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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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