Abbott’s Volt pulsed field ablation system — for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The Volt system delivers high-energy electrical pulses to targeted areas of the heart to disrupt abnormal rhythms ...
A team of specialists at Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has become the first in the U.S.’ Southeast region to implant the Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder. The device is meant ...
(Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp expects more hospitals will be able to offer its new atrial fibrillation treatment starting by the end of the third quarter as it paces the product's rollout to give ...
A new device is helping Greeley patients with irregular heartbeats live with a reduced risk of stroke and a greater quality of life. In May, Banner Health’s North Colorado Medical Center became one of ...
The model is based on a 3D reconstruction of the heart of each patient, resorting to a computerized tomography (scan) of the left atrium, and can help to medical professionals who perform this ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ascension St. Vincent’s is using new technology to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib). Atrial fibrillation is when the heart has an irregular and often rapid rhythm.
Frequently a precursor to stroke or heart failure, a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation, goes undetected until it has progressed to an advanced stage. But atrial fibrillation, which is ...
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has been embraced as a catheter ablation modality with potential to be safer for atrial fibrillation (Afib, or AF) treatment due to its tissue-selective mechanism of cell ...
Data also demonstrates that the stroke risk reduction device is as effective as oral anticoagulants for patients with atrial fibrillation following a cardiac ablation The trial met the primary safety ...
Patients with atrial fibrillation who use wearable devices, like Apple Watches and FitBits, report higher anxiety levels and increased health care usage than nonusers. Although there are concerns ...
A recent Journal of the American Heart Association study investigates whether wearable devices impact patients' health and psychological well-being with atrial fibrillation (AF). Study: Wearable ...