Compared with medical therapy, rhythm control with catheter ablation is associated with lower risk of ischemic stroke after 30 days, as well as less mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalization, ...

Surgical ablation reduces relative risks for ischemic stroke, stroke from any cause, but benefits uncertain for other outcomes. (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ...

A minimally invasive heart procedure to correct irregular heart rhythms called catheter ablation may reduce the risk of stroke enough that some patients can discontinue blood thinners, according to a ...

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 ...

Integration of pre- and postablation B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) facilitated risk stratification for major adverse cardiovascular ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy (RT) for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) achieved outcomes similar to catheter ablation with substantially fewer serious adverse events ...

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NEW ORLEANS, LA—There is no difference in the risk of stroke and other adverse outcomes among patients treated with aspirin and those treated with oral anticoagulation following successful ablation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Post-ablation brain emboli were linked to migraine-like visual auras within 1 month after treatment. Transseptal ...

Records from a university hospital in Japan suggested that people who went off oral anticoagulation 1 year after catheter ablation had increased thromboembolic risks in the long run. Results also ...

Catheter Precision, Inc. has formed a joint venture named Kardionav with Chelak iECG, Inc. to develop advanced technologies aimed at improving ablation procedures for ventricular tachycardia. Catheter ...