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.

May 15, 2019 — A new study shows electromechanical wave imaging is capable of localizing arrhythmias including atrial tachycardia (AT), atrial flutter (AFL), premature ventricular complexes (PVC), and accessory pathways (AP) in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome prior to catheter ablation. The double-blinded study for this new technology was presented as a late-breaking session at Heart Rhythm 2019, the Heart Rhythm Society's 40th Annual Scientific Sessions.

May 15, 2019 — 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.

May 15, 2019 — Renal artery denervation (RDN) was found to be safe when employed with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and hypertension and significantly increased the likelihood of freedom from AF in a single-blind, randomized clinical trial.

May 15, 2019 - Three new studies show that patients who are medically indicated for implantable heart devices, including implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), often do not receive needed therapy. The findings underscore gender and race treatment disparities, as well as a lack of referrals to physicians to implant the devices.

May 15, 2019 — A pilot trial has shown His pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to circumvent proximal left bundle branch block (LBBB) and restore electrical resynchronization in patients with heart failure. Results from the study were presented during a late-breaking session at Heart Rhythm 2019, the Heart Rhythm Society's 40th Annual Scientific Sessions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of Abiomed’s Impella 5.0 and Impella LD premarket approval (PMA) labeling for the treatment of cardiogenic shock. The expansion extends the duration of support for each pump from 6 days to 14 days.

May 14, 2019 – The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to compare conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to FIRM-guided rotor ablation followed by PVI in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients failed to provide evidence for Abbott FIRM plus PVI was superiority at 3-12 months.

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in partnership with three other professional societies issued an international consensus statement reflecting a worldwide updated review of the indications, techniques and outcomes of catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). The expert consensus statement was presented at Heart Rhythm 2019, the HRS’s 40th Annual Scientific Sessions, May 8-11 in San Francisco.

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) released a first-of-its-kind consensus statement with guidance on the evaluation and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), including findings on genetics and disease mechanisms. Recommendations included in the 2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy were presented at Heart Rhythm 2019, the HRS’s 40th Annual Scientific Sessions, May 8-11 in San Francisco.

May 14, 2019 – Results from new research show that passengers with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), can safely travel through airport security checkpoint scanners. This is the first study to look at the relationship between body scanners and the impact on functionality of devices.

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