Heart Rhythm Highlights

We spoke to Professor Hugh Calkins (Nicholas J. Fortuin M.D. Professor of Cardiology, Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA) at Heart Rhythm 2019 about upcoming developments in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and his thoughts on the use or the discontinuation of anticoagulants in patients without recurrence after AF ablation. […]

At the recent Heart Rhythm 2019 meeting, we spoke with Dr Douglas Packer (Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cardiologist and Internist, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus, Rochester, MN, USA) about the CABANA trial and the limitations of current drug therapy for atrial fibrillation. Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA. Speaker’s Disclosures: Douglas Packer has […]

Trudie Lobban (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arrhythmia Alliance, Atrial Fibrillation Association and Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures) and Professor John Camm (President and Trustee, Arrhythmia Alliance and Atrial Fibrillation Association) discuss the new partnership between the Arrhythmia Alliance and touchCARDIO. More information on the new partnership can be found via our press release. […]

We spoke to Professor Hugh Calkins, Dr Sabine Ernst, Dr Ben Freedman, Professor Robert Sheldon, Dr Nick Linker and Professor John Morgan about the Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A), Atrial Fibrillation Association (AF Assoc) and Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS), and their new partnership with touchCARDIO. Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA. […]

We spoke to Dr Shouvik Haldar (Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) at Heart Rhythm 2019 about the current unmet needs and emerging technologies in atrial fibrillation and the CASA-AF study. Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA. Speaker’s Disclosures: Shouvik Haldar has nothing […]

We spoke to Professor Richard Sutton (Emeritus Professor, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK and Guest Professor of Cardiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden) about the biggest challenges of syncope management, the latest developments in the diagnosis and management of syncope, as well as the economic implications of syncope. Filmed at Heart […]

We spoke to Dr Artur Fedorowski (Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Science, Lund University and Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden) at Heart Rhythm 2019 about the current unmet needs in the management of unexplained syncope, pacemakers, his current research and highlights of the conference. Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San […]

Professor Richard Schilling (Professor of Cardiology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK; Medical Director, Arrhythmia Alliance) took the time to speak with us at the recent Heart Rhythm meeting about the challenges and unmet needs of mapping persistent atrial fibrillation and and how mapping can be optimised to improve treatment selection and patient outcomes. Filmed at […]

We spoke with Professor Ben Freedman (Deputy Director of Research Strategy, Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Professor of Cardiology, University of Sydney and Head of Vascular Biology at the ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia) about the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration at the recent Heart Rhythm meeting. Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA. […]