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FDA elevates Boston Scientific cryoablation correction effort following four deaths
The FDA is elevating a recall from Boston Scientific covering its cryoablation balloon catheters for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. No hardware is being removed from use—instead, ...
Nature9y
Worse sexual function after cryoablation—a case for EBRT?
External beam radiation therapy and cryoablation can both be used to treat localized prostate cancer. Quality of life outcomes are similar with the two forms of treatment, with the exception of ...
Seeking Alpha1mon
Boston Sci issues safety recall for POLARx cryoablation catheters
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has issued a correction recall for its POLARx and POLARx FIT cryoablation balloon catheters over concerns that they may cause serious esophageal injuries or even death.
Medscape16d
Cryoablation versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: Patient Pain Perception and Operator Stress
Background: Cryoablation (CRYO) is an alternative to radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). This study aims to evaluate the ...
Dallas Morning News28d
How Dallas oncologists are treating breast cancer with subzero temperatures
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Cryoablation has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for breast cancer treatment, although an advisory committee for the agency did recently ...