Tag: AF patients
UK hospitals pilot Abbott’s Volt pulsed field ablation system in AF...
Abbott announced recently that its Volt pulsed field ablation (PFA) system is being used in procedures across the UK to treat people with atrial fibrillation...
AF-B-STEP project seeks to improve how AF is detected, quantified and...
An international research consortium has announced the launch of AF-B-STEP, a four-year research project designed to improve how atrial fibrillation (AF) is detected, quantified...
LAA closure fails to achieve non-inferiority versus standard care in AF...
For older people with irregular heart rhythms who are at high risk of stroke and bleeding, standard care—including the timely use of anticoagulant blood...
Argá Medtech announces first enrolments in COHERENT-AF IDE clinical trial
Argá Medtech has announced initial enrolments in the COHERENT-AF pivotal clinical trial. This US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational device exemption (IDE), prospective,...
US Heart Rhythm Society announces new framework to establish AF centres...
The US Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has released a framework outlining criteria for establishing an atrial fibrillation (AF) centre of excellence (CoE) and key...
Factor XI inhibitor ‘lives up to promise’ of reduced bleeding events...
Researchers from Mass General Brigham (Boston, USA) have evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients...
Pilot study shows cryoablation safe and effective for patent foramen ovale...
New research suggests that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to closing congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)...
AHA 2024: Lifestyle and risk-factor changes improve AF symptoms—not burden—compared to...
Treatment with the Type 2 diabetes medication metformin, lifestyle changes, or a combination of both, did not improve atrial fibrillation (AF) burden or progression...