Learn about surgical options for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including septal myectomy, septal ablation, and heart ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting have a higher survival advantage if they received surgical ablation during the procedure compared to patients who did not, ...

Background Mechanical compression from the ascending aorta on the left atrial anterior wall (LAAW) can cause low voltage ...

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, ...

London, United Kingdom – 2 September 024: In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation resulted in similar outcomes to more ...

A five-variable nomogram including PR interval and atrial flow predicts atrial fibrillation recurrence after cryoballoon ablation. Learn more here.

Irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmia, can significantly affect a person’s quality of life and overall health. When medication and lifestyle changes are ineffective, doctors may recommend surgery to ...

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 ...

Under a canopy of eight heart-monitoring screens in a cardiac catheterization lab on a recent Monday, Mayo Clinic doctors briefly paused a procedure treating atrial fibrillation to inspect a new tool: ...