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Heart Rhythm 2008: the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Annual Scientific Sessions
May 14 - 17, 2008, San Francisco, California
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Conference News- REVERSE Trial: No CRT Antiarrhythmic Benefit in Mild Heart FailureResynchronization therapy doesn't lower the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with NYHA class 1-2 heart failure, finds a trial that, in its previously reported primary outcome, also showed no clinical benefit from device therapy in that setting.
Heartwire, June 4, 2008 - CME Guidelines Update for ICD, CRT, Pacing Therapy Reflects Recent Trials, Emphasizes Core PrinciplesGuidelines on the use of devices to regulate heart rhythm and rate have placed unprecedented emphasis on the need for optimal medical therapy before device therapy is considered.
Heartwire, May 30, 2008 - Dronedarone Safety, Efficacy Standings Bolstered in Huge Atrial-Fibrillation TrialEnvisioned as a safer alternative to amiodarone for maintaining sinus rhythm, dronedarone seemed to cut the risk of CV hospitalization or death in the randomized ATHENA trial's very elderly, "moderate- to high-risk" population.
Heartwire, May 19, 2008 - Implantable Device "Recall" vs "Safety Advisory": The Power of the R WordUsing the latter term might cause slightly fewer patients to insist on device change-outs and therefore fewer change-out-related complications, according to researchers.
Heartwire, May 16, 2008 - Remote Pacemaker Follow-Up: Interrogation by Internet Likely Superior to "Over-the-Phone" ECGHopes are that having remote access to all the data modern devices collect will ultimately improve clinical outcomes, but for now, a randomized trial shows that remote pacemaker interrogations catch more events than standard transtelephonic monitoring.
Heartwire, May 16, 2008
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