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Doctors at Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels have begun using a new piece of technology to help treat cardiac issues, like atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation is a rhythm disorder where the upper chamber of the heart is beating rapidly and not contracting, which increases an individual’s risk of stroke. Symptoms of atrial fibrillation include feeling tired, fatigued, short of breath or having palpitations, Dr. Shane Bailey said.

Bailey is a board certified physician at Resolute Baptist Hospital who specializes in cardiac electrophysiology, cardiology and internal medicine.

Key information: Created by Boston Scientific, the OPAL HDx Mapping System is an advanced 3D mapping system used to help physicians understand where catheters are inside a patient who decides to get treated for atrial fibrillation. When someone with atrial fibrillation decides to get treated, doctors have to put catheters up into the patient’s leg to their heart, Bailey said.

The OPAL HDx Mapping System works with the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System and the FARAWAVE NAV Ablation Catheter to streamline the procedures by combining mapping and ablation.

The Scent Effect relocated from 1760 S. Business I-35, New Braunfels on June 1.

The Scent Effect, owned by Scott Melott and Vince Koegle, is a scent marketing firm. Koegle said they relocated from their warehouse space to more of a brick-and-mortar location because of growing demand.

"Our warehouse space before just wasn't conducive to walk-in traffic," Koegle said. "We need a place where people could come."

More details: The business began operating in 2019 and specializes in commercial scent campaigns. Koegle said they aim to create a guest experience through scent. The Scent Effect has more than 350 scents and is always crafting new scents, Koegle said.

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The Texas Education Agency released results June 10 from this year’s State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams.

The overview: High school students who took the year-end exams this spring made gains in all subjects, TEA data shows. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said students’ academic progress was due to “focused instruction and high expectations” in the classroom.

What you need to know: Individual STAAR results are shared through the state assessment portal. Each Texas student receives a unique access code for their results. Families can find the code on the first page of their child’s report card or contact their school, according to the TEA.

Texas public school students in third through 12th grade take the exam each spring, and it is used to measure student progress and teacher performance.

What's next: The TEA is scheduled to release STAAR scores for third- through eighth-grade students June 16.

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