Volume 10 - Issue 4 - April 2010
04/05/2010
Medtronic Receives FDA Panel's Unanimous Recommendation for Approval of Revo MRI™ SureScan™ Pacing System
Medtronic, Inc. announced that the U.S. FDA Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has voted...
Medtronic Receives FDA Panel's Unanimous Recommendation for Approval of Revo MRI™ SureScan™ Pacing System
Medtronic, Inc. announced that the U.S. FDA Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has voted...
Medtronic Receives FDA Panel's...
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EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Interview by S. Granville Vance, MD and Daniel N. Weiss, MD, FACC
Interview by S. Granville Vance, MD a...
This article features a discussion between S. Granville Vance, MD and Daniel N. Weiss, MD, FACC about heart rate variability (HRV) testing. Dr. Granville Vance is full partner and lab director of Dillon Family Medicine in South Carolina;...
This article features a discussion between S. Granville Vance, MD and Daniel N. Weiss, MD, FACC about heart rate variability (HRV) testing. Dr. Granville Vance is full partner and lab director of Dillon Family Medicine in South Carolina;...
This article features a...
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Razali Omar, MD, FHRS and Robaayah Zambahari, MD, FACC
National Heart Institute (IJN)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Razali Omar, MD, FHRS and Robaayah Za...
Over the past decade, with the emergence of medical tourism, Asian countries have been the preferred destination for many people seeking less expensive but high-quality medical treatments coupled with highly competent and qualified...
Over the past decade, with the emergence of medical tourism, Asian countries have been the preferred destination for many people seeking less expensive but high-quality medical treatments coupled with highly competent and qualified...
Over the past decade, with the...
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Did you miss the American College of Cardiology’s 59th annual scientific session? ACC.10 is the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists to further advances in cardiovascular...
Did you miss the American College of Cardiology’s 59th annual scientific session? ACC.10 is the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists to further advances in cardiovascular...
Did you miss the American...
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04/05/2010
Victor Krauthamer, PhD, Scientist, Office of Science and Engineering Labs, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Shanti Gomatam, PhD, Mathematical Statistician, Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, CDRH, FDA; and Oscar Tovar, MD, Medical Officer, Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH, FDA
Victor Krauthamer, PhD, Scientist, Of...
Automated detection of shockable and non-shockable arrhythmias is an essential function of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). The American Heart Association (AHA) provided a set of sensitivities and specificities for arrhythmia...
Automated detection of shockable and non-shockable arrhythmias is an essential function of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). The American Heart Association (AHA) provided a set of sensitivities and specificities for arrhythmia...
Automated detection of shockable...
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Compiled by Valerie Strasburger and Jeremy Fotheringham, RN, MHSA, JD, from the CARMA Center at the University of Utah
Compiled by Valerie Strasburger and J...
More than 300 cardiologists, physicians and others attended the Third Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium February 26-27 in Park City, Utah. The conference was sponsored by the University of Utah School of Medicine’s Division of...
More than 300 cardiologists, physicians and others attended the Third Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium February 26-27 in Park City, Utah. The conference was sponsored by the University of Utah School of Medicine’s Division of...
More than 300 cardiologists,...
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In this feature interview, we speak with Dr. Anna Maria Choy, FRCPE, FACC, about her involvement with the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland (FANS).
Tell us about the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland. When was it formed, and...
In this feature interview, we speak with Dr. Anna Maria Choy, FRCPE, FACC, about her involvement with the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland (FANS).
Tell us about the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland. When was it formed, and...
In this feature interview, we...
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EP Lab Digest
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Steven P. Kutalek, MD, FACC, Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Hahnemann University Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Drexel University College Medicine, and Christine S. Saari, MSN, CRNP
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Steven P. Kutalek, MD, FACC, Director...
Extraction of permanent pacemaker and transvenous defibrillator leads has become an accepted method of treatment for patients with a variety of explant indications. These include lead malfunction, local infection or sepsis, vegetations,...
Extraction of permanent pacemaker and transvenous defibrillator leads has become an accepted method of treatment for patients with a variety of explant indications. These include lead malfunction, local infection or sepsis, vegetations,...
Extraction of permanent...
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Leslie Carpenter, Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), Charleston, West Virginia
Leslie Carpenter, Charleston Area Med...
The new, state-of-the-art CAMC Heart & Vascular Center opened in January 2009. The $72 million, 210,000 square foot building includes two new electrophysiology labs. Read on to learn more about the new center’s innovative design....
The new, state-of-the-art CAMC Heart & Vascular Center opened in January 2009. The $72 million, 210,000 square foot building includes two new electrophysiology labs. Read on to learn more about the new center’s innovative design....
The new, state-of-the-art CAMC...
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Feature Interview
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Are you considering a career switch to the medical device industry? PrepMD offers training to become a medical device clinical specialist or sales representative in cardiac rhythm management or electrophysiology. Read more about their...
Are you considering a career switch to the medical device industry? PrepMD offers training to become a medical device clinical specialist or sales representative in cardiac rhythm management or electrophysiology. Read more about their...
Are you considering a career...
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