among the top content in July, and one story explained the odd pattern of cardiac cell death in COVID-19 patient autopsies.
Feature | August 03, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
August 3, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)...
Devi G. Nair, M.D., FHRS, director of cardiac electrophysiology, St. Bernards Heart and Vascular Center, Jonesboro, Ark...
July 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific's next generation Watchman...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 08, 2020
May 8, 2020 — Positive 12-month results were announced today from the PINNACLE FLX clinical trial assessing the safety...
Feature | ACC | April 09, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Here is the list of American College of Cardiology (ACC) practice-changing late-breaking study presentations at the ACC...
Videos | Structural Heart | February 27, 2020
Charles D. Resor, M.D., MSc, assistant director, cardiac catheterization lab, Tufts Medical Center and assistant...
February 3, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a the CATALYST trial designed to assess...

Append Medical, developer of a novel left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device to minimize stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, announced that it has been selected from among hundreds of startups as a finalist for the ICI Innovation Award Competition. It uses a transcatheter lasso system so no implant is left behind and eliminates the possibility of embolization.
December 18, 2019 — Append Medical, developer of a novel left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device to minimize stroke...
August 28, 2019 — AtriCure Inc. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of...