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AFib usually starts in the upper left part of the heart (called the atrium). When this happens, the normal communication between the upper and lower chambers of the heart is disrupted. How Should I Prepare for My Catheter Ablation?
Objectives Better understand where we are in the application of balloon and mesh technologies for ablation of pulmonary veins Assess the benefits and limitations of both approaches To characterize the type of patient where this technology will be best applied Case 1 50 year old male Past medical hi...
an all-in-one, high-density (HD) mapping and pulsed field (PF) and radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter for treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib) and for RF ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)
REAL AF Registry uses data from over 6,000 patients to better understand procedural efficiency, safety, and long-term effectiveness of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib) Three abstracts selected for oral presentations, one recipient of two awards – Women in EP Award and...
This well-designed trial provides strong evidence that catheter ablation is safe and effective for chronic AF. However, we must bear in mind that (1) these were highly selected patients with chronic AF; (2) this was not a trial designed to compare amiodarone with catheter ablation, but to ...
AFib outcomes from catheter ablation surpass drug management.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(preventing recurrent atrial fibrillation)Zoler, Mitchel L