Tag: AFib

AtriCure’s EPi-Sense System Approved by FDA for Treatment of Long-Standing Persistent Afib Patients

FDA approval results in the only label of its kind for more than 3 million patients in the United States, significantly expanding AtriCure’s addressable market Superiority trial showed a 29% difference in effectiveness at 12 months and a 35% difference in effectiveness at 18 months for long-standing persistent Afib patients. Study […]

Milestone Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Enrolled in the ReVeRA Study, its Phase 2 Trial of Etripamil in Atrial Fibrillation and Rapid Ventricular Rate

MONTREAL and CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MIST), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative cardiovascular medicines, today announced the first patient has been enrolled in its Phase 2 proof-of-concept study of etripamil nasal spray for the Reduction of Ventricular Rate in patients experiencing Atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular rate (AFib-RVR), […]

BioSig Awarded U.S. Patent Claims for the Noise-Filtering Methods for its Signal Processing Technology

Westport, CT, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Claims address computer-implemented systems and methods for filtering noise from input cardiac signals using its PURE EP™ technology designed to elevate treatments for cardiac arrhythmias Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia type, affecting over 6 million people in the U.S. and causing […]

Medtronic Announces First Procedures in Pivotal Trial to Evaluate Novel Ablation Technology in Treating Atrial Fibrillation

Study Will Determine the Safety and Effectiveness of Pulsed Electrical Fields to Interrupt Irregular Heart Rhythms DUBLIN, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the first procedures in the investigational device exemption (IDE) pivotal trial to evaluate the PulseSelect™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, a […]

FARAPULSE’s Pivotal ADVENT Trial underway with First Patients Treated with its Breakthrough Pulsed Field Ablation System to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

Pioneering technology has demonstrated potential to improve safety for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and simplify procedures for physicians MENLO PARK, Calif., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – FARAPULSE Inc. today announced the first patients were treated in the ADVENT Trial, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) pivotal trial to […]

CardiacSense Medical Grade Watch receives CE Mark for continuous detection of Atrial Fibrillation

– The watch will begin shipping in EU as a medical device for continuous measurement of heart rate and arrhythmias at ECG-level accuracy CAESAREA, Israel, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —  CardiacSense – a digital health company that developed and clinically verified a medical grade watch capable of detecting and remotely monitoring Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) and Heart […]

New Study Published in JACC Clinical EP Validates that Cardiologs’ AI Eliminates Nearly Two-Thirds of False Positives in Remote Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation

PARIS and BOSTON, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiologs, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, today announced that results of a clinical study the company conducted in collaboration with Valley Health System have been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Clinical Electrophysiology (“JACC Clinical EP”). The findings show […]

TCAI physicians participate in clinical trial for potential life-saving device for patients with heart rhythm disorders

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Physicians with the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center are among the first in the world to participate in a clinical trial to evaluate a new esophageal protection device designed to make ablation procedures safer for patients with atrial fibrillation (A Fib), the most […]

Cardiac Insight Increases Access to Lifesaving Wearable ECG AFib Detection Technology with Record Sales

Accelerating speed to diagnosis, allowing immediate access to patient ECG data, and enabling new revenue streams for physicians credited in rapid sales growth for leading ECG analysis platform BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Insight, Inc., a healthcare innovator specializing in wearable cardiac sensors and automated electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis software that delivers highly […]