London, United Kingdom – 2 September 2024: A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 3% of body weight before catheter ablation were more likely ...

If medications and lifestyle changes are still not improving your atrial fibrillation symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical option. Cardiovascular surgeon Jared Bunch, MD, discusses cardiac ...

CLEVELAND — Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have found that using a certain ablation procedure as the first treatment for intermittent atrial fibrillation may be more effective than standard-of-care ...

Pulmonary-vein isolation is an effective treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a nonthermal ablation method with few adverse effects beyond the myocardium. Data ...

"Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are growing epidemics, and both beget each other." ---- Jonathan Hsu, MD, MAS, University of California San Diego “Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are ...

The field of atrial fibrillation is evolving rapidly. Although a medical rhythm control strategy has not proven to be beneficial for survival, new interventional therapies have improved the rate of ...

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements ...

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been linked to an inflammatory process detected through various biomarkers, including C-Reactive Protein (CRP). Early recurrence of AF within the first 3 ...