GLG News by Niobe Digital Magnetic Navigation System Users: Electrophysiologists (US)

Atrial fibrillation management.  New anti-arrhythmic medication.  

The development of the new technology related to Stereotaxis has been slow going.  While there is much hope there is also much hype.  It is not clear that Stereotaxis really adds much to the success of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillaiton.  There has been a vocal minority...

These products bring St. Jude in Line with Medtronic and Boston Scientific in offering a Wireless platform for their ICD and CRT-D line. The other features listed were generally available in their prior generation of devices, thus do not offer any new capabilities.

Medical Tourism is purely linked to lower costs for the same procedure.Most of these relate to 1)Small elective surgeries 2) Non-Urgent Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Procedures and Operations 3)Cosmetic Procedures 4)Dental and Vision corrective procedures 5)Radiologic Procedures(Diagnostic and Ther...

The key implications remain 1)Safety 2)Efficacy 3)Cost 4)Complications e)Outcome analysis

The addition of a second cryothermal ablation ssytem offers an alternative to the current standard ablation systems which utilize radiofrequency energy. Important points: 1. Enhanced Safety due to both the lack of heat related injury and the reversibility of lesions that temporarily damage vital electrical...

1. Shorter office Visits for device checks 2. Increases Device clinic efficiency and throughput 3. Speeds implant procedure and lowers the chance of contamination. 4. Provides ATP during charging, which allows a painless attempt at arrhythmia conversion, without delaying a shock if the painless method...

There are millions of VT patient all over the world. Quite a few of them have Defibrillators implanted. However because VT ablation is a complex procedure very few cases are attempted worldwide in comparison to the number of cases present. Newer technologies might change the scenario. Use of remote...

Three key points1) Large unmet need2) Need to assess efficacy against current available treatment3) Safety issues need to be clarified.

 1. Despite the widespread belief in the medical community that strategically placed AED (Automated External Defibrillator)can actually save thousands of life...their utilization was much less than desirable because their efficacy particularly in presence of strong electromagnetic field...