A randomized comparison of two ablation catheter designs in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) may say less about the choice of equipment than the potential, including potential limits, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with a sham procedure, pulmonary vein isolation reduced atrial fibrillation burden at 6 months.

For patients undergoing catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), cryoballoon and radiofrequency catheters are both effective in achieving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). And the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Four different pulmonary vein isolation techniques demonstrated similar efficacy in treating persistent AF.

Feb. 14, 2005 — The European Commission has approved a potent hepatitis B adjuvant vaccine for use in specific high-risk groups; Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare has approved ...

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to the largest study of its kind on this new technology, led by the Icahn School of ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing ...

The primary effectiveness outcomes are shown for both the full patient cohort (A) and separated by atrial fibrillation (AF) subtype: paroxysmal AF (B) vs persistent AF/long-standing (LS)–persistent AF ...

First-of-its-kind expandable cryoballoon catheter advances cryoablation therapy, addresses key limitations with traditional systems MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific ...

Medtronic scored a double CE mark win for its PulseSelect pulsed field ablation (PFA) system, designed to treat atrial fibrillation, and the Nitron CryoConsole, designed to optimize workflow for ...