atrial fibrillation
This is the most common arrhythmia, occurring more often in elderly patients and those with underlying heart disease. I have had a lot of patients that ask where to get more information on this disease, and hopefully this will a) help... [more]
This is the most common arrhythmia, occurring more often in elderly patients and those with underlying heart disease. I have had a lot of patients that ask where to get more information on this disease, and hopefully this will a) help them and b)help me to learn what people have found helpful.
The results of a post-hoc analysis of the data from the ATHENA study were presented today at the clinical trial update session of the European Society of Cardiology congress 2008, in Munich, Germany.
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The ERATO study published in the American Heart Journal demonstrated, for the first time in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, that dronedarone (Multaq(R)) significantly reduces mean 24 hour ventricular rate, on top of other rate control agents. The mean heart rate...
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- The introduction in Italy in 1982 of a nationwide pre participation screening program considerably reduced sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes - In athletes with documented malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias, competitive sports are contraindicated...
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Catheter ablation is still associated with a substantial amount of complications, and more failure then sometimes reported. Perforation with catheters is especially important in atrial fibrillation. Robotic navigation could reduce these ...
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· The introduction in Italy in 1982 of a nationwide pre participation screening program considerably reduced sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes. · In athletes with documented malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias, ...
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ATS Medical, Inc., a Minneapolis, MN company, is reporting that its Argon-based cryoablation system ATS CryoMaze™, designed to perform the Cox-Maze III procedure for concomitant atrial fibrillation treatment during open heart surgeries, has been given the CE Mark of approval by European...
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Thus it was natural that she would start and become CEO of the American Foundation for Women's Health and StopAfib.org, a non-profit web site for atrial ...
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How do you navigate a maze system through the FDA regulatory maze? St. Jude Medical has done it for its "second generation" High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) system called Epicor™. The device, designed for the intraoperative maze treatment of atrial fibrillation, has been approved by...
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This week, doctors at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center became the first in the nation to implement the CoHesion 3D Visualization Module -- an enhancement to the state-of-the art Hansen Robotic system used to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
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Dr. DeGuzman talks about and describes the different symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation.
Dr. Brian J. deGuzman is the Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at The Heart and Lung Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. A graduate of Boston College and Georgetown...
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