What Is the Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation)? If you have an irregular heartbeat caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may need surgery to restore your normal heart rhythm. This is called the ...

Doctors use two basic types of ablation to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). Catheter ablation happens through a thin, flexible tube that goes into a blood vessel in your leg or neck. Surgical ...

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders, affecting millions worldwide. It occurs when the upper chambers of the heart (atria) beat irregularly and out of sync with ...

There may be a safer and easier way to treat patients with the most common form of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation. St. Louis, — There may be a safer and easier way to treat patients ...

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 ...

The late outcomes, reported by Dr Matthew Henn (Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO) and colleagues, are retrospective and based on procedures performed at a single center but are ...

MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adding one step and no more than 20 seconds to heart surgery can greatly improve the results of an operation to treat the common irregular heartbeat called atrial ...