The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the ...

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.

DON FITZGERALD LOVES TO GOLF WITH HIS FAMILY. RECENTLY, WHILE PLAYING WITH HIS WIFE. WE’RE WALKING AND I WENT AND SHE GOES, WHAT’S THE MATTER? AND I SAID, NO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE WALKED THIS ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., recently discussed on UAB MedCast how surgical practices are adapting to the evolving treatment of atrial ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Mayo Clinic Health System is highlighting a relatively new procedure to reduce the risk of stroke in patients who ...

St. Helena Hospital’s cardiac surgery team recently performed an experimental heart procedure that was the first of its kind in the U.S. The procedure was part of a clinical trial for the treatment of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib is the leading cause of stroke. The American Heart Association says five million Americans currently have AFib, with an additional 12 million ...

A potentially dangerous change in heart rhythm is common after surgeries that don't involve the heart, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Dr. Konstantinos Siontis and colleagues studied patients ...