A tailored approach to atrial fibrillation ablation, applying a variety of complementary ablation strategies in a stepwise fashion with defined endpoints, could alter the way in which ablation is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Cryoconvergent” hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation may significantly reduce risk for recurrent AF and AF ...

"Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are growing epidemics, and both beget each other." ---- Jonathan Hsu, MD, MAS, University of California San Diego “Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

London, United Kingdom – 2 September 2024: A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 3% of body weight before catheter ablation were more likely ...

The absolute rate is still below 0.5%, in line with prior ablation studies, but the issue warrants monitoring, a researcher ...

If medications and lifestyle changes are still not improving your atrial fibrillation symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical option. Cardiovascular surgeon Jared Bunch, MD, discusses cardiac ...

Results from one of the largest global studies of atrial fibrillation (AFib) procedures show that the simple approach is usually best when it comes to ablation, a procedure where physicians destroy or ...

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 ...

PFA was noninferior to cryoablation for first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Tissue-selective energy delivery and short application times offer ...

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, ...