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Biotronik launches trial of CLS AF algorithm
Biotronik said today it enrolled the 1st patient in its B3 trial examining the company’s Closed Loop Stimulation physiologic rate response sensor and algorithm. The study aims to whether pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators equipped with the CLS sensor and algorithm are able to reduce the rate of stroke and improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to those without the system. “AF is a huge clinical challenge, affecting over 20 million patients in Europe and the US alone. I am very excited to begin this groundbreaking trial. We hope to demonstrate that the physiological h...
Source: Mass Device - December 1, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Implants Software / IT Biotronik Source Type: news

Is FDA Getting More Cozy with AI?
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly on the rise in healthcare. From fledging medtech companies to established giants like Watson IBM—many firms are riding the current AI wave. Not only are companies embracing technology, but so is FDA. Recently the agency gave approval to San Francisco-based Viz.ai’s Contact application, a type of clinical decision support software designed to analyze CT results that could notify providers of a potential stroke in their patients. “What it’s doing is comparing the imaging features in that patient with the millions of images it has been trained on in the past, in...
Source: MDDI - February 14, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Medical Device Business Digital Health Source Type: news

Prediction of incident atrial fibrillation in community-based electronic health records: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Conclusions Models externally validated for prediction of incident AF in community-based EHR demonstrate moderate predictive ability and high risk of bias. Novel methods may provide stronger discriminative performance. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42021245093.
Source: Heart - June 10, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nadarajah, R., Alsaeed, E., Hurdus, B., Aktaa, S., Hogg, D., Bates, M. G. D., Cowan, C., Wu, J., Gale, C. P. Tags: Open access Arrhythmias and sudden death Source Type: research

Prediction of incident cardiovascular events using machine learning and CMR radiomics
ConclusionsRadiomics features may provide incremental predictive value over VRF and CMR indices in the prediction of incident CVDs.Key Points•Prediction of incident atrial fibrillation, heart failure, stroke, and myocardial infarction using machine learning techniques.•CMR radiomics, vascular risk factors, and standard CMR indices will be considered in the machine learning models.•The experiments show that radiomics features can provide incremental predictive value over VRF and CMR indices in the prediction of incident cardiovascular diseases.
Source: European Radiology - December 13, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

337-i * thoracoscopic left atrial appendectomy
Conclusions: This approach demonstrated feasibility, safety and effectiveness and should be considered as a possible alternative to percutaneous closure of the LAA. However, its effect on long-term prevention of stroke needs to be evaluated.
Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - September 18, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Guerra, M., Miranda, J., Martins, D., Neves, P., Gama, V., Vouga, L. Tags: Learning from experience (film) Source Type: research

FDA clears AliveCor ’ s KardiaBand ECG for Apple Watch
AliveCor said today that the FDA cleared its KardioBand electrocardiogram device for the Apple Watch, designed to monitor for early signs of atrial fibrillation. First introduced in March 2016, KardiaBand is the first medical device accessory to be cleared by the federal safety watchdog for the Apple Watch, Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor said. It’s designed to display and record clinical-grade cardiac rhythm readings in real time in about 30 seconds, the company said. AliveCor also said it launched the SmartRhythm artificial intelligence app for the Apple Watch, which is designed to continuously evaluate the ...
Source: Mass Device - November 30, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Monitoring Wall Street Beat AliveCor Cardiac Rhythm Management Source Type: news

First results of the Brazilian Registry of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Conclusions: In this multicenter, real world registry, that included patients with NVAF and high thromboembol ic and bleeding risks, LAAC effectively prevented stroke and bleeding when compared to the expected rates based on CHA2DS2VASc and HASBLED scores for this population. Complications rate of the procedure was acceptable considering the beginning of the learning curve of most of the involved operators.Resumo Fundamento: A oclus ão percutânea do apêndice atrial esquerdo (OAAE) é uma alternativa eficaz à anticoagulação oral (ACO) para a prevenção de acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) em pacientes com fibrilação...
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - December 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Biosense Webster Unveils Late-Breaking Results from PRECEPT Study in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
IRVINE, CA – May 8, 2020 – Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* today announced that Biosense Webster, Inc.’s THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF Ablation Catheter, evaluated in the PRECEPT study for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), resulted in freedom from any documented, symptomatic atrial arrhythmias at 15 months post-procedure for eight out of ten study participants (80.4 percent).1 Use of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF CATHETER for persistent atrial fibrillation is investigational only. This PRECEPT study data support a Premarket Approval supplement application to the U.S. Food and Drug Adm...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Multi ‐modality machine learning approach for risk stratification in heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 45%
ConclusionsMulti ‐modality assessment is important for risk stratification in HF. A machine learning approach provides additional value for improving outcome prediction.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - October 23, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gary Tse, Jiandong Zhou, Samuel Won Dong Woo, Ching Ho Ko, Rachel Wing Chuen Lai, Tong Liu, Yingzhi Liu, Keith Sai Kit Leung, Andrew Li, Sharen Lee, Ka Hou Christien Li, Ishan Lakhani, Qingpeng Zhang Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research

Predicting patient-level new-onset atrial fibrillation from population-based nationwide electronic health records: protocol of FIND-AF for developing a precision medicine prediction model using artificial intelligence
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cardiovascular health problem: it is common, chronic and incurs substantial healthcare expenditure because of stroke. Oral anticoagulation reduces the risk of thromboembolic stroke in those at higher risk; but for a number of patients, stroke is the first manifestation of undetected AF. There is a rationale for the early diagnosis of AF, before the first complication occurs, but population-based screening is not recommended. Previous prediction models have been limited by their data sources and methodologies. An accurate model that uses existing routinely collected data is n...
Source: BMJ Open - November 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nadarajah, R., Wu, J., Frangi, A. F., Hogg, D., Cowan, C., Gale, C. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Biosense Webster Launches the OCTARAY ™ Mapping Catheter with TRUEref™ Technology
IRVINE, CA – September 6, 2022 – Biosense Webster, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech[†], today announced the release of the OCTARAY™ Mapping Catheter with TRUEref™ Technology powered by the CARTO™ 3 Version 7 System. The OCTARAY™ Mapping Catheter was developed for the mapping of cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AFib). The catheter has eight splines with improved electrode spacing options to provide shorter and more efficient mapping times than PENTARAYTM NAV ECO Mapping Catheter, which may shorten overall ablation procedure times.[2],[8],[‡] AFib is the most common type of cardi...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Automatic Segmentation of the Left Atrium from Computed Tomography Angiography Images
Ann Biomed Eng. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.1007/s10439-023-03170-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe left atrial appendage (LAA) causes 91% of thrombi in atrial fibrillation patients, a potential harbinger of stroke. Leveraging computed tomography angiography (CTA) images, radiologists interpret the left atrium (LA) and LAA geometries to stratify stroke risk. Nevertheless, accurate LA segmentation remains a time-consuming task with high inter-observer variability. Binary masks of the LA and their corresponding CTA images were used to train and test a 3D U-Net to automate LA segmentation. One model was trained using the entire un...
Source: Annals of Biomedical Engineering - March 8, 2023 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Amaan Kazi Sage Betko Anish Salvi Prahlad G Menon Source Type: research