Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved a mapping and dual-energy catheter ablation system for treatment of persistent AF. The system ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Add-on ablation for pulmonary-vein isolation (PVI) in patients already undergoing standard isthmus ablation for clinical atrial flutter (AFL) was followed by a steep drop in risk ...

Medtronic has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Affera mapping and ablation system featuring the Sphere-9 Catheter. This innovative, all-in-one system combines ...

First-of-its-kind, all-in-one HD-mapping and dual energy (pulsed field and radiofrequency) ablation catheter Highly anticipated by electrophysiologists for its innovation and demonstrated safety and ...

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreMap today announced it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend ...

NATICK, Mass., Boston Scientific Corporation completed a first-in-human clinical trial utilizing the IntellaTip MiFi™ XP Ablation Catheter for the treatment of type 1 atrial flutter, an arrhythmia ...

A novel mapping-integrated pulsed field ablation system for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation met safety and performance goals in the feasibility and pivotal phases of a trial, researchers ...

When your electrical system is working normally, the two upper chambers of the heart (atria) contract and pump blood into the two lower chambers (ventricles) in a well-coordinated way. This results in ...

In patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that has not responded to medication, catheter ablation is more effective than antiarrhythmic drug therapy for maintaining sinus rhythm.

Background A 60-year-old male with obesity (body-mass index 43 kg/m 2) presented with recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), which he had had since age 41 years. The AF was refractory to ...

Oral anticoagulation is recommended after ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients at high risk for stroke. Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation, but ...

Atrial flutter (AFL) is a type of abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia. It occurs when the upper chambers of your heart beat too fast, causing the bottom chambers to also beat faster than normal.