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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted a new indication to a cryoballoon ablation catheter that allows it to be used as a first-line ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new cost-utility analysis has shown that catheter ablation as a second-line intervention is likely ...

Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits – both inpatient and emergency – and lower the risk for atrial ...

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

First-line treatment with catheter ablation is superior to drug therapy for reducing atrial fibrillation, according to five year results from the MANTRA-PAF trial presented for the first time at ESC ...

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, ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, affecting millions of the general population.

Only a few months after Medtronic completed its acquisition of cardiac device maker Affera, the nearly billion-dollar buyout is already paying off. A dual-use catheter originally developed by Affera ...

There are three main points I would like to make in considering this issue. First, the true efficacy of catheter ablation of AF remains unknown; to date, there have been no large, prospective, ...

Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits – both inpatient and emergency – and lower the risk for atrial ...