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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel catheter for very high-power short-duration ablation for pulmonary vein isolation reduced procedure time ...

Forty-seven of the 51 (92%) patients were in sinus rhythm at the end of their procedure. All but three patients had successful electrical isolation of all pulmonary veins. Eight (15%) patients had a ...

Atrial fibrillation is the irregular and rapid beating of the upper two chambers of the heart (the atria). This is caused by the disorganisation of the electrical impulses that control the heartbeat ...

Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has emerged as a promising non-thermal alternative to conventional atrial fibrillation ...

Dr. Suneet Mittal is the director of the electrophysiology laboratory at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The hospital is known for treating patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, commonly ...

CHICAGO -- Antiarrhythmic drugs ineffective before atrial fibrillation ablation help prevent recurrence when continued beyond the blanking period after the procedure, the POWDER-AF (Pulmonary Vein ...

Catheter ablation (CA) is a routinely performed procedure in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). It has a high rate of success and a relatively low risk of dangerous ...

Doha, Qatar: The View Hospital, in affiliation with Cedars-Sinai, is proud to announce a groundbreaking achievement, having successfully performed the first pulmonary vein isolation procedure and the ...

Over the past 5 years, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved from an experimental procedure to one that is performed in most large medical centers throughout the world. The rapid ...

The main finding of this study was that the strategy of segmental isolation of the pulmonary veins in patients with persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation is associated with a high rate of ...

Percutaneous endoscopic laser balloon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation aims to maintain normal heart rhythm. The procedure is done under general anaesthesia or sedation using a laser ...