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| Policy & Regulations

Medicare Part B enrollees will pay significantly less for 64 different prescription medications for the next three months, according to a new announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS…

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| TAVR

Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib) who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) may face a heightened risk of long-term…

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| Heart Rhythm

Energy drinks may increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in people with underlying heart disease, according to a new analysis published in Heart Rhythm.[1]

It is too early to know for sure, researchers wrote, but the…

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| Artificial Intelligence

Medicalgorithmics, a Polish healthcare technology company focused on using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to diagnose arrhythmias, has received approval…

Elutia, a Maryland-based healthcare technology company, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for EluPro, its new biologic envelope specifically designed for patients with implantable pacemakers and defibrillators. It was also cleared for use when implanting other types of devices, including neurostimulators and neuromodulators.
| Electrophysiology

Elutia, a Maryland-based healthcare technology company, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for EluPro, its new biologic envelope specifically designed for patients with…

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| Economics

Kardium, a Canadian medical device company focused on electrophysiology technologies, has raised $104 million in new financing. Fidelity Management and Research Company led the funding round; T. Rowe Price Associates and new investor Durable…

Diamond Shruumz microdosing chocolate bars cookie butter flavor
| Heart Health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning Americans not to “eat, sell or serve” mushroom-laced chocolates sold by Diamond Shruumz. Sickness and hospitalizations after eating these products have been…

Stuart Connolly, MD, a veteran cardiologist known for his groundbreaking work in the field of electrophysiology, died June 2 after a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer.
| Leadership

Stuart Connolly, MD, a veteran cardiologist known for his groundbreaking work in the field of electrophysiology, died June 2 after a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer. He was 75 years old.

Connolly spent 40 years at McMaster…

mages of the Globe Pulsed Field System courtesy of Kardium
| Electrophysiology

A new pulsed field ablation (PFA) system from Kardium could give cardiologists a new tool in the war against atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new data published in Heart Rhythm.[1]

The…

WearLinq's eWave six-lead wearable ECG monitor
| Remote Monitoring

WearLinq, a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company, has acquired AMI Cardiac Monitoring, an independent diagnostic testing facility, to help increase the reach of its…

The late-breaking U.S. multicenter admIRE clinical trial at the Heart Rhythm Society 2024 meeting, showed positive data on the long-term safety and effectiveness of the the Biosense Webster Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) system in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. #HRS #HRS2024 #PFA
| Electrophysiology

The late-breaking U.S. multicenter admIRE clinical trial at the Heart Rhythm Society 2024 meeting, showed positive data on the long-term safety and effectiveness of the the Biosense Webster Varipulse…