ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - It is expected that within the next 20 years, 20-60 million people will get atrial fibrillation, usually just called AFib. People with AFib have a five-times ...

Cryoablation uses extreme cold to destroy heart tissue that causes an irregular heartbeat, intending to restore a regular heart rhythm. Doctors may suggest cryoablation if other treatments do not work ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that ablation is an effective treatment for AFib in most patients. VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy A recent study investigates how well radiofrequency-based ablation treats ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...

Abbott's Volt™ PFA System, the latest generation of cardiac ablation technology, is designed for people battling heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AFib) Pulsed field ablation – or ...

LONDON -- Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) produced real short-term improvements for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), according to the first sham-controlled trial on the subject. Continuous ...

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing difficulties ...

People with atrial fibrillation (AFib) and obesity may have fewer episodes of AFib after ablation if they take the diabetes medication metformin in addition to standard care, according to a ...