Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with a sham procedure, pulmonary vein isolation reduced atrial fibrillation burden at 6 months.

There are several surgical ablation methods to treat atrial fibrillation; however, the relative efficacy of each scheme is unknown. Patients with permanent atrial fibrillation undergoing valvular ...

The upper pulmonary veins (PVs) are responsible for the majority of atrial fibrillation (AF) triggering foci, whereas the inferior PVs are more difficult to ablate and prone to postablation ostial ...

To the Editor: In their study of circumferential pulmonary-vein ablation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, Oral et al. (March 2 issue) 1 do not mention evaluation or discuss the potential ...

In patients with paroxysmal AF originating from the PVs, extensive monitoring will frequently document coexisting paroxysms of both AT and AF. Similarly at electrophysiological evaluation, many ...

Overlake Hospital Medical Center's electrophysiology program is using new pressure feedback technology to increase success in a procedure to cure atrial fibrillation. By Daniel Nash • May 19, 2014 ...

A majority of cases of atrial fibrillation originate within the pulmonary veins. Ablation of atrial fibrillation, also known as “pulmonary vein isolation” or PVI, electrically disconnects the erratic ...

BARCELONA, Spain—A comprehensive ablation strategy—a three-step approach that systematically targets the anatomical atrial structures known to be proarrhythmogenic—is superior to pulmonary vein ...

Boston Scientific ($BSX) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study OverviewThis global Boston Scientific trial, officially titled ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – An innovative procedure completely cures the overwhelming majority of patients with the most common form of irregular heartbeat, by stopping haywire electrical signals in areas of ...

If medications and lifestyle changes are still not improving your atrial fibrillation symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical option. Cardiovascular surgeon Jared Bunch, MD, discusses cardiac ...