Ablation is a minimally invasive procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heart attack. These ...

Left atrial appendage closure is an alternative strategy for stroke prophylaxis, Wazni and colleagues noted. "The safety and ...

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

From its cardiovascular divisions, Medtronic brought in $3.10 billion for an increase of 6.1%—driven in part by the launches ...

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 ...

Although some of the trial’s methodology was critiqued, the results provide fodder for shared decision-making discussions.

The trial compared the stroke prevention device for left atrial appendage closure to blood thinners in people who underwent ...

With supplier issue now resolved, the Minnesota-run medtech company expects to “reach and then exceed” market growth in the ...

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

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