Cardiology

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• PROTECT AF: Long-term data confirm safety, sustained efficacy of Watchman device

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• DENVER — Long-term follow-up data from the PROTECT AF trial indicate that left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device was superior to...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• BRUISE CONTROL: Surgery with continued warfarin reduced adverse outcomes

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• DENVER — A strategy of continued warfarin during implantable cardioverter defibrillator or pacemaker surgery reduced the incidence of device-pocket...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Mobile phone rhythm monitoring system a useful detection tool

• May 9, 2013
• DENVER — Prolonged and real-time rhythm monitoring using a mobile phone system was a useful diagnostic tool to detect arrhythmic episodes, according...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Survey: HRS members support reuse of cardiac implantable devices

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• DENVER — A large majority of Heart Rhythm Society members support reuse of cardiac implantable electronic devices for patients in low- and...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Hypothermic treatment improved survival for young cardiac arrest patients

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• Younger age is an independent predictor of survival for patients undergoing hypothermia treatment after cardiac arrest, researchers reported at the...More »

• ADVANCE III: Long-detection interval may be useful ICD programming strategy

• May 7, 2013
• Reprogramming implantable cardioverter defibrillators for a long-detection interval was associated with a reduction in antitachycardia pacing episodes,...More »

• Institution-wide QT warning system helped predict death rate

• May 7, 2013
• Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed and implemented an institution-wide computer-aided warning system to identify patients at risk for QT-related...More »

• In the Journals

• SSRIs caused adverse surgery outcomes

• May 2, 2013
• The perioperative use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors was associated with a higher risk for adverse events after surgery, according to results...More »

• Trial Scorecards

• EMBRACE

• Cardiology Today, May 2013
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• Pradaxa prescribing information updated

• April 30, 2013
• The labeling for dabigatran, an oral anticoagulant indicated to reduce the risk for stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial...More »

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