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Abbott Announces First Global Procedures in a Clinical Trial of its Volt Pulsed Field Ablation System to Treat Patients with Abnormal Heart Rhythms

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milla1cf Thu, 01/18/2024 - 14:21 January 18, 2024 — Abbott announced the first global procedures have been conducted using the company's new Volt Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System to treat patients battling common abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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First Heart Rhythm Patients in Southern Italy Treated with Advanced Robotic Technology

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milla1cf Tue, 06/11/2024 - 18:09 June 11, 2024 — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that Hospital Santa Maria della Pietà, in Nola in the Metropolitan City of Naples, has established the first robotic cardiac heart program in Southern Italy.

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Pulsed Field Ablation Procedures Found Safe and Effective for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

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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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Shorten the Blanking Period After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Experts Say

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Based on continuous monitoring of early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia immediately after patients have undergone atrial fibrillation ablation, Musat et al. Early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia (ERAT) is commonly seen following catheter ablation of AF, with reported incidences of up to 61% in the first three months.

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News from EHRA 2024: International Experts Agree on Standards for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

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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. Image courtesy: European Society of Cardiology.

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Cortex Announces RESOLVE-AF Trial Evaluating Electrographic Flow (EGF) Mapping for use in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

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EGF mapping allows physicians to detect EGF sources and is designed to individualize ablation strategies based on underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms to potentially improve outcomes. AFib is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 30 million patients worldwide.

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Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval for FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System

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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. "The

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