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Lead Management – Holes in the literature
The world of cardiac rhythm device therapy has always relied on solid, reproducible data that has weathered the test of time (see long-term SCD-HeFT follow-up data). The proliferation of device...
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Guest Blogger: Improving Thromboprophylaxis Using AFib Diagnostic...
Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Aman Chugh, MD provides a summary of the Multicentre Italian ANGELS of AFib Project. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is usually diagnosed on a 12-lead electrocardiogram or via...
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Pacemaker Device/Mode Selection: Who Should Receive a Dual Chamber System?
The answers to questions regarding single versus dual chamber device/mode selection are obvious to physicians practicing cardiac electrophysiology in 2012. Cardiac rhythm specialists are aware that...
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Guest Blogger: Treating Atrial Fibrillation – 5 Reasons to Choose Rhythm Control
Editor’s Note: In recognition of Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (September) Gregory F. Michaud, MD gives five reasons to choose rhythm control when treating patients with the heart rhythm...
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New (Old) Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
In the past few months, my approach to managing atrial fibrillation (AF) has changed. Yes, I continue to use newer anticoagulants before warfarin. And, I am excited about the work that my friend Sanjiv...
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Guest Blogger: The New Anticoagulants – Why All the Excitement?
Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS shares his thoughts on the recent studies that have focused on the new oral anticoagulants available to treat Afib. There seems to be no...
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Self-Powered Pacemaker on the Horizon
News from the recent American Heart Association meeting showed that an internally-powered pacemaker is on the horizon. Researchers at the University of Michigan (lead author- M. Amin Karami, Ph.D.,...
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Guest Post: Choosing Anticoagulation for Patients with AF
Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS shares his thoughts on the recent reviews focused on the latest anticoagulants available to treat Afib. For every cardiologist who struggles...
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Sudden Cardiac Death: Still Work to Do
News from last year’s American Heart Association meeting showed that an internally-powered pacemaker is on the horizon. Researchers at the University of Michigan (lead author M. Amin Karami, PhD and...
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The Ascendance of CRT-P
Many implanting physicians are frustrated by the current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage Decision (NCD) regarding single versus dual chamber pacemakers. Last updated...
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