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 ...

Easing heart palpitations is one benefit of catheter ablation. A longer life span is another. Study shows 60 drop in cardiovascular mortality after ablation for atrial fibrillation. More than 4 ...

The number of patients with atrial fibrillation continues to grow and many treatment options are available. ... Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Updated: Jan. 16, ... American Heart Association ...

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 ...

A score based on four readily available clinical and imaging parameters identifies the heart failure patients who benefit most from atrial fibrillation ablation, according to late breaking science ...

An Exploratory Pilot Study on the Application of Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Guided by Computed Tomography-Based 3D Printing Technology, Journal of Imaging Informatics in ...

Ablation of atrial fibrillation, also known as “pulmonary vein isolation” or PVI, electrically disconnects the erratic electrical activity in the pulmonary veins (which are creating action ...

Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine, 2015; ... Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm ...

Folks with atrial fibrillation who lost 3% or more of their body weight before undergoing ablation had greater odds of their heart returning to a normal rhythm than those who didn't, a new study ...

If left untreated, atrial fibrillation significantly increases the risk of stroke and heart failure. The disorder is typically treated using radiofrequency (RF) ablation, in which a catheter inserted ...

Medicare covers many medical procedures for atrial fibrillation (AFib) when medically necessary. This can include cardiac ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that maps the heart’s ...