Arrhythmias & EP
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Fingolimod heart effects usually resolve within 6 hours
Major finding: Patients’ mean sitting heart rate at predose assessment dropped from a mean of 74.1 bpm at baseline to a nadir of 65.6 bpm 5 hours...
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New risk scheme to predict stroke in AF
Major Finding: With the new stroke prediction scheme, 46% of AF patients were classified as having an extremely low (less than 1%) annual risk of...
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Cigna to require counseling for some genetic tests
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FDA addressing risk of cyberattacks on medical devices
Conference Coverage
Reablate, don't medicate, after failed AF ablation
Major Finding: At 3 years after a first ablation procedure had failed for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, 12% of those randomized to...
Conference Coverage
Shock-Less trial improves physicians' ICD programming
Major Finding: A 27% reduction in shocks from ICDs ensued after physicians received detailed, structured reports on their rates of adherence to...
Conference Coverage
Biomarkers predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Major finding: Cardiac resynchronization therapy device recipients with a preimplantation brain natriuretic peptide level of at least 440 pg/mL...
Conference Coverage
Optim ICD leads show tiny failure rate - so far
Major finding: The 5-year rate of freedom from mechanical failure for St.
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Novel contact force catheter advances AF ablation
Major finding: Patients undergoing ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using an ablation catheter featuring contact force sensing...
Commentary
Statins for A-fib are ready for prime time
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Antibacterial envelope may limit cardiac device infections
Major finding: A major device infection – defined as an infection involving the device pocket, deep tissue, or endocarditis – occurred in one...