A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements ...

A cross-university paper led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, published in the Journal of Physiology, shows how better "digital twins" could help doctors treat people with atrial ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing the efficacy of first-time catheter ablation between young and older adults with AF who underwent the procedure between 2016 and 2023. The ...

Compared with medical therapy, rhythm control with catheter ablation is associated with lower risk of ischemic stroke after 30 days, as well as less mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalization, ...

Safer and faster procedures may improve recovery times, enhance the patient experience and increase access to treatment.

On October 13, 2010, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse was the first area hospital to perform a catheter-based ablation for atrial fibrillation on a patient. This minimally invasive procedure is ...

Effective treatment of AF is important to enable people to continue to live healthy lives. The most common treatment pathway is medication, including several classes of anti-arrhythmia medication, ...