Heart Rhythm

Hearts should have normal rhythm to their beats, but when these beats are out of synch, it causes inefficient pumping of blood. Irregular heart arrhythmias occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heart's beats do not work properly. This can cause beats that are too fast (tachycardia), or too slow (bradycardia). Tachycardias include atrial fibrillation (AFib), supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Bradycardias include sick sinus syndrome and conduction block. Electrophysiology arrhythmia treatments include medications, life style changes, and the EP lab interventions of catheter ablation, and implantable pacemakers or defibrillators.

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2,000 patients suing Boehringer over Pradaxa

More than 2,000 patients in the U.S. have filed suits against Boehringer Ingelheim over its oral anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa). The company confirmed the number to Reuters after a German newspaper initially reported the total.

List helps EPs steer clear of inappropriate care

A subcommittee of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) published a list of five treatments and procedures electrophysiologists should avoid in patients with arrhythmias. The five “don’ts” are available on the HRS website.

eCardio opens independent diagnostic testing facility in California

eCardio Diagnostics, a leader in remote arrhythmia monitoring services, today announced the opening of its second Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) in San Francisco, California.

First leadless pacemaker in United States implanted into a patient at the Mount Sinai Hospital

This February during American Heart Month, Vivek Reddy, MD, of Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Hospital implanted the United States' first miniature-sized, leadless cardiac pacemaker directly inside a patient's heart without surgery.

Ablation tech chief retires as part of St. Jude integration

Frank J. Callaghan retired as president of the Cardiovascular and Ablation Technologies Division at St. Jude Medical as the company initiated organizational changes.

iRhythm announces that ZIO(r) Service included under new Aetna policy covering long-term continuous monitoring of patients with suspected heart arrhythmias

iRhythm Technologies, a healthcare information services company, today announced that Aetna, the third largest health plan in the United States, has issued a positive coverage policy for long-term continuous monitoring of patients with suspected heart arrhythmias, which includes use of the ZIO Service. The new policy now makes iRhythm's solution - comprised of the ZIO Patch, proprietary algorithms and the ZIO report - available as a potential covered service for the insurer's medical members.

Beaumont Health System first outside of Japan to test new atrial fibrillation technology

Beaumont Health System is the first center outside of Japan to use a new balloon ablation technology to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder that affects about 3 million people in the U.S.

Aspirin may be overprescribed in patients with AF

Although aspirin can cause potentially serious adverse effects, it is still overprescribed to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Jan. 28 in The American Journal of Medicine.

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