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First-of-its-kind ACC Registry Tracks Cardiac Procedures Performed in Ambulatory Surgical Settings

DAIC

Recent shifts in third-party payer reimbursement, led by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid , have resulted in continued trends of minimally invasive cardiac procedures on stable patients increasingly being performed outside of a hospital setting. This registry suite is meeting an unmet need.

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) – why is it so important?

Cardiomatics

This can be achieved by introducing electrodes into the vascular system which are connected to a pacemaker with a resynchronization function. Bundle-Branch Block Morphology and Other Predictors of Outcome After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Medicare Patients. Heart Fail. 2012, 14, 628–634. [5] 5] Bilchick, K.C.;