Cardiac ablation—also called catheter ablation—is a procedure doctors use to treat irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. During cardiac ablation, doctors insert a thin tube called a catheter into your ...

Ventricular tachycardia arises from an abnormal electrical focus or circuit in the myocardium of the ventricle and is usually manifested as a tachyarrhythmia with a wide QRS complex on ...

BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiovascular procedures being performed worldwide. Despite the large body of evidence of its effectiveness, with ...

Cardiac ablation is a procedure that can help correct arrhythmia, which is a problem with the rhythm of a person’s heartbeat. The procedure eliminates or scars the tissue in the heart that causes ...

BERLIN, Germany—In response to technological advances over the past several years, heart rhythm societies from around the world have released a comprehensive new expert consensus statement on catheter ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new cost-utility analysis has shown that catheter ablation as a second-line intervention is likely ...

We conducted a single-center, open-label trial in Germany that involved patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation and end-stage heart failure who were referred for heart transplantation evaluation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early published reports of cardioneural ablation have shown promise for the relief of autonomically mediated ...

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, ...

Cardiac ablation can improve symptoms and may extend a person’s life by treating certain heart arrhythmias. The procedure is often effective, but some serious complications can occur. Cardiac ablation ...