Abandoned metal wire leads for pacemakers and ICDs did not present a serious safety issue in a study of 80 patients, but a handful of patients did experience a significant change in the composite of capture threshold, sensing or lead impedance.

Anne Kroman, DO, PhD, assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), explains mentoring efforts for women in EP and why it is important for patients to see more female electrophysiologists to help overcome barriers.

Leadless pacemakers may be an "attractive alternative" to transvenous devices when cardiologists treat older TAVR patients who experience conduction disorders.

The newly approved extravascular closure device was designed for procedures with access sites from 6 to 12 French. It uses the same proprietary GRIP technology found in other Cordis interventional devices.

Among general cardiologists, compensation increased nearly 8% from 2023 to 2024. Interventional cardiology and electrophysiology saw even larger jumps.

Value-based payments can impact cardiology practices in many ways, helping cardiologists acquire new technology and boost patient care.

The new-look PFA system from Pulse Biosciences was designed to treat AFib with a single application that lasts less than two seconds.

Electrophysiology specialist Vivek Reddy, MD, and colleagues reviewed data from more than 17,000 patients, presenting their findings in Nature Medicine.