CHICAGO -- For patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ischemic cardiomyopathy, going right to catheter ablation ...

Ablation, a procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heart attack and is usually reserved for ...

A study found that undergoing a cardiac ablation procedure first—before taking any antiarrhythmic therapies—may be the better ...

Patients with ventricular tachycardia and ischemic cardiomyopathy are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Catheter ablation is commonly used when antiarrhythmic drugs do not suppress ventricular ...

For ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction, outcomes are better with upfront catheter ablation than drug therapy ...

A minimally invasive procedure known as ablation may work best for life-threatening episodes of rapid heartbeat after a heart ...

Clinicians typically first turn to antiarrhythmic drugs, but switching up the order may be offer patients better outcomes.

A new, multicenter study demonstrated that ablation treatment may be a better first option than medication for many heart ...