Focus on Clinical Management in Pediatric Electrophysiology
- Wed, 9/28/11 - 10:25am
- 0 Comments
- 498 reads
The upcoming Sixth Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology: Focus on Clinical Management will take place December 11-13 at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms/Charleston, in South Carolina. This article provides an overview of what to expect at the meeting.
The Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology of the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, South Carolina, and of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany, will organize for the sixth time the Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology with its focus on clinical management.
Heart Rhythm 2009: Meeting Highlights
- Thu, 5/28/09 - 10:39am
- 0 Comments
- 3325 reads
The Heart Rhythm Society's 30th Annual Scientific Sessions took place May 13-16, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Enclosed below is a compilation of highlights from the meeting.
Routine EKG Screenings May Save Athletes’ Lives: New Study Reveals Abnormalities Identified by EKGs Not Detected by History and Physicals
Electrocardiography-based screenings among elite collegiate athletes find potentially important pathology that is not detected by history and physical examinations alone, according to a new study released at Heart Rhythm 2009. This is the first study to evaluate the costs and yield of routine EKG screenings in a large group of high-level performing college athletes.
Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2009: News Highlights
- Thu, 1/22/09 - 4:52pm
- 0 Comments
- 3981 reads
Hansen Medical Highlights Sensei Robotic Catheter System Alongside Cohesion 3-D Visualization Module at Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium
Hansen Medical, Inc. showcased its Sensei® Robotic Catheter System and the CoHesion™ 3-D Visualization Module at the 14th Annual Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, Jan. 15-17, 2009. The integrated EP solution offers physicians a software interface between Hansen Medical's robotic catheter system and St. Jude Medical's EnSite™ System advanced mapping technology. It is designed to provide physicians with 3-D visualization to enhance their ability to move a catheter throughout the heart and is intended to optimize control over catheter placement in specific locations.
Young ICD Connection: The 2008 Annual Conference
- Mon, 1/5/09 - 3:21pm
- 1 Comments
- 3509 reads
October 17 and 18, 2008 marked the 12th annual University of Michigan Hospital’s Young ICD Connection Conference. This annual conference, presented by the University of Michigan’s Cardiovascular and Congenital Heart Centers, provides a venue for young ICD recipients and their families to come together for the purpose of support, education, and the opportunity to meet and connect with others who share similar experiences.
American Heart Association 2008 Scientific Sessions: Highlights
- Mon, 11/24/08 - 2:22pm
- 0 Comments
- 2899 reads
Medtronic Data Presented at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008 Supports Utility of Painless Pacing Therapies in ICD Patients
New data presented at Scientific Sessions 2008 from Medtronic shows that survival among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) treated only with anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) was superior to patients who experienced at least one shock-treated episode, further demonstrating the clinical benefit of ATP. Additionally, the analysis evaluating more than 2,000 patients found no link between inappropriate therapy and mortality, nor a causal relationship between ICD therapy (ATP or shock) and mortality.
ATP allows most patients with ICDs to receive painless pacing pulses to safely and effectively terminate dangerous ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Young Hearts with ICDs: The 2008 Annual Conference
- Mon, 11/3/08 - 10:50am
- 0 Comments
- 1655 reads
The care of patients goes well beyond recommendations, medications, or interventions. Once a year, at our annual “Young Hearts with ICDs” conference, we get a better glimpse of what our patients and families experience on a daily basis, sharing in their setbacks and triumphs. Inevitably, we walk away better health care providers and better people.
As one young woman stated, “This conference has been such an amazing and uplifting experience for me. Every year there is always someone that I connect with in a new way, who invariably impacts my life simply by sharing our stories, our hurts, our successes and our laughter. But what I love best is that the people have become my family. I look forward to this reunion every year.”
