New post up at theHeart.org: What were the best stories of 2012 in heart rhythm care?

As most of you know, I also write a column (Trials and Fibrillations) over at the online Cardiology news site, theHeart.org. My most recent article highlights what I thought were the top news stories in electrophysiology in 2012. There were many. Gosh were there ever. I broke a major rule of writing online articles: It was a really long post. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Consider yourself warned. You may want to read it in more than one sitting. Here was an outline of the hot topics of 2012: Two major developments in AF ablation. ICD implant volumes fell off a ledge. Consensus on the ICD is changing–for the better. St Jude’s Riata/Durata ICD lead issues. Two words: ugly stuff. Major changes in ICD programming are forthcoming. Less is more. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) remains impressive. Novel anticoagulants — The year of rivaroxaban. Gender issues come to the fore. Have you heard women are different than men? Aspirin falls from grace for the prevention of stroke in patients with AF. Honorable mentions include the IPhone ECG, MRI safety in patients with pacemakers and sleep disorders. The title of the post is: A year-end review of 2012: Top 10 stories in EP I hope you head over and check it out. Sorry for the word count. There was just a lot of news. And I had to add some Mandrola-isms. JMM P.S. I am grateful for the opportunity to write for such a professional organization. The people of THO have been kind and generous mentors. They ha...
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