The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center recently presented a study on exercise and atrial fibrillation (A Fib)—a type of irregular heartbeat that affects many aging…
The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center recently became the first facility in Texas to implant the newly FDA-approved WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device…
It’s September—back to school, cooler temperatures, and, of course, time for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Awareness Month! Atrial Fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder characterized by disorganization of electrical signals that coordinate…
This month, we welcome Matthew Dare, CEPS, as guest blogger on the TCAI blog. Matt is Research and Technology Coordinator at TCAI and is our go-to guy whenever we have…
I recently stumbled across a nifty smartphone app that aims to help patients visualize the electrical mechanism behind Afib, as well as what the disease does to the heart. AFib…
