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Understanding more about heart rhythm disorders

Heart rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest have made headlines in recent months, prompting many to learn more about how the heart beats.

2 Feb 2023

National study sheds light on how to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation

A national study led by UBC researchers at the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation is shedding light on how to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AF) – a common heart rhythm problem associated with increased risk of stroke and heart failure.

7 Nov 2022

Biosense Webster launches HELIOSTAR™ in Europe, the first radiofrequency Balloon Ablation Catheter, enabling physicians to perform more efficient cardiac ablations

Biosense Webster, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, today announced the European launch of the HELIOSTAR™ Balloon Ablation Catheter.

From Biosense Webster Inc. 17 Oct 2022

Common diabetes medication identified as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation

Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a common diabetes medication, metformin, as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation.

11 Oct 2022

New OCTARAY™ Mapping Catheter with TRUEref™ Technology from Biosense Webster

The OCTARAY™ Mapping Catheter with TRUEref™ Technology provides physicians with the precise information needed for catheter ablation procedures that treat cardiac arrhythmias.

From Johnson & Johnson 7 Sep 2022

Simplicity is key when it comes to ablation, global AFib study finds

Results from one of the largest global studies of atrial fibrillation (AFib) procedures show that the simple approach is usually best when it comes to ablation, a procedure where physicians destroy or ablate cardiac tissue to correct irregular heart rhythms.

21 Jun 2022

New system produces a 3D interactive map of arrhythmia hotspots in the heart

A new way of treating arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF) -; the most common heart arrhythmia diagnosis in clinical practice -; has debuted at UC San Diego Health.

14 Feb 2022

Radiation therapy for ventricular tachycardia may revert heart muscle cells to a younger state

Radiation therapy for ventricular tachycardia — a life-threatening irregular heart rhythm — appears to work by reverting heart muscle cells to a younger state, reducing the irregular rhythms, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

24 Sep 2021

Study could help improve care for irregular heartbeats in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

New research will help doctors identify, treat and prevent potentially dangerous irregular heartbeats in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common heart condition in which the heart thickens and strains to pump blood.

15 Jul 2021

Type of heart failure may influence which approach is optimal for patients with AFib

Among patients with both heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib), treatment strategies focused on controlling the heart rhythm (using catheter ablation) and those focused on controlling the heart rate (using drugs and/or a pacemaker) showed no significant differences in terms of death from any cause or progression of heart failure.

18 May 2021

New AI predicts the location of “accessory pathways” in the heart

Kobe University Hospital's Dr. NISHIMORI Makoto and Project Assistant Professor KIUCHI Kunihiko et al. (of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine) have developed an AI that uses multiple kinds of test data to predict the location of surplus pathways in the heart called 'accessory pathways', which cause the heart to beat irregularly.

21 Apr 2021

Scientists use ultrasound to map arrhythmic sites more accurately

Abnormal heart rhythms-; cardiac arrhythmias-; are a major worldwide health problem. Now scientists are using ultrasound for more accurate maps of arrhythmic sites in the heart for the improved success of ablation procedures.

24 Mar 2021

Understanding stroke and heart disease in women remains a major research priority

Understanding the sex differences in cardiovascular disease presentation and outcomes remains a major research priority demonstrated by the record number of submissions for this year's Go Red for Women® special issue of the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation, published online today.

17 Feb 2021

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy, according to results of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

GlobalData: COVID-19 will have negative impact on elective cardiovascular procedures in Australia

The number of cardiovascular procedures performed in Australia is expected to go down in 2020 compared to 2019 due to the COVID-19.

6 Aug 2020

Researchers use ultrasound technique to accurately localize cardiac arrhythmias

Cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Currently, the 12-lead electrocardiogram is the noninvasive clinical gold standard used to diagnose and localize these conditions, but it has limited accuracy, cannot provide an anatomical tool to visually localize the source of the arrhythmia, and depending on which clinician is looking at the signals, there might be some interpretation variability.

25 Mar 2020

Catheter Ablation News and Research

Understanding more about heart rhythm disorders

National study sheds light on how to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation

Biosense Webster launches HELIOSTAR™ in Europe, the first radiofrequency Balloon Ablation Catheter, enabling physicians to perform more efficient cardiac ablations

Common diabetes medication identified as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation

New OCTARAY™ Mapping Catheter with TRUEref™ Technology from Biosense Webster

Simplicity is key when it comes to ablation, global AFib study finds

New system produces a 3D interactive map of arrhythmia hotspots in the heart

Radiation therapy for ventricular tachycardia may revert heart muscle cells to a younger state

Study could help improve care for irregular heartbeats in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Type of heart failure may influence which approach is optimal for patients with AFib

New AI predicts the location of “accessory pathways” in the heart

Scientists use ultrasound to map arrhythmic sites more accurately

Understanding stroke and heart disease in women remains a major research priority

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy

GlobalData: COVID-19 will have negative impact on elective cardiovascular procedures in Australia

Researchers use ultrasound technique to accurately localize cardiac arrhythmias

Mayo research provides evidence supporting benefit of ablation for heart failure patients with AFib

EHRA 2020: Latest practice-changing research in heart rhythm disorders

First patient in U.S. treated for atrial fibrillation using new type of ablation technology

Researchers show why corrective surgery is not always beneficial for irregular heartbeat

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