There are both clinical and economic implications, as payers have been discouraging ablation in this population, one expert ...

Guidelines recommend a trial of antiarrhythmic drugs before catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Whether pulsed field ablation (PFA) may be a preferred initial treatment is ...

A minimally invasive heart procedure may be a better first-line treatment than medication for people living with advanced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AF ablation with a novel contact force-sensing pulsed field catheter was safe and acutely effective. Three-month ...

First-line treatment with pulsed field ablation (PFA) reduced the risk of recurrence of atrial arrhythmia among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib), the randomized AVANT GUARD trial ...

The absolute rate is still below 0.5%, in line with prior ablation studies, but the issue warrants monitoring, a researcher ...

A Cleveland Clinic-led study found pulsed field ablation (PFA) significantly reduced recurrence of irregular heart rhythms compared to drug therapy in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A pulsed field ablation technology was safe at 30 days in a real-world population of patients with atrial ...

Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has been a standout success in some forms of atrial fibrillation (AF) but not an unqualified success — it doesn't always work and has safety issues and other ...

First and only contact force pulsed field ablation (PFA) system engineered to revolutionize care for the hundreds of thousands at risk of death from ventricular tachycardia (VT). FDA's TAP Pilot and ...

Credit: Getty Images A discussion on the use of pulsed field ablation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation with Andrea Natale, MD, FACC. In December 2023, the PulseSelect pulsed field ...