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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Devices already in inventory can be used with the updated instructions by doctors. Patients already treated don’t need to do anything. Boston Scientific has updated its instructions for doctors using ...

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 ...

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