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FDA approves next-gen pulsed field ablation catheter for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved a navigation-enabled ablation catheter for the treatment of ...
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Pulsed field ablation safe, effective for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is as effective and safe as conventional thermal ablation for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), according to late breaking research presented in a Hot ...
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Cleveland Clinic study points to ablation as better inital treatment for atrial fibrillation than medication

CLEVELAND — A new Cleveland Clinic study has shown promise for treating atrial fibrillation patients. The results point to ablation as a potentially more effective method treatment than the current ...
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Atrial fibrillation treatment with catheter shows better results than drug therapy

This release is available in Chinese. Use of catheter ablation, in which radiofrequency energy is emitted from a catheter to eliminate the source of an irregular heartbeat, resulted in significantly ...
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Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Pulmonary-vein isolation is an effective treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a nonthermal ablation method with few adverse effects beyond the myocardium. Data ...
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Pulsed Field Ablation an Option to Prevent Recurrence of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia

PFA was noninferior to cryoablation for first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Tissue-selective energy delivery and short application times offer ...
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CardioFocus® Announces Initial Commercial Procedures Following US FDA Approval of HeartLight® X3 System for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc. today announced that the first U.S. patients have been treated commercially with the recently-approved HeartLight ® X3 Endoscopic ...
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Cryoballoon ablation may be better first-line treatment vs. drug therapy in paroxysmal AF

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Primary efficacy failure was defined as subsequent surgery or ablation treatment for AF; AF, atrial flutter or ...
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Biosense Webster Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of the VARIPULSE™ Platform for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Findings from the admIRE study – freedom from atrial arrhythmia recurrence at 12 months – support the submission of the VARIPULSE™ Platform among U.S. patients IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2024 ...
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Study finds link between racial, socioeconomic factors and atrial fibrillation treatment

Even though the use of rhythm control strategies for treating Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF), a common abnormal heart rhythm, have increased overall in the United States, patients from racial and ...
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First Patient Enrolled in Medtronic-Supported Head-To-Head Clinical Trial Comparing Cryoballoon Ablation to RF Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

MINNEAPOLIS – Medtronic, Inc. today announced the first patient was enrolled in the FIRE AND ICE clinical trial, which is a prospective, randomized, multinational head-to-head clinical trial comparing ...
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Medtronic Receives FDA Approval of DiamondTemp Ablation System for the Treatment of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

DUBLIN, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the ...