Radiofrequency ablation should be considered as first-choice therapy for symptomatic atrial flutter, even after just one episode, investigators conclude. An accompanying editorial, however ...

Hypnosis was superior to placebo to alleviate pain and reduce the consumption of morphine during atrial flutter ablation, researchers found in a prospective, randomized study. “This is ...

The authors concluded that targeting individual driver tachycardias and complex electrograms—a tailored ablation procedure—prevents recurrent AF or atrial flutter successfully in patients with ...

The ablation procedure, in simple terms, draws a line of scar tissue across the path of the errant pulse signals that are causing the flutter.

Jim Harbaugh had a cardiac ablation after enduring an atrial flutter episode during the 2024 NFL season. Here's what to know about the procedure.

Real-world data show pulsed field ablation was safe and associated with 1-year freedom from atrial fibrillation or flutter for 78% of patients. Longer-term data with more patients are needed.

A new procedure has been developed that is a safe and effective way of surgically treating atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia ...

Cubs lefty Brad Wieck underwent a cardiac ablation procedure to prevent the recurrence of an intermittent atrial flutter that was discovered during his annual spring physical, the team announced ...

Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease with three months of the procedure, new Japanese research out ...

Radiofrequency ablation should be considered as first-choice therapy for symptomatic atrial flutter, even after just one episode, investigators conclude. An accompanying editorial, however ...