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Heart Rhythm Society

Cardiologist questions use of Boston Scientific Watchman device

July 10, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

A Philadelphia cardiologist has written a newspaper column questioning the efficacy and cost of Boston Scientific’s Watchman device for stroke prevention. The Watchman left atrial appendage closure device is designed to prevent blood clots that form in the heart’s left atrial appendage from reaching the brain. Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) markets it as an alternative to blood-thinning […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Featured, Implants, Medicare, Neurological, News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: American Heart Association, Boston Scientific, Heart Rhythm Society, Temple University, University of Alabama at Birmingham

HRS 2019: Study shows no danger to CRM devices from airport body scans

May 9, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Airport body scanners don’t appear to interfere with pacemakers and defibrillators, and noninvasive neurostimulation through the ear may help treat AFib. Those are but some of the insights coming out of the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific sessions, held this week in San Francisco. Here are some of the research highlights coming out of the […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Featured, News Well, Research & Development, Structural Heart Tagged With: Abbott, Cleveland Clinic, CVRx Inc., germanheartcentremunich, Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2019, Medtronic, parasym, renaldenervation, rotorablationaf, universityofoklahoma

HRS releases CIED lead extraction guidelines

September 15, 2017 By Fink Densford

The Heart Rhythm Society this week released its guidelines on device lead management and extraction for implantable cardiovascular electronic devices. The new guidelines are the result of a collaboration amongst 10 international organizations, according to the HRS. Included contributing organizations are the HRS, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Heart Rhythm Society

UPDATE: Medical societies update stroke guidelines

June 30, 2015 By Fink Densford

A bevy of cardiac medical societies updated their guidelines for stroke treatment yesterday to take into account new devices and technology, including left atrial appendage occlusion devices, stent retrievers and thrombectomy devices. The American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions have updated their guidelines to include the benefits of left […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Clinical Trials, Vascular Tagged With: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Assn., Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention

Boston Scientific readies leadless pacer program

May 21, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Boston Scientific readies leadless pacer program

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Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2015

Study: Zoll’s LifeVest covers ICD explantation patients

April 3, 2015 By Mark Hollmer Leave a Comment

Study: Zoll's LifeVest covers ICD explantation patients

A new study in the journal Heart Rhythm shows the utility of Zoll Medical‘s LifeVest wearable defibrillator for a subset of patients who don’t start out with the device.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Clinical Trials, Heart Rhythm Society, Zoll Medical

More positive data for St. Jude Medical’s Optim defib leads

December 5, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

More positive data for St. Jude Medical's Optim defib leads

Filed Under: News Well, Recalls Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Clinical Trials, Heart Rhythm Society, McMaster University, Population Health Institute, stjudemedical

HRS2014: Perforations, deaths temporarily derail St. Jude’s E.U. Nanostim study

May 12, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Updated May 12, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. with confirmation from St. Jude Medical.

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, News Well Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Clinical Trials, Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2014, Leerink Partners, stjudemedical

HRS2014 wrap-up: Medtronic delays ICD therapy, Boston Scientific watches patients from afar, and more

May 12, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani

HRS2014 wrap-up: Medtronic delays ICD therapy, Boston Scientific watches patients from afar, and more

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Clinical Trials, Conference coverage, Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2014, stjudemedical

HRS2014: St. Jude Medical and the ghost of product recall past

May 12, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

HRS2014: St. Jude and the ghost of product recall past

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, News Well, Recalls Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Conference coverage, Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2014, stjudemedical

Battery wars at HRS2014: And the winner is?

May 10, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Battery wars at HRS2014:

A string of presentations and poster sessions during this week’s Heart Rhythm conference pitted device makers against each other in the battle for battery superiority.

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, News Well Tagged With: Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Conference coverage, Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2014, stjudemedical

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