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Abbott's TactiFlex flexible tip, force sensing ablation catheter (right), and its integration with the EnSite X EP mapping system (left) showing the distance from the last ablation. and the contact force during an AFib pulmonary vein isolation.
| Electrophysiology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared Abbott's TactiFlex Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled, which is the the world's first ablation catheter with a flexible tip and contact force technology. The radiofrequency (RF) catheter…

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| Heart Rhythm

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety are all much more common among patients who receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) than the general population,…

The Medtronic pulsed field ablation (PFA) system.
| Electrophysiology

One of the biggest technology trends in cardiac electrophysiology is the the development of pulsed field ablation (PFA), a non-thermal ablation treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The Heart…

Ear-clip device offers non-pharmacological treatment for postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). #HRS2023 #HRS
| Electrophysiology

A patient-administered therapy ear clip device effectively uses nerve stimulation to treat postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), according to a late-breaking clinical trial at Heart Rhythm 2023 [1]. This may offer a new treatment option for…

Zio AT mobile cardiac telemetry device
| Policy & Regulations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to iRhythm Technologies detailing several issues related to the company’s Zio AT mobile cardiac telemetry device. The letter was sent…

The CLAAS device from Conformal Medical

Conformal Medical, a New Hampshire-based medical device company founded in 2016, has completed a Series D funding round worth $35 million. The new investments come as the company continues developing its…

The EBR Systems WiSE leadless cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) system. #HRS23
| Electrophysiology

Results from a pivotal clinical trial presented as a late-breaker at Heart Rhythm 2023 indicate that a new leadless…

| Electrophysiology

Two late-breaking clinical studies at Heart Rhythm 2023 highlight the success of left bundle branch area pacing (…

Cleveland Clinic cardiologists implant Impulse Dynamics device for first time in the world
| Heart Failure

Two veteran cardiologists from Cleveland Clinic have performed the first heart procedure of its kind, successfully implanting a new dual cardiac device in a patient presenting with heart failure symptoms.

Assert-IQ Abbott ICM
| Remote Monitoring

Abbott has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Assert-IQ insertable cardiac monitor (ICM). The device, designed for the long-term monitoring of arrhythmias, uses…

| Heart Rhythm

Asundexian, a new investigational drug from Bayer, is now one step closer to being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).