What’s so Special about…Catheter Ablation?
If you or a loved one suffer from a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF), you may have come across the term “ablation” recently.
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Atrial Fibrillation & Catheter Ablation (nejm.org)
In this instructional video, Drs. Jane Leopold, Elliott Antman, William Sauer, and Paul Zei provide an overview of the classification and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation,…
5 Heart Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore (Independent article)
Heart problems are, unfortunately, quite common. About 10% of us have some form of medical issue with our hearts, while cardiovascular disease is one of…
How Technology is Driving a Revolution in Heart Rhythm Care
One of the exciting things about working in medicine is the way the science keeps breaking new ground. Techniques and technologies that were a surgical…
CRT for Heart Failure? A Major Trial Offers New Hope for Patients
You may have read recently that Dr Lyne’s Beacon Hospital department has been asked to join a ground-breaking global study into a new technology for…
Pacing Developments
Figure 1. Leadless pacemaker insertion and device (Medtronic Micra) Dual Chamber Pacing LOT-CRT Pacing Figure 2: Conventional dual chamber pacing (top) and Cardiac resynchronisation therapy…
Ground Breaking Trial for Beacon Hospital
Beacon Hospital together with Dr Jonathan Lyne, Director of Electrophysiology, are delighted to announce that they have been selected as one of only 12 cardiac…
Left Bundle Branch Pacing – a New Pacemaker Procedure
A pacemaker implantation procedure is a relatively common procedure to perform in all cardiology units. With an ageing population current implantation rates are set to…