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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the primary cause of mortality and morbidity globally with middle-aged women presenting with additional and possibly, overlooked risk factors.1 Despite several awareness programmes, there remain several gaps in the political education and representation needs of this group, which includes those from low socioeconomic status (SES) and culturally diverse backgrounds. These […]

Shouvik Haldar, HRS 2019 – Atrial Fibrillation and the CASA-AF study

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Published Online: Jun 18th 2019

We spoke to Dr Shouvik Haldar (Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) at Heart Rhythm 2019 about the current unmet needs and emerging technologies in atrial fibrillation and the CASA-AF study.

Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Speaker’s Disclosures: Shouvik Haldar has nothing to declare in relation to this video interview.

Questions:
1. What are the current unmet needs in atrial fibrillation (AF)? (0:08)
2. Please provide an overview of the Catheter Ablation Versus Thoracoscopic Surgical Ablation in Long Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (CASA-AF) study (0:38)
3. What are the emerging technologies in AF? (1:16)
4. What are your hopes for Heart Rhythm 2019? (1:56)

touchCARDIO.com is an independent information resource supporting physicians, clinicians and leading industry professionals in continuously developing their knowledge, effectiveness and productivity, via free-to-access content in multimedia formats.

Filmed in partnership with Arrhythmia Alliance.

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