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

Over the past 5 years, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved from an experimental procedure to one that is performed in most large medical centers throughout the world. The rapid ...

Abbott’s Volt pulsed field ablation system — for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The Volt system delivers high-energy electrical pulses to targeted areas of the heart to disrupt abnormal rhythms ...

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

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements ...

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

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a new study. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common ...

Emerging pulsed field ablation systems had their moments in the spotlight at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), being held in San Diego this weekend. The therapy has made a major ...

Abbott will soon enter the competitive U.S. pulsed field ablation (PFA) market, having just received FDA approval for its ...

PFA was noninferior to cryoablation for first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Tissue-selective energy delivery and short application times offer ...