Logan Health is celebrating its 100th atrial fibrillation procedure called Pulse Field Ablation, also known as PFA.This comes ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

Overlake Hospital Medical Center's electrophysiology program is using new pressure feedback technology to increase success in a procedure to cure atrial fibrillation. By Daniel Nash • May 19, 2014 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – An innovative procedure completely cures the overwhelming majority of patients with the most common form of irregular heartbeat, by stopping haywire electrical signals in areas of ...

A left atrial appendage closure is a procedure your doctor may recommend if: you have atrial fibrillation (also known as AF or AFib) or you are not a good candidate for taking blood thinner medication ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Real-world data show pulsed field ablation was safe and associated with 1-year freedom from atrial fibrillation ...

The 118 patients considered in this study comprised an arm of a single-blind, randomized, crossover study of 269 patients enrolled in 60 centers and followed up for 6 months. [5] All patients had a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 3% of body weight before catheter ablation were more likely ...

A simple surgical technique during cardiac surgery was associated with a 56 percent reduction in the incidence of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation that can lead to stroke, with ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion is a generally safe and effective procedure to lower the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. It closes or blocks off the left atrial appendage of the ...

TRANSIENT arrhythmias are frequently encountered during catheterization of the right side of the heart. 1 They occur most frequently during manipulation of the catheter in the atrium as isolated ...

Criteria to identify appropriate candidates for CRT and CRT-D are based on the experiences gained during clinical trials ( Table II). Trials to date have predominantly included patients with normal ...