Catheter ablation was not the first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) for most patients referred to a tertiary center, a study shows, with investigators suggesting the procedure is ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy (RT) for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) achieved outcomes similar to catheter ablation with substantially fewer serious adverse events ...

Patients with ventricular tachycardia and ischemic cardiomyopathy are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Catheter ablation is commonly used when antiarrhythmic drugs do not suppress ventricular ...

Intramural needle ablation using in-catheter, heated saline-enhanced radiofrequency was effective in reducing ventricular tachycardia burden for high-risk patients failing one to five prior ablations ...

If you have ventricular tachycardia, your doctor may give you medicine to slow your heart rate down. You might also need a catheter ablation. In this procedure, a doctor threads a thin tube through an ...

The electrophysiologic mechanism may be due to either enhanced automaticity or triggered activity. In contrast to the paroxysmal variety, the nonparoxysmal type develops gradually and disappears ...

Berlin, Germany – 8 April 2024: The first randomised trial to investigate preventive ablation of a potential arrhythmogenic substrate associated with coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) in patients ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermedical ®, a developer of thermal-ablation systems to treat ventricular arrhythmias, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an ...

Stereotaxis’ CEO said the company has been “hampered clinically, commercially and strategically” by its prior dependence on a ...

CMS has approved electrophysiology ablation procedures for the ASC setting, marking a major advancement for outpatient cardiology and potentially accelerating the specialization of cardiac ASCs.

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Ventricular tachycardia is when the lower chamber of the heart beats ...

The MAGiC catheter is designed to perform minimally invasive cardiac ablation procedures that treat various forms of ...