Introduction: Congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF ... in 105 consecutive patients who underwent pulmonary vein ablation for the control of AF. We evaluated 40 patients ...

"Our results provide conclusive evidence for the benefit of pulmonary vein isolation ablation in individuals with symptomatic atrial fibrillation, putting concerns about a substantial placebo ...

Catheter ablation is a way to treat irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias, like atrial fibrillation (AFib ... possible for the tissue in your pulmonary veins – which doctors tend to target ...

In this randomized trial, left atrial appendage closure was associated with lower bleeding than oral anticoagulation in ...

BARCELONA, Spain—A comprehensive ablation strategy—a three ... to be proarrhythmogenic—is superior to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone when it comes to the treatment of patients with persistent ...

Tailored ablation guided by AI better prevented atrial fibrillation recurrence vs. standard pulmonary vein isolation. The patient population was those with persistent AF not responding to drug ...

More people have atrial fibrillation (AFib ... This connection point is the focus of most ablation procedures, in a process called pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). But it often isn’t completely ...

For patients undergoing catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), cryoballoon and radiofrequency catheters are both effective in achieving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). And the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital is among the first in the country to successfully treat ...

of ablation in a persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) population to show the benefit of going beyond conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)-only extra-pulmonary vein procedure. Previous ...

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF ... damage -- nor does it cause pulmonary vein stenosis or persistent injury to the diaphragm ...

This study was not randomized and did not compare ablation with other treatment strategies for AF. Another limitation is the fact that the baseline echocardiographic assessment of the LV function ...