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ESC 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines describe benefits of cryoballoon ablation and...

Cryoballoon ablation for patients with diagnosed atrial fibrillation, and long-term cardiac monitoring for survivors of stroke who do not have an established diagnosis of atrial...

ESC and EACTS launch first collaborative atrial fibrillation guidelines

The first European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) have been...

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...

Experts discuss non-responders to cardiac resynchronisation therapy at ESC scientific symposium

EPIC Alliance experts at the 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC; Rome, Italy) congress presented original research and real-world clinical evidence on non-responders to...

Daiichi Sankyo PREFER in AF registry suggests increased stroke risk among...

Daiichi Sankyo has announced data from new sub-analyses of the Prevention of thromboembolic events—European Registry in Atrial Fibrillation (PREFER in AF) patient registry, which...
Cardiac Rhythm news for specialists

Medtronic EffectivCRT-during atrial fibrillation algorithm can improve therapy delivery

The Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Efficacy Enhancement (CRTee) study has shown that the Medtronic EffectivCRT-during atrial fibrillation algorithm can improve therapy delivery in heart failure...

Medtronic Micra TPS sustains low complication rate through 12 months

New long-term results from the Medtronic Micra Transcatheter System Global Clinical Trial have shown consistently low rates of major complication. The data—from largest and...