Instead of applying heat or cold energy as in traditional ablation, the PFA catheter therapy uses short bursts of high energy called irreversible electroporation to affectheart tissuethat causes atrial fibrillation. The PFA therapy successfully transitioned topatient careat Mayo Clinic in Rochester in Fe...
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heartbeat. Often, it means the heart starts beating very rapidly, called tachycardia. Or it can beat too slowly, called bradycardia. Patients often report noticing the faster beat, but not always. i.e. it’s irregular. And it can come and go....
Limited data exist on outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation based on hospital setting and, specifically, the availability of onsite cardiothoracic surgery (CTS). We aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of catheter ablation for AF performed at a facility with and without...
Czick et al Atrial Fibrillation: Defiance AF, and without structural heart disease [229]. Such patients have the least severe AF substrate and constitute a comparatively small percentage of the larger spectrum of AF cases. Evidence suggests that, just as with the maze, ablation is l...
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) often complicates myocardial infarction (MI). While AF adversely impacts survival in MI patients, the impact of AF on health care utilization has not been studied. Methods The risk of hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, and outpatient ...
The CDC estimates that more than 12 million people in the United States will have atrial fibrillation (AFib) by 2030. This heart rhythm abnormality can increase the risks of stroke and heart failure. The earlier AFib is treated, the better the chances are of returning to a “normal” rhythm...
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Tailored management of atrial fibrillation using a LGE-MRI based model: from the clinic to the electrophysiology laboratory. Tailored Management of Atrial Fibrillation with LGE-MRI. Ablation provides a good therapeutic alternative for atrial fibrillation (AF) management; however,... GR Vergara,NF Mar...
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2 November 2011 Number of times this article has been viewed Pamela J McCabe Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Abstract: Clinicians in a variety of settings are called upon to care for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF),...
Methods Study Population The study population were patients with early-onset AF (AF diagnosed before the age of 66 years) enrolled in the Vanderbilt Atrial Fibrillation or Vanderbilt AF Ablation Registries (see the eAppendix in the Supplement for description). Participants were enrolled from November...