Treating atrial fibrillation with catheter ablation in addition to medical management may offer greater protection against cognitive impairment than medical management alone, new research suggests.
We conducted an international, open-label, randomized, blinded-outcome-assessment trial involving 1284 patients who had undergone successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation at least 1 year ...
Diagnosis Atrial fibrillation (AFib) may be diagnosed when a health checkup is done for another reason. To diagnose AFib, the healthcare professional examines you and listens to your heart. You are usually asked questions about your medical history and symptoms. Tests may be done to look for conditions that can cause changes in the heartbeat, such as heart disease or thyroid disease.
Overview Atrial fibrillation ablation is a treatment for an irregular and often very fast heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment uses heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in an area of the heart. The signals that tell the heart to beat can't pass through scar tissue. So the treatment helps block faulty signals that cause AFib.
News-Medical.Net: Ablation can lead to better outcomes for patients with advanced atrial fibrillation
Ablation can lead to better outcomes for patients with advanced atrial fibrillation
A significant proportion of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation as part of the CABANA trial had a high probability of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). These ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulsed field ablation reduced atrial arrhythmia burden at 12 months in patients with atrial fibrillation. Those ...
The New England Journal of Medicine: Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation