The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to a small, vacuum-powered catheter designed to take hold of a patient’s esophagus and gently move it out of the way during cardiac ablation procedures aimed at ...

A look back at more than 18,400 patients with atrial fibrillation found that those who underwent a cardiac ablation procedure had less than half the risk of going on to develop heart failure compared ...

A new device invented with the help of an electrophysiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center makes a heart procedure safer for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib), a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib, is an irregular heartbeat that can cause poor blood flow. It can lead to blood clots, stroke, and in some cases, heart failure. Oussama Wazni, MD, a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have atrial fibrillation, and I've heard there's a new kind of ablation that could relieve my symptoms. Can you tell me about it? ANSWER: If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), ...

BARCELONA, SPAIN — Starting patients on an eight-week course of amiodarone immediately after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) won't cut the risk of AF recurrence over the next six months, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After atrial fibrillation ablation, dronedarone was associated with lower risk for recurrent hospitalizations ...