Tag: atrial fibrilaltion
Study results demonstrate high detection accuracy for atrial fibrillation using single-lead...
Results from the MATRIX study show that the high detection accuracy of DX single-lead implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) systems for atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes...
EHRA 2023: Statin use associated with lower risk of stroke in...
A region-wide study in more than 50,000 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has found reduced risks of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in those...
Smart watches could predict higher risk of heart failure and arrhythmia
Wearable devices such as smart watches could be used to detect a higher risk of developing heart failure and irregular heart rhythms in later...
Health benefits of early rhythm control come with “reasonable” costs for...
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been said to benefit from early rhythm control therapy, which reduces cardiovascular deaths, strokes, and other adverse outcomes...
HeartBeam accquires LIVMOR assets
HeartBeam, a cardiac technology company that has developed the three-dimensional (3D)-vector electrocardiogram (VECG) platform for heart attack detection today announced the strategic acquisition of...
First patients treated in Kardium PULSAR IDE study of Globe pulsed...
Kardium, a private medical device company that has developed the Globe pulsed field (PF) system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) using pulsed...
Acesion announces positive phase two data from AF clinical trial
Acesion, the biotech developing first-in-class novel therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF), has today announced positive data from its phase two trial of AP30663, a...
Systemic delivery of extracellular vesicles reduces AF in heart failure with...
A recent study has provided new mechanistic insights identifying distinct atrial electrophysiological remodelling and fibrosis-associated conduction abnormalities favouring atrial fibrillation (AF) susceptibility in heart...
Basketballer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins campaign to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is working with Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its symptoms as part of the...
Digital cardiovascular care company tenacio launches US OptiCor AF patient management...
tenacio, a company focused on digitising cardiovascular care to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, has announced its OptiCor patient management platform is...
Systematic review and meta-analysis finds P-wave duration to increase risk of...
In their updated meta-analysis of 4,175 patients, Stergios Intzes together with a team from the Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupoli, Greece and the Heart...
Measurement of left atrial mechanical function found to improve stroke prediction
A cohort study of more than 4,500 persons without a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) or stroke has found that measuring left atrial mechanical...
Field Medical and CardioNXT to collaborate on 3D integrated PFA therapy
Field Medical and CardioNXT have announced a strategic collaboration to provide the first-of-its-kind focal pulsed field ablation (PFA) therapy integrated with 3D mapping &...
“More research needed” before smartwatches are promoted for heart rhythm disorder...
More scientific evaluation is needed to develop and validate consensus recommendations to ensure that benefits will outweigh risks for consumers who use smartwatches in...
Catheter ablation shown to reduce mortality and hospitalisation in patients with...
An analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) has found catheter ablation reduces mortality and heart failure hospitalisations in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and...
Q-FFICIENCY trial shows promise for temperature-controlled ablation
Use of temperature-controlled ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) is effective and highly efficient, according to Jose Osorio—the director of electrophysiology at...
Patients with both atrial fibrillation and diabetes less likely to notice...
Adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and atrial fibrillation (AF) are less likely to notice irregular heartbeat symptoms, more likely to have...
Re-evaluate use of anticoagulation in patients with atrial flutter
A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, indicates that patients with atrial flutter have a lower incidence of stroke than patients with atrial...
Three studies support efficacy of PFO closure for reducing risk of...
The results of CLOSE, Gore Reduce and the extended follow-up of RESPECT—all published in The New England Journal of Medicine—indicate that percutaneous closure of...