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ARCHIVES – 2015

ISSUES 136 - 141



    Issue 141....December 2015/January 2016....17th Year

    EDITORIAL...Click to Read
    This Month's Topics
    • Review of an important international multicenter study on the efficacy of addressing the posterior left atrial wall (LAPW)
    • In-depth follow-up report on rotor-mapping technology (FIRM)
    • An overview of the nutraceutical supplement and amino-acid L-Theanine
    • Inspiring personal story from Richard D., who had a successful ablation for his long-standing persistent AF

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 140....October/November 2015....17th Year

    EDITORIAL
    This Month's Topics
    Short Cuts:
    Two reports from the world of AFIB news
    • A report on adherence with the new DOAC (Direct Oral Anticoagulants)
    • An update on the Watchman Device for LAA closure and Medicare’s CMS pathway toward procedure insurance reimbursement

    An overview of the recent AF Symposium 2016 comprised of four key topics shared at the event
    • New insights on core mechanism behind AFIB
    • Update on Genetics and Fibrosis in AFIB
    • Anticoagulation update including imminent approval of a reversal agent for the Factor Xa inhibitor DOACs Eliguis, Xeralto and Savaysa
    • Wide spread adoption of Non-PV trigger/substrate ablation beyond a PVI/PVAI for more advanced cases of AFIB

    Special Report – FIRM mapping and ablation as of early 2016
    • And overview of FIRM as a proprietary Non-PV substrate mapping and ablation technology its promise and controversies.
    • An in-depth summary of the first FIRM-only ablation study of non-paroxysmal patients as part of the first prospective randomized control trial on FIRM technology.

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 138....June/July 2015....16th Year

    EDITORIAL
    This Month's Topics
    Magnesium: Are You Getting Too Much of a Good Thing?
    Adverse Remodeling of The Left Atrium (LA) in Patients with AFIB
    Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Morphology and Physiology
    Short Take: Atrial Fibrillation and Obesity
    Dietary Enlightenment - Part 2 - GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) Facts

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 137....April/May 2015....16th Year

    EDITORIAL
    This Month's Topics
    Impact of gender on outcomes after afib ablation
    Vitamin D level associated with stroke severity and recovery
    Risk factor reduction and implications for ablation outcome

    Blasts from the Past
    Can life-style, diet and risk factor modification reduce afib?
    Magnesium and potassium in lone atrial fibrillation

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

    Issue 136....February/March 2015....16th Year

    EDITORIAL
    This Month's Topics
    Atrial fibrillation and the risk of myocardial infarction
    Benefits of anticoagulation unlikely in afib patients with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1
    LAA flow velocity after successful ablation of persistent afib
    From the annual International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage in Los Angeles

    RESEARCH REPORT:  Dietary Enlightenment Tips for the New Year
              By Jackie Burgess

    INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS



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