Latest Catheter ablation Stories
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces new data showing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with its technology leads to a 99% acute success rate and up to an 82% chronic success rate at 12 months follow-up. In addition, the research indicates the HeartLight laser balloon technology resulted in improved long-term outcomes after a single...
Surgical ablation of the left atrium to restore regular sinus rhythm is widely used in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery. The restoration of sinus rhythm might decrease the risk of heart failure, stroke and death during long-term follow up. However, despite its promise, this theoretical benefit has never been clearly established - previous randomized studies have been small and performed in a selected group of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. Now, a...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces that its technology will be highlighted in two presentations during the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2012, in Munich, Germany, August 25-29. In addition, the technology will be featured at an evening academic symposium, where cardiology thought leaders will discuss their...
In laboratory study, University of Michigan develops cell-specific technique using photodynamic therapy and nanotechnology for more precise cardiac ablation ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of Michigan heart researchers are shedding light on a safer method for steadying an abnormal heart rhythm that prevents collateral damage to healthy cells. Irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, set the stage for a common, debilitating disorder called...
University of Michigan heart researchers are shedding light on a safer method for steadying an abnormal heart rhythm that prevents collateral damage to healthy cells. Irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, set the stage for a common, debilitating disorder called atrial fibrillation that puts adults as young as age 40 at risk for fatigue, fainting, cardiac arrest, and even death. Medications can help, but doctors also use catheter ablation in which electrical impulses are delivered to a...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces that a unique study in the journal Heart Rhythm demonstrates high acute success (98%) and durable pulmonary vein (PV) isolation rates achievable with a single, visually-guided HeartLight EAS ablation procedure. To determine durability, the study involved a subsequent diagnostic remapping...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces new worldwide data with its technology was presented during the scientific sessions at Heart Rhythm 2012, the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions, in Boston, MA last month. The research, representing the first 400 patients treated solely with the HeartLight system,...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces that its technology will be highlighted both as part of the scientific sessions and during a private academic symposium at Heart Rhythm 2012, the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions, May 9-12 in Boston, MA. The presentations will feature clinical experiences and outcomes using the...
EP Europace July 19, 2011 reports multicenter study demonstrates a significant reduction of fluoroscopy (x-ray radiation) using 3D mapping to guide AF catheter ablation. Scottsdale, Arizona (PRWEB) May 06, 2012 When Dr. Renzo Cataldo, a cardiac electrophysiologist (EP) with Arizona Arrhythmia Consultants, one of the premier cardiac electrophysiology groups in Arizona met with a new patient, he was positive he could help him with an advanced AF catheter ablation procedure with excellent...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), convened cardiology thought leaders to discuss clinical experiences with its technology and identify areas for continued research during a sponsored symposium at the German Society of Cardiology Annual Meeting in Mannheim, Germany, April 11-14. Presenters highlighted the versatility and durability of...
