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| Presentor(s) |
J. Brachmann, Coburg (DE) |
| Episode |
12 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Duration |
19.14 |
Shownotes
Remote Patient Management technologies for implanted cardiac patients are currently available in the European market but still not widely implemented. Read more...
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| Presentor(s) |
J.M. Morgan, Southampton (GB) |
| Episode |
11 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Duration |
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Shownotes
The phenomenon of growing implantation rates all over the world, with varying rates across Europe, is predicated and driven by the strong clinical evidence coming from studies like MADIT, COMPANION, SCD-HeFT and CARE-HF. These studies show a significant reduction in sudden cardiac death when using Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and they show the efficacy of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) for heart failure patients. Read more…..
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| Presentor(s) |
R. Tieleman, Maastricht (NL) |
| Episode |
10 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Duration |
14:03 |
Shownotes
Continuous rhythm monitoring in patients with atrial fibrillation may be extremely helpful.
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| Presentor(s) |
D. Lacroix, Lille (FR) |
| Episode |
9 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Duration |
17.53 |
Shownotes
Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. What do we need to know? Symptoms may be totally absent or really atypical like fatigue. Diagnosing AF is not an easy task and can be challenging at times. Read more...
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| Presentor(s) |
John Camm (UK) |
| Episode |
8 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Duration |
28.29 |
Shownotes
Cost Aspects of Atrial Fibrillation: Atrial fibrillation is an expensive disease. John Camm offers an overview of cost aspects of atrial fibrillation. Read more….
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| Presentor(s) |
P. Zimetbaum |
| Episode |
7 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Duration |
30.46 |
Shownotes
Ambulatory monitoring is routinely employed for the evaluation of atrial fibrillation recurrence following therapy, but symptoms are unreliable markers of AF recurrence. Read more…
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