Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits – both inpatient and emergency – and lower the risk for atrial ...

MIAMI, FL — Case volume and age may both be significant predictors of complications from catheter ablation of atrial flutter (AFL), suggests a new retrospective analysis of nearly 90,000 patient ...

Radiofrequency ablation should be considered as first-choice therapy for symptomatic atrial flutter, even after just one episode, investigators conclude. An accompanying editorial, however ...

Kardium has collected an FDA approval for its pulsed field ablation approach to treating atrial fibrillation, giving it the ...

The authors concluded that targeting individual driver tachycardias and complex electrograms—a tailored ablation procedure—prevents recurrent AF or atrial flutter successfully in patients with ...

Hypnosis was superior to placebo to alleviate pain and reduce the consumption of morphine during atrial flutter ablation, researchers found in a prospective, randomized study. “This is ...

Catheter ablation, a procedure in which localized electrical energy is delivered into the heart tissue aimed at restoring the continuous normal rhythm, has become a first-line treatment approach for ...

Piedmont Cartersville (Ga.), part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, in partnership with Cumming, Ga.-based Heart and Vascular Care, successfully completed the first cardiac ablation procedure in ...

Boston Scientific made a splash in the hot electrophysiology arena, securing FDA approval of the Blazer-Open Irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter. It's the company's first OI catheter to hit ...

“Cryoconvergent” hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation may significantly reduce risk for recurrent AF and AF burden in patients with persistent AF or long-standing persistent AF ...

There are no significant differences in arrhythmia-free survival following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) between patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF ...