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Afib Ablation Falls in New Sham-Controlled Trial

More research finds mixed results with adjunctive procedures in persistent atrial fibrilla ...
Medscape

New Expert Consensus on Ablation Strategies for AF

An updated expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been issued after a collaboration involving four cardiac electrophysiology societies. This ...

Catheter ablation does not improve quality of life related to atrial fibrillation

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) did not significantly improve AF-related quality of life compared with a sham ...
Medscape

Early or Delayed AF Ablation After Heart Failure Hospitalization?

Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) hospitalized for worsening heart failure (HF), catheter (cath) ablation within 90 days of admission compared with other times is associated with reduced ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Lifestyle Changes Reduce AF Recurrence After Ablation

Aggressive lifestyle and risk factor control after ablation significantly lowers atrial fibrillation recurrence and improves heart health. Aggressive lifestyle and risk factor modification (LRFM) was ...
Healio

Pulsed field ablation for AF may reduce arrhythmia burden better than thermal ablation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulsed field ablation was linked to lower AF burden compared with thermal ablation at 1 year. Atrial arrhythmia ...
TCTMD

CAPLA: Adding Posterior Wall Isolation No Help in Ablation for Persistent AF

(UPDATED) A commonly used adjunct to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) doesn’t add any benefits for patients undergoing catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), the randomized CAPLA ...
Medical Xpress

Digital twin-guided ablation reduces arrhythmia recurrence in persistent atrial fibrillation, clinical trial finds

Adding digital twin-guided ablation to a standard ablation technique improved outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...
TCTMD

ALONE-AF: Stopping OAC After Ablation Doesn’t Reduce Cognitive Function

CHICAGO, IL—When patients stop taking oral anticoagulation (OAC) after they’ve been free of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence for at least a year after catheter ablation, their cognitive function ...
Business Wire

MedLumics is Proud to Announce the Completion of the FIM Study, With Successful Remapping at 3 Months, Demonstrating the Efficacy of the AblaView® Optically Guided Pulsed ...

MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“This is a key milestone in validating a definitive Atrial Fibrillation (AF) ablation system using PFA and Optical Coherence Reflectometry (OCR) to monitor and confirm the ...
Healio

Pulsed field ablation as first-line treatment superior to drug therapy in persistent AF

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with persistent AF, pulsed field ablation was better than drug therapy at preventing arrhythmia ...