Arrhythmias & EP
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Higher AFib ablation volumes linked with better outcomes
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. hospitals with the lowest volume of atrial fibrillation catheter ablations had worse outcomes...
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FDA approves Vyndaqel, Vyndamax for amyloidosis-based heart disease
After a mean of 30 months, patients who received tafamidis meglumine had a higher survival rate and a lower number of cardiovascular-related...
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small...
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Some cardiac devices vulnerable to cybersecurity threats
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Increased sudden death risk in HIV linked to cardiac fibrosis
SEATTLE – Time to add fibrosis to defibrillator implantation criteria?
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FDA: Programmable heart failure device approved
The implantable cardiac contractility modulation system is for heart failure patients who have not responded to other therapies or are not...
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Abstinence by moderate drinkers improves their AFib
NEW ORLEANS – AFib recurrence risk was cut in half by alcohol abstinence.
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AUGUSTUS: Dual surpasses triple therapy when AFib patients have PCI or ACS
NEW ORLEANS – Dropping aspirin but keeping anticoagulation with apixaban and antiplatelet clopidogrel was effective and associated with less...
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Antibiotic-eluting envelope reduces CIED infections
The use of an absorbable antibiotic-eluting envelope around a cardiac implantable electronic device could significantly reduce the risk of...
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Apple Watch algorithm showed 84% positive predictive value for Afib
NEW ORLEANS -- The Apple Heart Study results are “the first half of the first inning. Rigorous investigation of this technology and its potential...
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Apple Watch algorithm brings wearables closer to clinical practice
NEW ORLEANS – Wearable technology hits a milestone with the Apple Heart Study, Dr. Matthew Martinez says.