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HRS Focuses on Imminent Impact of Pulsed Field Ablation

With the culmination of many clinical trials, recent and pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, and growing clinical interest, pulsed field ablation (PFA)

HRS Lends Advocacy Support to Secure Access to Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker in the Outpatient Setting

On Friday, February 16th, HRS leadership participated in a meeting with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials to discuss patient access to dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

Congressional Panel Considers Two Cardiac Health Bills

On February 14th, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

Lawmakers Consider Site Neutrality Proposals

Congressional committees of jurisdiction are considering legislative proposals that aim to rein in health care spending and provider consolidation by ending Medicare payment disparities in which se

HRS Urges Congress to Extend Expiring Telehealth Flexibilities

On February 22nd, HRS along with over 200 other organizations joined a letter sent to House and Senate leadership urging the extension of the statutory telehealth flexibilities set to expire at the

CMS Releases FAQs on Medicare Advantage Plan Use of Artificial Intelligence

On February 6th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a frequently asked questions (FAQs) document addressing Medicare Advantage (MA) plan development of coverage and prior

The Lead Episode 52: Retrieval of Chronically Implanted Dual-chamber Leadless Pacemakers in an Ovine Model

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Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP, of Northside Hospital, is joined by Dr. Mikhael F. El-Chami, MD, FHRS of Emory University, School of Medicine, and Dr. Rohit Mehta, MD, FHRS, with Advocate Health to discuss the study evaluated the preclinical performance and safety of retrieving chronically implanted dual-chamber leadless pacemakers (LPs). A total of 18 LPs were implanted in 9 ovine subjects, and after approximately 2 years, all LPs were successfully retrieved using a dedicated transvenous retrieval catheter.

The Lead Episode 51: Omnipolar versus bipolar mapping to guide ventricular tachycardia ablation

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Dr. Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS of Westchester Medical Center-New York Medical College is joined by guest Jeffrey R. Winterfield, MD, FHRS of The Medical University of South Carolina, and Dr.

The Lead Episode 50: New-onset atrial fibrillation prediction: the HARMS2-AF risk score

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Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP, of Northside Hospital, is joined by guests Sandeep K. Goyal, MD, FHRS, Piedmont Heart Institute, and Andrea M.