with this earliest site localized to the mid-septal morphologic left atrium. Ablation at this site successfully abolished the AVNRT, without affecting AV nodal conduction. It is unknown whether or ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation ...

However, in a subgroup of patients with left atrium enlargement, additional low voltage-area ablation reduced AF recurrence ...

You already had a catheter ablation to stop AFib, but your cardiologist is correctly ... It blocks the LAA (a small area ...

Fundamentally, there are three techniques that can be employed to minimize the likelihood of esophageal injury during RF ablation at the posterior left atrium: (1) avoidance of any RF ablation ...

AFib, a common rhythm disorder, increases the risk of stroke. In asymptomatic people, the most important goal is managing ...

Diagnosing a left atrial appendage thrombus ― which ... and the patient’s personal preference. In practice, atrial flutter ablation is commonly utilized in typical atrial flutter, as the ...

Pulmonary vein ablation, or even extensive left and right atrial ablation, can succeed in removing triggers of AF at a certain point of time, but is unlikely to guarantee freedom from AF in the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — A new device is transforming the type of treatment some heart patients with atrial fibrillation receive. Doctors say it’s safer to use and improving outcomes for those who ...

Left atrial myxomas are relatively common and occur ... Pulmonary vein stenosis after attempted radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation can also occur, and this may mimic mitral stenosis ...

AI-Guided Cardiac Ablation in combination with pulmonary vein isolation was superior to the standard of care in the treatment of Persistent ...