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Nine out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) surveyed were concerned about the risk of a stroke.1 Oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatments are usually prescribed to reduce this risk3 and the vast majority of patients actively sought...

CardioFocus, Inc. announced that it has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation...

The mid to long-term results from the EFFORTLESS study, the largest subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) registry in the world, show the device provides reliable treatment for ventricular tachyarrhythmias. This is the...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a rapid irregular heartbeat caused by pooling blood in the heart which can lead to heart failure and stroke, are often treated with an ablation, a minimally invasive procedure used to remove the tissue...

Visia AF MRI(TM) SureScan® and Visia AF(TM)ICDs Treat Dangerous Heart Rhythms and Enable Physicians to Identify Patients at Increased Risk for Stroke and Heart Failure Due to AF Medtronic plc announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug...

AtriCure, Inc., a leading innovator in treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the AtriClip PRO2 Left Atrial Appendage (LAA)...

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, announced expansion of its EnSite Precision™ cardiac mapping system limited market release in Europe and use of the new platform in more than 600 cases in nine countries since receiving...

Medtronic plc announced one-year results from a real-world study of patients who had a cryptogenic stroke, or stroke of unknown cause. The study found that the Reveal LINQ(TM) Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) detected atrial fibrillation (AF)...

Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a suite of products deemed safe for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment. The ImageReady™ MR-Conditional Pacing System, which includes...

Medtronic plc announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the world's smallest pacemaker, the Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS). The Micra TPS is the first FDA-approved product with...