The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery and will publish guidance on its safety and ...

A brand new procedure to treat atrial fibrillation is now being offered at several hospitals across Colorado after UCHealth in Loveland successfully completed the first procedure in the state. c "Afib ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU Health is introducing a new procedure to treat Atrial Fibrillation. The procedure is called ...

A cohort study of persons with incident atrial fibrillation (AF) has found that AF after noncardiac surgery is common and comprises 13 percent of all new AF diagnoses. Postoperative AF is also ...

DON FITZGERALD LOVES TO GOLF WITH HIS FAMILY. RECENTLY, WHILE PLAYING WITH HIS WIFE. WE’RE WALKING AND I WENT AND SHE GOES, WHAT’S THE MATTER? AND I SAID, NO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE WALKED THIS ...

A potentially dangerous change in heart rhythm is common after surgeries that don't involve the heart, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Dr. Konstantinos Siontis and colleagues studied patients ...

On October 13, 2010, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse was the first area hospital to perform a catheter-based ablation for atrial fibrillation on a patient. This minimally invasive procedure is ...

Edwards Lifesciences is expected to introduce the new device to surgical heart valve customers this year in a “measured, targeted rollout,” one analyst said.

A Malaysian patient has successfully undergone pulse field ablation (PFA) for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in Shanghai. The procedure, performed by internationally renowned cardiac ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for atrial fibrillation is typically carried out in patients undergoing concomitant open heart surgery (often mitral valve replacement or repair). The procedure uses ...