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“For EPs and other specialists, current FMV methodologies often fail to properly value their extensive training, technical expertise, and complex procedural skills, creating systematic undervaluation and artificial compensation constraints.” – Heart Rhythm

Standard physician-directed medical care, including blood thinners for eligible patients, remains a valid management option for those older patients with irregular heartbeat who are at very high risk for stroke and bleeding.

HF was independently associated with a 30% to 50% higher IS rate in 2007 to 2010, but this association attenuated to only 10% to 15% higher in 2015 to 2018.

ARREST-AF offers very promising insight into the potential efficacy of complete risk-factor modification.

In this 22-center study of repeat ablations following PFA, 45% of patients maintained complete pulmonary vein isolation from their initial procedure, with subsequent success rates varying significantly by arrhythmia type.

The LAA’s role as the predominant site for thrombus formation in AFib patients positions LAAO as a significant therapeutic approach for stroke prevention.