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EUROPACE 2011 - Madrid

Heartwire

Arrhythmia/EP
Do the ESC AF anticoagulation guidelines need an update already?
Jul 8, 2011 16:45 EDT
CORRECTED // When the ESC was planning new guidelines on the treatment of atrial fibrillation, the task force expected to be able to include information on trials of many new anticoagulants that were about to come on the market. But only a few of these expected trials were complete when guidelines were published in September 2010, so the ESC is considering another update.
Arrhythmia/EP
Experts debate best therapy for VT with sustained ventricular function in absence of data
Jul 8, 2011 14:30 EDT
In a debate on the best therapy for patients with ventricular tachycardia and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, the experts agreed that doctors must decide on ablation or an ICD without definitive data to support either option.
Remote monitoring of cardiac devices is catching on gradually, but it still has much to prove
Arrhythmia/EP
Remote monitoring of cardiac devices is catching on gradually, but it still has much to prove
Jun 30, 2011 10:15 EDT
More and more electrophysiologists are adopting remote monitoring of implantable defibrillators and pacemakers because their patients prefer it over office visits and because it helps them respond to adverse events more efficiently.
Arrhythmia/EP
Future of AF ablation depends on advances to make PV isolation more permanent
Jun 29, 2011 08:45 EDT
For catheter ablation pulmonary-vein isolation to live up to its promise as a treatment for atrial fibrillation, researchers and manufacturers must find a way to prevent the ablated electrical pathways from reconnecting.
Implementation of ICD guidelines is difficult in European countries facing budget crunch
Arrhythmia/EP
Implementation of ICD guidelines is difficult in European countries facing budget crunch
Jun 28, 2011 09:45 EDT
Adherence to professional practice guidelines varies widely in Europe, as the patients in the richer countries are far more likely to get the best evidenced-based therapies than patients in the poorer ones.
Arrhythmia/EP
Real number of sudden cardiac deaths in Europe is unknown but appears to be falling
2 COMMENTS - Jun 27, 2011 09:15 EDT
Studies estimating the incidence of sudden cardiac death provide very different estimates, although some consistent trends have emerged.

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