Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most widespread sustained cardiac arrhythmia globally, significantly contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and ...

The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends the use of pulsed field ablation as an option ...

There is increased risk for pulmonary hypertension in patients with both atrial fibrillation and incident venous thromboembolism.

The VARIPULSE™ Platform is the first Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) system fully integrated with the CARTO™ 3 electroanatomical mapping system, designed to drive efficiency, reproducibility, and ...

Boston Scientific’s Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation System is now approved for treating persistent atrial fibrillation, ...

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) often progresses from paroxysmal AF (PAF) to more permanent forms. To improve personalised medicine, we aim to develop a new AF progression risk prediction model in ...

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in critically ill patients and is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events and mortality. Oral ...

People with AFib have a five-times increased risk of stroke compared to people without it, and the strokes can be more severe ...

The ACC/AHA practice guidelines are intended to assist clinicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approaches to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of ...

A recent study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery suggests that despite strong clinical guidelines, the use of ...

Objective Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) guided by a standardised CLOSE (contiguous optimised lesions) protocol has been shown to increase clinical success after catheter ablation for paroxysmal ...

The researchers, led by Professor David Werring, found that starting anticoagulants within four days of having a stroke was ...