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2. Catheter ablation - Wikipedia

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   D017115. [edit on Wikidata] Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radio-frequency energy or other sources to terminate or modify a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the heart of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

3. Mayo Clinic offering new treatment for atrial fibrillation - AOL

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   Mayo Clinic cardiologist Dr. Chris DeSimone explains that, aside from medications, the traditional way to treat Afib has been a procedure called ablation. This involves using a catheter to deliver ...

4. Radio-Frequency Ablation Helped 82% of Patients With AFib ...

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   RF ablation is the most common form of ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia. It occurs when the atria, the two upper chambers of the heart ...

5. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. [11][12] It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating, which become longer or continuous over time. [4] It may also start as other forms of arrhythmia such as atrial flutter ...

6. Management of atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Efficacy and risks of catheter ablation of AF are areas of active debate. A worldwide survey of the outcomes of 8745 ablation procedures [63] demonstrated a 52% success rate (ranging from 14.5% to 76.5% among centers), with an additional 23.9% of patients becoming asymptomatic with addition of an antiarrhythmic medication. In 27.3% of patients ...

7. US FDA approves Medtronic's system for heart condition - AOL

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   The system, PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA), is used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition that is characterized by an irregular rhythm of the heart. PFA is used for ...