For the roughly 6 million Americans living with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation has become an increasingly common ...

Stroke and systemic embolism occur at a low rate after catheter-based atrial ablation and may result in substantial sequelae or even death in certain cases.

Clinical studies are underway to test an innovative catheter that’s able to accurately and safely heal unhealthy heart tissue ...

Demonstrating that the best solution is not always a multistage approach, a new trial showed catheter ablation is superior to a combination of antiarrhythmic drugs and lifestyle changes — weight loss, ...

Compared with medical therapy, rhythm control with catheter ablation is associated with lower risk of ischemic stroke after 30 days, as well as less mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalization, ...

The cardiac ablation market growth is driven by the rising prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias, increasing awareness of minimally invasive treatment options, and technological advancements in ablation ...

VIENNA, Austria—For patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), a hybrid approach that combines a minimally invasive surgical ablation with catheter-based radiofrequency ablation—performed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with obesity and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation was the best strategy to prevent AF ...

Every year millions of people around the world are diagnosed with heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygenated blood throughout the body.

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Catheter ablation was safe and effective vs. medical therapy alone in patients with atrial fibrillation and ...