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nContact Surgical, a cardiac solution company, will embark on a clinical trial to probe whether a convergent ablation procedure -- combining endoscopic with catherter ablation -- can effectively treat patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).
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The FDA has granted marketing approval to Biosense Webster's NaviStar ThermoCool Catheter for the treatment of drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (a-fib), when used with compatible 3D electroanatomic mapping systems.
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Middle age introduces itself in many ways; one is atrial fibrillation (AF). My onset of AF seems to have coincided with a mountain bike accident in the woods of North Carolina that resulted in some cracked ribs.
The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).