DAIC

JANUARY 31, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has granted approval to Boston Scientific for its FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System. intermittent) atrial fibrillation (AF) and is a unique new alternative to standard-of-care thermal ablation treatment. said Nick Spadea-Anello, president, Electrophysiology, Boston Scientific.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/02/2024 - 17:02 February 2, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc. , Titled "Real-world Data Affirms Safety and Effectiveness of Low/Zero Fluoroscopy Atrial Fibrillation Ablation," the study was presented as a late-breaker at the 29th Annual International AF Symposium.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Outcomes of ablation with the FARAPULSE PFA System – a nonthermal treatment in which electric fields selectively ablate heart tissue – will be compared to outcomes following use of anti-arrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy, which is commonly prescribed for patients living with persistent AF. The company now anticipates U.S.

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DAIC

MAY 30, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 05/30/2024 - 10:31 May 30, 2024 — Stereotaxis , a pioneer in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, announced the successful treatment of the first heart rhythm patients by Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) utilizing the advanced Genesis Robotic Magnetic Navigation System.

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DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:00 May 21, 2024 — Stereotaxis , a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that it has been invited to present at HRS Africa Summit 2024 , scheduled to take place during Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in Boston, Massachusetts.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

Weight Loss Drug Linked with Reduced Need for Diuretics in Heart Failure Patients 7. Late-breaking Clinical Trial Results from FARADISE, admIRE Study and Advent Trial at Heart Rhythm 2024 Highlight Pulsed Field Ablation Developments for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment 8. Tenax Therapeutics Announces New U.S.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 11, 2024

Pulsed-field energy ablation (PFA) was significantly associated with hemolysis compared to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), according to the results of a study presented at Heart Rhythm 2024.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

International Stroke Conference 2024 to Present High-Profile Late-Breaking Science 6. Novel AI Platform Matches Cardiologists in Detecting Rheumatic Heart Disease 7. UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute First in World to Implant Penditure Clip Using Minimally Invasive Approach 10. In Memoriam: Bruce Wilkoff, MD, FHRS 5.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 29, 2024

David passed away suddenly on February 10, 2024. He was a dear friend and colleague of the Heart Rhythm Society and electrophysiologists around the world.

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CardiacWire

MAY 22, 2024

We hope everyone who attended HRS 2024 had a blast, and we hope all of you enjoy these top-six takeaways from electrophysiology’s biggest weekend of the year. The post Cardiac Wire’s Top Six Takeaways from HRS 2024 appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 06/19/2024 - 20:57 June 19, 2024 — When electrophysiologist Eugenio Cingolani, MD , isn’t seeing patients, he can usually be found in his laboratory, investigating improved treatments for heart rhythm disorders. Unfortunately, ablation also destroys healthy heart tissue in the process.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Simultaneously, thanks to the revolutionary work of cardiac electrophysiology (EP) physicians, scientists, and industry, ablative treatment of complex arrhythmias including AF has achieved ever-increasing efficacy and safety.

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DAIC

MARCH 26, 2024

UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to successfully implant the world’s first dual chamber and leadless pacemaker system to help treat people with abnormal heart rhythms. UC San Diego Health implanted the pacemaker system in the first patient in February 2024. “To

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements in symptoms and quality of life compared with a sham (placebo) procedure, according to late breaking research presented Sept.

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DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2025

will have AF, an irregular and potentially dangerous heart rhythm. AFHCUs included clinical actions such as ablation, cardioversion, initiation/intensification of rate or rhythm control medication, or progression to a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. 2024, May 15). By 2030, approximately 12.2

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HeartRhythm

MAY 6, 2024

In the article “The first ablation,” by Melvin M. Scheinman that published in the May 2024 issue of Heart Rhythm (2023;24:519–520), the source figure details were not included in the figure legend. Figure 1 was reproduced with permission from JAMA.1982. 248(7): 851-855. Copyright©(1982)American Medical Association.

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HeartRhythm

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the article, “Pulsed field ablation prevents left atrial restrictive physiology after posterior wall isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation” by Ariel Banai and colleagues, published in the August 2024 issue of Heart Rhythm (21;8:1245-1247), the author Disclaimer information was incomplete.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image courtesy: ACC christine.book Thu, 02/29/2024 - 11:22 February 29, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) will soon be holding its ACC 73rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo , ACC.24 24 from April 6 - 8, 2024 in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center.

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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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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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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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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. The company has obtained U.S.

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 03/28/2024 - 07:28 March 28, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc., patients, were presented as a late-breaker at the 2024 AF Symposium. 1 Among 20 patients who completed the 12-month follow-up visit, 100% achieved acute success from ablation procedures and 80% remained free from atrial arrhythmia recurrence at one year.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Launching the first FDA -approved PFA technology is not just a milestone; the PulseSelect PFA system is setting a new standard in safety for AF ablation with excellent efficacy and efficiency 1. In my clinical experience with the catheter, it was designed for AF ablation procedures.

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 03/05/2024 - 12:02 March 5, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc. , Most importantly, the recent published data on the VARIPULSE Platform demonstrates the safety using pulsed field ablation for patients being treated for AF." iii] The study reported a low fluoroscopy time of 7.8

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DAIC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

tim.hodson Mon, 10/21/2024 - 11:24 Oct. 18, 2024 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Board of Trustees unanimously approved the formation of Heart Rhythm Advocates , a new, shared vision, cause-related nonprofit 501(c)(4) advocacy organization to complement the primary 501(c)(3) nonprofit structure of the HRS.

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DAIC

JULY 8, 2024

MANIFEST-17K provides confidence that, unlike conventional thermal ablation, PFA with the pentaspline catheter does not cause the most feared complication of AF ablation—esophageal damage—nor does it cause pulmonary vein stenosis or persistent injury to the diaphragm,” says senior author Vivek Reddy, MD , The Leona M. and Harry B.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Scott Rankin Associations Between Surgical Ablation and Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Procedures The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2018 A. Chris Malaisrie Burden of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2018 J.

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