The application, called Echoes, was designed with help from the British Heart Foundation and Evelina Children’s Heart Organization. It uses an iPhone's built-in microphone to capture recordings of the user's heart. 

The group—which includes engineers, cardiologist, radiologists and other specialists—will attempt to perform a robotic-controlled left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) on a patient inside an MRI scanner.

Reviewing data from more than 23.5 million U.S. patients, the study's authors found that methamphetamine use was linked to a whopping 86% increase in a patient's AFib risk. The other substances included in the analysis were not far behind. 

Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, sold by Pfizer under the name Paxlovid, is commonly prescribed to treat COVID-19. When treating some heart patients, however, physicians may want to consider an alternative approach.

Harold Litt, MD, division chief of cardiothoracic imaging and director of the Center for Advanced CT Imaging Sciences at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, explains the role of cardiac CT in EP procedures.

A team of specialists from Cleveland Clinic reviewed nearly 3,000 medications, writing that a common type 2 diabetes medication offered the most potential as an effective treatment for AFib. 

Facilities were forced to adapt when the pandemic began, leading to changes that are still being felt throughout the healthcare industry. 

Digitized informed patient consent prior to contrast-enhanced CT exams has significant advantages over traditional paper consent forms, but it also has the unfortunate effect of leaving some of the most vulnerable patients behind.