Mountain biker Jerry Veggian overcame atrial fibrillation with pulse field ablation. AFib cases expected to grow from 5 million to 12 million Americans.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 3% of body weight before catheter ablation were more likely ...

London, United Kingdom – 2 September 2024: A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

PFA was noninferior to cryoablation for first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Tissue-selective energy delivery and short application times offer ...

If medications and lifestyle changes are still not improving your atrial fibrillation symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical option. Cardiovascular surgeon Jared Bunch, MD, discusses cardiac ...

Cryoballoon (CB) ablation is as effective at reducing recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial tachycardia (AT) at 1-year, when compared to the current most widely used technique, ...

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia, affecting millions of people worldwide. Researchers have now developed a new procedure that shows great promise as a safe, ...

Among patients with atrial fibrillation, those with a recent stroke are at significantly higher risk of recurrence than those without. Catheter ablation is expected to reduce the risk of ...

Atrial fibrillation is the irregular and rapid beating of the upper two chambers of the heart (the atria). It may be classified as paroxysmal, persistent or permanent. It is the most common type of ...