Cardiology

Management of risk factors important in A-fib ablation

(HealthDay)—Aggressive management of risk factors improves the long-term outcomes in patients receiving catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), according to research published in the Dec. 2 issue of the Journal ...

Neuroscience

Could fixing a problem with the heart be good for your brain?

People who have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation that is treated with a procedure called catheter ablation may have a reduced risk of dementia compared to those who are treated with medication alone. The ...

Cardiology

GAP-AF study helps to define optimal approach to ablation

(Medical Xpress)—Using catheter ablation to create complete linear lesions around pulmonary veins, proved more effective than the creation of incomplete lesions in preventing recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF), reports ...

Cardiology

Antiarrhythmia drugs no impact on late AF recurrence

In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation, the addition of antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) for 90 days after the procedure did not reduce arrhythmia recurrence rates at one year, ...

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