St Louis, MO - The addition of bipolar radiofrequency ablation to the Cox-maze III procedure can be used to replace some of the surgical incisions made in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), ...

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, often abbreviated as AFib, is a condition in which your normal heartbeat is changed. Abnormal electrical activity occurring in the upper portion of the heart, called the atria, ...

August 28, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Surgical ablation when added to cardiac and/or valvular surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) results in significantly more patients being in normal ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

Maze surgery, or surgical ablation, is a procedure commonly recommended to treat an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) when other methods such as medication, cardioversion therapy (electric ...