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.

The procedure was part of the…

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 Bluetooth…

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).

The company announced…

Ablation is an effective, beneficial treatment option for young adults with atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new five-year data published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.[1] The study’s authors paid close…

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has released the full list of late-breaking electrophysiology (EP) studies…

Samsung Electronics has gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a new Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature that is part of its…

Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its next-generation Micra leadless pacemakers, the…

Patients who develop severe cases of COVID-19 face a higher six-month risk of developing a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder, according to new research presented…

Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who went into sudden cardiac arrest on the field back in January…

Leadless pacemakers may be a safe and effective short-term treatment option for pediatric patients presenting with bradycardia, according to new research published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.[1] Additional research…

About one-third of patients with a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) experience cancellations and delays when seeking …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have thrown their support behind new bipartisan legislation designed to improve automated…

To help standardize transcatheter left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) procedures, an updated expert consensus statement was released by the …

In June 2022, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Honduras to Miami died after going into cardiac arrest and losing consciousness. The flight’s crew did attempt to use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to revive the deceased—a…

Why do certain hereditary diseases related to heart rhythm issues seem to affect women more than men? According to an experimental study out of Linköping University in Sweden, estrogen may play a key role. [1…

Medtronic has received CE mark approval for its Affera Mapping and Ablation System, which include the company’s Sphere-9 Catheter and its Affera Prism-1 Mapping Software.

The Affera Mapping and Ablation System was developed to treat…

Pulsed-field ablation (PFA) is not associated with bronchial damage when used to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new findings published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.[1]

The study’s…

B. Hadley Wilson, MD, an interventional cardiologist with decades of experience leading cath labs and providing care to low- and middle-income countries, is the newest…

The American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting, ACC.23 Together with the World Congress of Cardiology, concluded just as it started: with a healthy serving of late…

Patients with a low body mass index (BMI) face a heightened risk of cardiac tamponade during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new findings published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.[1]

“Obesity…