New clinical practice guidelines have been issued by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) that include major recommendations for the use of surgical ablation when treating atrial fibrillation (Afib) ...

Medicare beneficiaries undergoing concomitant surgical ablation have risk-adjusted median survival advantage. (HealthDay News) — Medicare beneficiaries with preexisting atrial fibrillation undergoing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Minimally-invasive surgical ablation was superior to catheter ablation at 1 year for the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Until now, adding surgical ablation of A-fib to cardiac surgery has been shown to increase the chances of sinus rhythm without an impact on clinical outcomes. But new data from the ...

Concomitant surgical ablation during CABG in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with better survival outcomes, according to new Medicare data. Results were best when the dual ...

New clinical practice guidelines include major recommendations for the use of surgical ablation when treating atrial fibrillation (Afib), the most common type of irregular heartbeat. New clinical ...

CMS has approved electrophysiology ablation procedures for the ASC setting, marking a major advancement for outpatient cardiology and potentially accelerating the specialization of cardiac ASCs.

Surgery and radiofrequency ablation showed similar 5-year survival rates for small liver tumors. Both treatments had nearly identical 5-year recurrence-free survival outcomes. Patient and tumor ...

The field of atrial fibrillation is evolving rapidly. Although a medical rhythm control strategy has not proven to be beneficial for survival, new interventional therapies have improved the rate of ...