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Wearable heart monitor increases diagnosis of irregular heart rhythm

Science Daily - Stroke

Wearable, long-term continuous heart monitors helped identify 52% more cases of atrial fibrillation compared to usual care, but that did not lead to a reduction in hospitalizations due to stroke, according to a new study.

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Nasal spray safely treats recurrent abnormal heart rhythms, clinical trial suggests

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A clinical trial showed that a nasal spray that patients administer at home, without a physician, successfully and safely treated recurrent episodes of a condition that causes rapid abnormal heart rhythms.

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

DAIC

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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Increased Risk of Heart Rhythm Disruption After COVID-19

DAIC

Ioannis Katsoularis, image courtesy of Klas Sjöberg milla1cf Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:23 December 14, 2023 — Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation.

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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

DAIC

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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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Becomes First Hospital in the Northeast to Adopt Advanced Robotic Technology for Heart Treatment

DAIC

milla1cf Thu, 05/30/2024 - 10:31 May 30, 2024 — Stereotaxis , a pioneer in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, announced the successful treatment of the first heart rhythm patients by Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) utilizing the advanced Genesis Robotic Magnetic Navigation System.

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Majority of ICD Implants Considered Appropriate by AUC, Little Variation in Rarely Appropriate Cases Across Hospitals

American College of Cardiology

of cases, with little variation in the rate of rarely appropriate implants across hospitals, according to a study published in Heart Rhythm. ICD and CRT-D implants were considered appropriate in 95% of cases and rarely appropriate in 1.7%