Saint-Etienne, France - Radiofrequency ablation is more effective than treatment with amiodarone for the prevention of atrial flutter recurrence in patients who experienced a first symptomatic episode ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypnosis was superior to placebo to alleviate pain and reduce the consumption of morphine during atrial flutter ...

Blazer-Open Irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter--Screenshot courtesy of Boston Scientific Boston Scientific ($BSX) made a splash in the hot electrophysiology ...

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 ...

NATICK, Mass., Boston Scientific Corporation completed a first-in-human clinical trial utilizing the IntellaTip MiFi™ XP Ablation Catheter for the treatment of type 1 atrial flutter, an arrhythmia ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Cryoconvergent” hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation may significantly reduce risk for recurrent AF and AF ...

The current study involved two groups of patients with AF. One group underwent radiofrequency ablation-assisted Cox-Maze IV procedures without a box lesion and the other with a box lesion. The box ...

Our annual supplement on local health and wellness services and issues can be found inside today’s paper. It was pretty alarming, watching the heart monitor trace a crazy series of bumps and dips ...

Heart surgeons report that by adding a simple 10-20 second step to an operative procedure they achieved a significant improvement in the outcome for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.