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Study reports 'excellent' outcomes for patients receiving optimized treatment for atrial fibrillation

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of arrythmia or irregular heartbeat worldwide, impacting millions of people in the U.S.

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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.

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American College of Cardiology, ACC, Releases Guide to Remote Patient Management

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In its announcement about the workbook, ACC noted that cardiologists use digital devices and wearable technology to remotely monitor their patients for a variety of chronic cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, vascular disease and atrial fibrillation.

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Step Into the Cardiology Clinic of the Future: Bringing Virtual Cardiac Care Delivery and Virtual Telemetry to Life in Your Practice’s Clinical Workflows

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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) cases have also surged, doubling from 28.3 As virtual cardiac telemetry becomes more akin to the hospital cardiac monitor in data acuity, new possibilities emerge. One study showed a 23% reduction in hospital readmissions when using remote patient monitoring (RPM). million in 1990 to 56.7