Tag: EHRA

arrhythmia

EHRA 2023: Severe COVID-19 associated with life-threatening arrhythmia onset within six...

Patients with severe COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia within six months compared to their peers without...
atrial fibrillation ablation

EHRA 2023: Novel score predicts heart failure following atrial fibrillation ablation

A score based on four readily available clinical and imaging parameters identifies the heart failure patients who benefit most from atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, according...
ablation

EHRA 2023: Novel ablation strategy increases freedom from arrhythmia in AF...

An innovative three-step ablation approach including ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall improves freedom from arrhythmias in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF)...

EHRA 2023: AF patients have an average of five co-existing medical...

A novel software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with multiple conditions is being designed by the EU-funded...
pacemaker

EHRA 2023: Electric vehicle chargers found to be safe for patients...

High power electric vehicle chargers are safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators, according to a study published in EP Europace, a journal of...

EHRA 2023: Footballer Iker Casillas receives Gold Medal award

Spanish footballer, Iker Casillas, was awarded an European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Gold Medal for services to cardiovascular health yesterday at the 2023 annual...
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

EHRA 2023: Extended ECG monitoring detects more arrhythmias in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Thirty-day electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) detects more arrhythmias than the standard 24 to 48 hours, according to late breaking...

EHRA 2020 to feature late-breaking arrhythmia studies

Twenty late-breaking trials, including major clinical studies on the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) are among the research to be presented at the annual...

Stroke prevention drugs may help reduce dementia risk for atrial fibrillation...

Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention medications, according to recommendations published online in EP Europace1, a...

Repeat ablation with contact force sensing “does not necessarily guarantee a...

Preliminary results from the ABLATOR observational registry have shown similar success rates (around 58%) in first time ablation and repeat ablation for persistent atrial...

Tenth edition of EHRA White Book of cardiac arrhythmia treatment data...

The tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment is being launched at EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM 2017. The edition marks the ten year anniversary...

App directs first responders to cardiac arrest three minutes before ambulance

A novel smartphone application (app) has been developed that can direct first responders to cardiac arrest victims more than three minutes before the emergency...

European Heart Rhythm Association congress to become annual in 2018

The scientific congresss of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) is to become an annual event from 2018. The next congress will take place...

EHRA releases White Book 2016 EP Europace Supplement

The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the EP Europace journal have released the supplement to its ninth annual EHRA White Book, developed in...