NFL players, coaches and staff put their bodies on the line every season. They sacrifice health, time, energy and more for a chance to win a Super Bowl. When that season eventually comes to an end, it ...

The heart is at the center of a complex electrical system. Just like any machine, sometimes the system does not always work correctly. There may be a short circuit. This could lead to an abnormal or ...

I have atrial fibrillation, and I've heard there's a new kind of ablation that could relieve my symptoms. Can you tell me about it?

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Nerve ablation may ease pain from arthritis, nerve damage, or tumors.Procedures usually occur in hospitals or clinics and take 15 minutes to an hour.  Pain relief ...

London, United Kingdom – 2 September 2024: A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

New research from CU Anschutz scientists suggests that staying physically active after heart rhythm treatment may significantly reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) returning, offering patients ...

AngioDynamics ANGO recently announced expanded indications in Europe for its NanoKnife System, broadening its clinical ...

A study by researchers at UTHealth Houston concludes that fetoscopic ablation is an alternative treatment for select cases of vasa previa. The findings were published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & ...

The recent findings revealed no statistically significant difference in 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) between women who underwent microwave ablation and women who underwent conventional ...

BARCELONA -- Good outcomes were the rule, not the exception, for select patients undergoing microwave ablation of peripheral lung nodules, results of a single-center study indicated. Among 52 patients ...

Radiofrequency ablation with a mesh electrode and ablation with a hot water balloon (balloon ablation) are considered second-generation procedures and are usually performed without endoscopic control.