A day case catheter ablation procedure which includes only the bare essentials and delivers the same outcomes could slash waiting lists for atrial fibrillation patients, according to late-breaking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC, executive medical director at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia ...

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements ...

Convergent hybrid ablation is an innovative treatment for a type of irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment is a two-stage procedure that combines the expertise of our ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An all-in-one ablation system showed durable pulmonary vein isolation at 1 year. Three-quarters of patients ...

We are moving forward with performing the procedure more regularly, performing it as a standard of care that can benefit the many patients with AF. Patients were included in the study if they ...

Over the past 5 years, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved from an experimental procedure to one that is performed in most large medical centers throughout the world. The rapid ...

For patients who require multisite venous access for catheter ablation procedures, the VASCADE MVP venous vascular closure system (Cardiva Medical) provides a variety of benefits, including a shorter ...

May 11, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation with pulmonary vein isolation is not only safe as a first-line treatment for paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation ...

A new study reveals that patients receiving radiofrequency catheter ablation compared to traditional drug therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF) have significantly lower hospitalization and mortality ...

A substantial increase in hospital catheter ablation procedures in the United States has been accompanied by a nationwide increase in complications related to the procedures, researchers reported.

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