CHICAGO – Results from the EWOLUTION registry show that Boston Scientific Corp.'s Watchman Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure device was effective in stroke reduction for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), including those patients deemed unsuitable for oral anticoagulation. The study was presented at the Heart Rhythm Society's 38th annual Scientific Sessions on Friday. The prospective, single-arm, multicenter EWOLUTION registry evaluated 1,025 patients with non-valvular AF who have a high risk for stroke and systemic embolism. In the study, patients were enrolled at 47 centers throughout Europe, Russia and the Middle East. More than 70...
CHICAGO – Results from the EWOLUTION registry show that Boston Scientific Corp.'s Watchman Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure device was effective in stroke reduction for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), including those patients deemed unsuitable for oral anticoagulation. The study was presented at the Heart Rhythm Society's 38th annual Scientific Sessions on Friday.
CHICAGO – A post-market study of Boston Scientific Corp.'s subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) supports long-term use of the device in patients. Michael Gold, president of the Heart Rhythm Society presented the results during a late breaking clinical trials session at the conference. Results of the study are set to be published in the latest edition of the Heart Rhythm Journal. Acute results demonstrate the therapy effectively terminated life-threatening heart arrhythmias in 98.7 percent of evaluated patients. The S-ICD System analysis also validated low complication rates, with a complication-free rate of 96.2 percent at 30 days post-procedure....
CHICAGO – A post-market study of Boston Scientific Corp.'s subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) supports long-term use of the device in patients. Michael Gold, president of the Heart Rhythm Society presented the results during a late breaking clinical trials session at the conference. Results of the study are set to be published in the latest edition of the Heart Rhythm Journal.
CHICAGO – Atrial fibrillation (AF) impacts about 33 million patients worldwide. Med-tech companies have responded to the challenge AF presents and have developed a number of ablation technologies to treat the disease. On Tuesday, a panel at this year's Heart Rhythm Society's (HRS) Scientific Sessions discussed some of the devices on the forefront of AF Ablation. Nearly 10 years ago, med-tech companies went on a spending spree to either enter the AF market or secure a stronger foothold in it. These companies include Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s St. Jude Medical, which acquired West Berlin, N.J.-based EP...
CHICAGO – Atrial fibrillation (AF) impacts about 33 million patients worldwide. Med-tech companies have responded to the challenge AF presents and have developed a number of ablation technologies to treat the disease. On Tuesday, a panel at this year's Heart Rhythm Society's (HRS) Scientific Sessions discussed some of the devices on the forefront of AF Ablation.
