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Excess Bed Days and Hospitalization Costs Associated With 30?Day Complications Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThe incidence and type of complications following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation have been extensively examined, but the impact associated with these complications on the length of stay and hospitalization costs is unknown.Methods and ResultsThis cohort study included 20 117 adult patients (mean age 62.6±11.4 years,

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

DAIC

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. Food and Drug Administration authorization.

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FibriCheck Enters US Market with FDA Clearance

DAIC

These measurements can enable the early detection and monitoring of heart rhythm conditions such as atrial fibrillation. and reimbursed using existing reimbursement codes. The FDA-clearance also allows FibriCheck to improve current U.S. business activities. FibriCheck can now be prescribed in the U.S.

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HRS 2024: Innovation Meets Reality

DAIC

In electrophysiology, innovation is king, but it is often incremental, and it almost always lacks rationale, comprehensive clinical documentation and relevance for hospitals that try to balance the increasing costs of new technology with increasing demand and reimbursement that just can’t keep pace.

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Mortality rate of percutaneous coronary interventions in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients under the public health insurance schemes of Thailand

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The one-year mortality rates in these groups were 10.57%, 4.21%, and 6.47%, respectively (p = 0.010). In the unadjusted model, the SS group showed a lower risk of one-year mortality [Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.38, 95% CI 0.18–0.80, 0.80, p = 0.011], and the CS group also demonstrated a lower risk (HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.35–0.99,

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Physician Variation and the Impact of Payment Model in Cardiac Imaging

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThe influence of fee‐for‐service reimbursement on cardiac imaging has not been compared with other payment models.

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7-day ECG monitoring provides major benefits and is low on resource use

Cardiomatics

A recent study published in Nature / Scientific Reports aimed to detect the rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) and further cardiac arrhythmias after acute ischemic stroke. It is also important to mention that throughout Switzerland, care providers are reimbursed for 7-day ECG monitoring. “We It has provided top quality analyses.”