Medications are the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib. When they begin to fail, one option is ablation.

LA Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is having a cardiac ablation during the offseason. It's a procedure to treat an irregular heart rhythm. The procedure involves creating tiny scars in the heart that then ...

Stereotaxis has won FDA approval for the MAGiC Magnetic Interventional Ablation Catheter. The device is a robotically ...

The heart is at the center of a complex electrical system. Just like any machine, sometimes the system does not always work correctly. There may be a short circuit. This could lead to an abnormal or ...

Other hot topics included new data on LAAO and conduction-system pacing, plus the go-ahead for ablation in ASCs.

After approval in late 2024, Johnson & Johnson's Varipulse PFA system started 2025 on the wrong foot: Its early rollout had ...

NFL players, coaches and staff put their bodies on the line every season. They sacrifice health, time, energy and more for a chance to win a Super Bowl. When that season eventually comes to an end, it ...

Cardiac ablation can improve symptoms and may extend a person’s life by treating certain heart arrhythmias. The procedure is often effective, but some serious complications can occur. Cardiac ablation ...

Effective treatment of AF is important to enable people to continue to live healthy lives. The most common treatment pathway is medication, including several classes of anti-arrhythmia medication, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized a payment policy that covers cardiac catheter ablation procedures in ambulatory surgery centers for the first time. The Heart Rhythm ...