The presence of atrial fibrillation promotes the development of atrial thrombus, and consequently increases the risk of stroke five-fold. Vitamin K antagonists, most notable among which is warfarin, ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Rachel Kaplan about managing atrial fibrillation. Dr. Kaplan is an Associate Professor ...

The Farapoint device adds another tool to the company’s pulsed field ablation portfolio that could help increase or sustain ...

An innovative three-step ablation approach including ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall improves freedom from arrhythmias in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation compared to pulmonary ...

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation resulted in similar outcomes to more extensive ablation in other areas of the ...

Electrophysiologists hoping to improve upon ablation therapy for persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) found no success going the extra mile to isolate the patient's left atrial posterior wall, ...

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 ...

Staged hybrid ablation provided superior freedom from atrial arrhythmias compared with endocardial catheter ablation alone, including the need for repeat ablations in patients with advanced atrial ...

DUBLIN, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...