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 ...

Demonstrating that the best solution is not always a multistage approach, a new trial showed catheter ablation is superior to a combination of antiarrhythmic drugs and lifestyle changes — weight loss, ...

First-line treatment with catheter ablation is superior to drug therapy for reducing atrial fibrillation, according to five year results from the MANTRA-PAF trial presented for the first time at ESC ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing the efficacy of first-time catheter ablation between young and older adults with AF who underwent the procedure between 2016 and 2023. The ...

Patients with symptomatic paroxysmal A-fib stand a better chance of being in sinus rhythm at 1 year if they undergo first-line catheter ablation with a cryoballoon rather than start antiarrhythmic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new cost-utility analysis has shown that catheter ablation as a second-line intervention is likely ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Biosense Webster, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, today announced the European launch of the HELIOSTAR ™ Balloon Ablation Catheter – the first radiofrequency balloon ablation catheter – The ...

There are three main points I would like to make in considering this issue. First, the true efficacy of catheter ablation of AF remains unknown; to date, there have been no large, prospective, ...

Johnson & Johnson recently received U.S. FDA approval for its Dual Energy THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Platform, an ablation ...

AFL can be treated through catheter ablation, especially if medications or electrical cardioversion (shocking the heart back to a normal rhythm) are unsuccessful. In the minimally invasive procedure, ...