Cryoballoon (CB) ablation is as effective at reducing recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial tachycardia (AT) at 1-year, when compared to the current most widely used technique, ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Treating heart attack victims with radio waves helps reduce the likelihood that implantable defibrillators will need to jolt ailing hearts into beating properly, researchers ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery and will publish guidance on its safety and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several Biosense Webster AF ablation products received FDA approval for use without fluoroscopy. Use of ...

Study incorporated data from over 25,000 patients across 30 sites and compared proactive esophageal cooling to luminal temperature monitoring during RF ablation of the left atrium. CHICAGO--(BUSINESS ...

New evidence-based research calls into question the conventional three-month blanking period immediately after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation when early occurrences of AF are thought not to predict ...

Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Catheter ablation provides a minimally invasive means to target and eliminate arrhythmogenic substrates within the heart.

April 10 (UPI) --Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease within three months of the procedure, new Japanese ...

The Velammal Hospital, Madurai, has introduced Pulsed Field Ablation, a new treatment for irregular heartbeat (Atrial Fibrillation). Speaking to media persons on Friday, the doctors said that they had ...

Atrial fibrillation is the irregular and rapid beating of the upper two chambers of the heart (the atria). It may be classified as paroxysmal, persistent or permanent. It is the most common type of ...