American College of Cardiology

MAY 20, 2024

Several abstracts at Heart Rhythm 2024, held May 16-19 in Boston, MA, featured data from the NCDR suite of registries.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 10, 2024

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) was shown to be effective in treating patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), with more patients free from atrial arrhythmias (AA) when compared with patients treated with thermal ablation, according to results from a secondary analysis of the ADVENT trial.

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AFIB Atrial Fibrillation Heart Rhythm Ablation 58

American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Performing additional catheter ablations targeting diseased myocardium along with the standard approach of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to treat persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib) did not reduce the recurrence of AFib at one year, based on findings from the SUPPRESS-AF trial presented at ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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AFIB Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Heart Failure 40

American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Several abstracts using data from the NCDR suite of registries are being presented at AHA 2024, taking place Nov. 16-18 in Chicago, IL.

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AFIB Ablation Article 45

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The patient was started on amiodarone, anticoagulation, and metoprolol, and scheduled for atrial flutter ablation. He underwent ablation in the EP Lab. Continue Eliquis 5mg BID, should be continued for 3 months == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 9/18 /2024 ): == I found the following aspects of today's case of special interest.

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CardiacWire

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Laminar will become part of J&J’s Biosense Webster business, which already has a strong presence in EP ablation and intracardiac echo The Laminar LAAX device recently scored an FDA approval for its U.S. using plugs to occlude the LAA).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Medical treatment for heart failure was optimized and after a few days the patient was discharged with referral to VT ablation procedure. The patient also has a history of AFib and HFmrEF ( = H eart F ailure with M inimally- R educed E jection F raction ). After atrial rhythm/SR was restored the patient slowly improved.

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Tachycardia Electrophysiology Atrial Flutter Ischemia 119

DAIC

MAY 18, 2024

During its Annual Conference, HRS 2024, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announced findings from three new studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of pulsed field ablation (PFA), a nonthermal ablation treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Heart Rhythm Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Quality of Life 105

DAIC

JULY 24, 2024

Image courtesy: Getty Images christine.book Wed, 07/24/2024 - 09:00 July 24, 2024 — Volta Medical , a health technology company developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to assist electrophysiologists, has announced a Joint Development Agreement with GE HealthCare.

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 03/28/2024 - 07:28 March 28, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc., Based on the results from the admIRE clinical trial, we are confident that this innovation has the promise to deliver significant value and differentiated capabilities, and become an important tool for the treatment of AFib."

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

An international consensus statement on how to treat atrial fibrillation with catheter or surgical ablation has been published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and was recently presented at EHRA 2024, a scientific congress held April 7-9 in Berlin, Germany.

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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Heart Rhythm Blood Clot 105

DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

Higher up the cardiovascular patient pathway, AI-based ECG algorithms that create 2D and 3D maps of the heart (Vektor Medical) are being used to shorten ablation procedure times, resulting in reduced procedure costs and patient risks. However, at the time of writing numerous vendors are seeking to raise Series A funding rounds.

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AFIB Reimbursement Research Atrial Fibrillation 105

DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/02/2024 - 17:18 February 2, 2024 — GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announces the latest innovation in electrophysiology (EP), the Prucka 3 with CardioLab EP Recording system, to help clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. million people in the United States by 2050 and 17.9

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Electrophysiology Innovation AFIB Atrial Fibrillation 101

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Medications were reviewed, and the patient was found to be on amiodarone (for atrial fibrillation, but had been in sinus rhythm for a few months since a recent atrial fibrillation ablation). For "My Take" regarding optimal use of computerized ECG Reports — Check out my ECG Podcast #3 in the July 24, 2024 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ).

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Dysrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation Bradycardia Ablation 109

CardiacWire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Boston Scientific made what could become a major addition to its electrophysiology portfolio, acquiring AFib mapping startup Cortex, Inc. Cortex gives Boston Scientific a new mapping technology that detects AFib signs and triggers outside of the pulmonary veins, and can help EP teams develop ablation strategies for more complex AFib cases.

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AFIB Electrophysiology Ablation Technology 105

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The American Heart Association (AHA) Congress 2024 , held from November 1618, marked a pivotal moment in cardiovascular and metabolic health. OPTION Trial : LAAC after AFib ablation was associated with lower risks of major bleeding compared to oral anticoagulation. Access the full study. View the study. Michos, MD , Christie M.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 30, 2024

tim.hodson Wed, 10/30/2024 - 13:42 Oct. tim.hodson Wed, 10/30/2024 - 13:42 Oct. With this approval, Medtronic now offers two PFA technologies available for patients with Afib. With a short learning curve for experienced physicians, the possibilities are boundless for the treatment of Afib," said Vivek Reddy, M.D.,

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 1, 2025

24) Finerenone Trial to Investigate Efficacy and Safety Superior to Placebo in Patients With HF FINEARTS-HF (ESC Congress 2024 and AHA 2024) Randomized Evaluation of Decreased Usage of Beta-Blockers After AMI REDUCE-AMI (ACC.24) 24) Microaxial Flow Pump in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock DanGer Shock (ACC.24) Did we follow up ?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 26, 2025

This is the "Bix Rule" See Pearl #1 in Dr. Grauer Comment in the July 16, 2024 post). The AFib had been well controlled on Flecainide for many years. He was admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of Sick Sinus Syndrome ( Paroxysmal AFib accounting for palpitations and bradycardic spells accounting for the syncope ).

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