Latest Clinical cardiac electrophysiology Stories

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center has treated more than 2,300 patients with heart rhythm disorders since it launched on May 1, 2008 -- about a fourth of them from outside Central Texas. "In just one year, the physician team at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, coupled with our unmatched level of technology, has drawn thousands of patients for the advanced treatment of heart...

Latest generation of electrophysiology equipment used this week for the first time in North AmericaPatients with heart rhythm disorders can look forward to better and faster diagnosis and treatment thanks to the latest generation of electrophysiology equipment used this week for the first time in North America at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center."This state-of-the-art equipment allows us to better visualize electrical activity in the heart and localize the source of rhythm...

AUSTIN, Texas, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Austin physicians Rodney P. Horton, electrophysiologist, and Andrew Hume, cardiac surgeon, were the second team in the nation to perform a convergent procedure for atrial fibrillation (A Fib). Horton and Hume were part of an international team that traveled to Krakow, Poland, in January of 2009 to explore new ways to treat A Fib. During the trip, the entire team performed the first such procedure in the world, bringing...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- eCardio Diagnostics, LLC announced the launch of the eVolution(SM), a single-component cardiac monitoring system that provides instant and accurate patient information through automated data transmissions. "The eVolution(SM) is the next leap forward in extended daily monitoring," noted Robert Jordan, Executive Vice President for eCardio. "The simple configuration offers patients a more convenient remote monitoring option while continuing to...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center has been selected as one of only a few sites in the nation to participate in an FDA-approved clinical trial for a new device to treat persistent atrial fibrillation. TCAI, an international treatment, training and research center specializing in heart rhythm disorders, is a partnership between St. David's Medical Center and Texas Cardiovascular Consultants. "This is just another...

Lebanon Cardiology Associates, PC, has been providing care for patients in Lebanon County since 1988. Offering our patients innovative and state of the art treatment including cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, peripheral vascular disease, and heart failure. LCA now offers advanced cardiac heart rhythm evaluation, intracardiac arrhythmia ablation (including atrial fibrillation) and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. The Invasive Electrophysiology...

Good Samaritan Hospital (www.gshleb.org) was among the first in the nation to implant a TELIGEN(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This advanced device is used to treat sudden cardiac death, which is the abrupt loss of heart function, usually due to an electrical rhythm dysfunction in the lower chambers of the heart that causes the heart to pump blood ineffectively. GSH is among the first to bring this new technology to Central Pennsylvania. Dr. Jeffrey L. Williams, MD, MS,...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AtriCure, Inc. , a medical device company and a leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems, today announced that it will present at the following investor conferences during August: -- The BMO Focus on Healthcare Conference, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. David J. Drachman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. -- The...

eCardio Diagnostics launches an extended monitoring device, the eTriggerPLUS, in conjunction with an extended monitoring service (EMS). Extended monitoring devices provide real-time data analysis allowing physicians to capture daily ECG information through pre-defined and programmable intervals. The eTriggerPLUS is the first generation of extended monitoring devices offered by eCardio. The single component device contains proprietary features such as the eTimer(SM) Automatic Data Capture...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AtriCure, Inc. , a medical device company and a leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems, today announced that its minimally invasive platform was highlighted during Cardiostim, a world congress in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac techniques. On June 18, Dr. Kenneth Ellenbogen, Vice Chairman of Cardiology and Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at the Medical College of Virginia, chaired a symposium entitled...