Medicare is looking to reduce healthcare costs, and EPs believe outpatient procedures are more convenient for patients.

Flu vaccines were also associated with lower rates of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction and heart failure, researchers noted. 

The new recall includes multiple lots of dabigatran etexilate capsules.

Among the guideline's most significant changes is a Class I recommendation for prophylactic amiodarone.

The company's flagship technology was invented by Peter Spector, MD, a practicing electrophysiologist. It uses advanced electrodes to visualize details of AFib typically missed by other mapping systems.

The De Ritis ratio could be a new way to anticipate when TAVR patients may face certain short-term risks after treatment.

More than 750,000 devices are included in the new Class II recall. At this time, however, no devices need to be returned to the manufacturer. 

The cloud-based software from Implicity was built to help care teams reduce unnecessary alerts and prioritize patients who truly need care.

The Affera Mapping and Ablation System with Sphere-9 Catheter can now be used to treat more patients in Europe. Medtronic also received good news from the FDA about the all-in-one device.