American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Compared with a sham procedure, pulmonary vein isolation resulted in a statistically significant and clinically important decrease in atrial fibrillation (AFib) burden at six months, according to results from the SHAM-PVI trial presented at ESC Congress 2024 in London and simultaneously published in JAMA.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 10, 2025

Patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation who were not properly anticoagulated and did not undergo preprocedural transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) were significantly more likely to suffer from transient ischemic attack (TIA) or pulmonary embolism (PE).

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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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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 31, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System for isolation of pulmonary veins in the treatment of drug-refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a Boston Scientific press release.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

SmartPulse is a prospective, single arm, multi-center, clinical evaluation that will enroll approximately 250 patients with paroxysmal AFib in the United States to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Dual Energy STSF Catheter. “ The SmartPulse pivotal trial will allow us to learn more about the promise of PFA in paroxysmal AFib.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2020

Here is the computer interpretation: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE WITH ABERRANT CONDUCTION OR VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES LEFT AXIS DEVIATION [QRS AXIS beyone -30] NONSPECIFIC ST and T-WAVE ABNORMALITY The over-reading physician confirmed this diagnosis, which is incorrect. It is not atrial fibrillation.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

This middle-aged patient presented with SOB, weakness, and mild pulmonary edema. She previously had Atrial fibrillation with LBBB. This shows atrial fibrillation. The fact that the response is regular proves that the atrial fibrillation is NOT conducting. There is a regular, slow response.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Prognostic impact of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). Patients with severe TR were older, mostly with atrial fibrillation, and had more severe heart failure symptoms and more advanced left atrial and right heart remodelling than those with non-severe TR.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Atrial fibrillation is also a predictor of worse outcomes in this case (Alborzi). Q waves in association with RBBB are usually not seen in anterior leads unless there is pulmonary hypertension or anterior infarction. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 7, 2023

The rhythm appears to be atrial fibrillation. An old formal echo was found from 6 mo ago: Dilated right ventricle with septal flattening and estimated right ventricular systolic pressure of 70 mmHg (significant pulmonary hypertension). This was texted to me. An 80-something woman who presented with chest pain and dyspnea.

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2024

The VARIPULSE Platform is designed to enable pulmonary vein isolation with the versatility of a catheter loop, a simple generator user interface, and a mapping system that provides an intuitive, reproducible workflow with real-time visualization, contact indicator, and PF tagging mechanisms. In the U.S.,

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DAIC

JULY 24, 2024

The collaboration, according to a written statement issued by the company, aims to address challenges in capturing and analyzing cardiac signals to help physicians enhance patient outcomes for atrial fibrillation procedures. 1 Approximately 33 million patients worldwide are living with AFib.

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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). See full findings from the FARADISE, admIRE Study, and Advent Trial here.

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DAIC

MARCH 27, 2025

tim.hodson Thu, 03/27/2025 - 12:18 March 27, 2025 Abbott recently announced it has received CE Mark in Europe for the Volt PFA System to treat patients battling atrial fibrillation (AFib). Today, approximately 8 million Europeans over the age of 65 are living with AFib, a number expected to double over the next 30 years.

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DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

The pipeline of algorithms likely to clear regulatory hurdles and enter the cardiac market over the next 12-18 months include those for Pulmonary Hypertension, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Diastolic dysfunction, and Hyperkalaemia. Fertile Partnerships Ongoing research partnerships have driven much of recent developments seen in the market.

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Heart 2023 Conference

APRIL 20, 2022

(Harvard University Heart Letter) A clinical polygenic risk score test for diseases ranging from atrial fibrillation (AFib) to breast cancer was piloted by scientists. JACC: Asia) Lexaria Bioscience has announced that a CBD product beats a placebo in simulating acute pulmonary hypertension.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The rhythm is atrial fibrillation. The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism.

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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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DAIC

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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., tim.hodson Wed, 10/30/2024 - 13:42 Oct.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

New science presented at AHA 2024 and simultaneously published in JACC: Advances provide insights on emerging topics such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled left atrial (LA) volumetry in coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans to predict atrial fibrillation (AFib); the role of treating hospitals in facilitating cardiac rehabilitation (CR); (..)

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