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 ...

Personalized digital models provide doctors with a roadmap to precisely target life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.

Chloe Dygert revealed that she recently underwent a procedure to treat heart arrhythmia. The U.S. Olympic medalist confirmed doctors carried out a cardiac ablation to treat supraventricular ...

Dr. Timm Dickfeld answers the question: 'What Is Supraventricular Tachycardia?' — -- Question: What does SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) mean, and is it similar to atrial fibrillation? Answer ...

A recent study published in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE) determined that the use of catheter ablation to treat supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is not detrimental to patients. This ...

Deltona, Fla.-based Advanced Heart and Vascular Surgery Center, an affiliate of Cardiovascular Centers of America, has become the first ASC in Florida to launch a complete cardiac ablation service ...

In a proof of concept study, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have successfully created personalized, 3-D virtual simulations of patients' hearts for doctors to visualize and perform a ...

CHICAGO -- For patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ischemic cardiomyopathy, going right to catheter ablation improved outcomes compared with trying antiarrhythmic drugs first, the VANISH2 ...

Patients with structural heart disease are at risk for life-threatening ventricular tachycardias (VTs). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) can terminate VT, but often at the cost of ...

Cardiac ablation is a type of procedure performed by cardiologists to treat the problem of abnormal heart rhythms aka arrhythmias. Here's all you need to know about radio frequency ablation, also ...