Current guidelines recommend pulmonary-vein isolation by means of catheter ablation as treatment for drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Radiofrequency ablation is the most common method, ...

BOSTON — Radiofrequency (RF) ablation as first-line therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) was no more effective than antiarrhythmic therapy in a two-year trial conducted in Scandinavia [1].

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a type of irregular heartbeat. If you have it, your doctor will classify yours by the reason for it and on how long it lasts. When your heartbeat returns to normal within ...

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) has discrete clinical features from persistent forms, including greater relative pathophysiological importance of the pulmonary vein sleeves and greater ...

Pulsed field ablation did not have superior efficacy to radiofrequency ablation in patients with drug-resistant paroxysmal (intermittent) atrial fibrillation, according to results from a late-breaking ...

A new study has found that even moderate drinking can increase the risk of A-fib, a heart rhythm abnormality that afflicts some 3 million Americans. By Anahad O’Connor A new study has found that ...