Catheter ablation was found to be superior to optimal drug therapy for the primary treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in the randomized CABANA trial presented May 10 at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific sessions in Boston. However, there was a caveat.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group and other partners are devoting $43 million to fund a research initiative for better ways to prevent and treat age-related cognitive impairment.
Administering antibiotics incrementally in the perioperative stage has the potential to modestly reduce infections related to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), according to a study presented May 10 at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific sessions in Boston.
Phillipsburg, NJ—INFINITT North America, an award-winning developer of image and data management solutions for healthcare, announced today that they have achieved certification from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), demonstrating that INFINITT Cardiology Suite-v. 1.0.8.1 meets NCDR requirements for version 5 of the CathPCI Registry®.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 10, 2018 — AliveCor, the leader in artificial intelligence and FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced an important milestone in its work with Mayo Clinic on Long QT Syndrome (LQTS).
Each 50-meter increase in a six-minute walk test was associated with 20 percent lower odds of developing cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery, according to a single-center study from Japan published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Folic acid supplementation may dramatically reduce the risk of first stroke in patients with hypertension, low platelet count and high homocysteine levels, suggests a study published online May 7 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
An analysis of more than one million post-9/11 veterans suggests a new diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with a greater likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). The study is scheduled to be presented May 11 at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific sessions in Boston.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma, MPH, said accountable care organizations (ACOs) that haven’t taken on downside risk “are not producing results,” suggesting the agency could reevaluate those payment models.
Despite normal baseline blood pressures without medications before 20 weeks of gestation, pregnant women with chronic hypertension are at an increased risk of poor outcomes compared with women without, according to new research published in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
