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Medscape5d
Young Adults Benefit More From Catheter Ablation for AF
Patients aged 45 years or younger undergoing first-time catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation experience fewer 12-month ...
WebMD3d
What Is Cardiac Ablation?
Radiofrequency ablation. The doctor uses catheters to send radiofrequency energy (similar to microwave heat) that makes circular scars around each vein or group of veins. Cryoablation.
Nature20d
Comparison of the lateral tail vein and the retro-orbital venous sinus as routes of intravenous drug delivery in a transgenic mouse model
In mice, the lateral tail vein is the most common route of administration ... a recently described conditional ablation model. Macrophages in these mice express a transgene controlled by the ...
ahajournals.org27d
Marshall-Plan Ablation Strategy Versus Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent AF: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Beyond pulmonary vein (PV) isolation ... CS and LA appendage activation while pacing with the ablation catheter below and then above this line: (1) an increase in the CS activation delay becoming ...
SciELO26d
Mini-Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement with Concomitant Ablation of the Pulmonary Vein and Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Case Report
The jaw of the ablation device was passed behind the pulmonary veins using a tip-lighted articulating dissector. Finally, aortic valve replacement was completed. Aortic valve replacement with ...
BMJ27d
Pulmonary vein ablation for idiopathic atrial fibrillation: six month outcome of first procedure in 100 consecutive patients
Correspondence to: Dr John P Bourke Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK; j.p.bourkencl.ac.uk Objectives: To report six month outcome in patients ...
ahajournals.org2d
First Human Experience With Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Through-the-Balloon Circumferential Ultrasound Ablation System for Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation
Background—Standard mapping and ablation of focal sources of atrial fibrillation are associated with very long procedure times and low efficacy. An anatomic approach to complete pulmonary vein ...
uniindia17d
Jammu AIIMS launches laser ablation services for varicose vein patients
Jammu, May 29 (UNI) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu has marked a significant milestone with the successful commencement of Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA ... Varicose vein ...
BMJ18d
Association between proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 and late saphenous vein graft disease after coronary artery bypass grafting: a cross-sectional study
Objective The study aims to explore the association between serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) level and saphenous vein grafts disease (SVGD) after coronary artery bypass ...
SciELO10d
Ultrasound-guided continuous radiofrequency ablation of the proximal greater occipital nerve is effective in refractory occipital neuralgia: a retrospective cohort study
Objective To assess the efficacy of ultrasound-guided proximal greater occipital nerve (PGON) continous radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) in ON throughout 1 year. Methods We analyzed data from medical ...
openheart.bmj13d
Identifying patients with atrial fibrillation recurrences after two pulmonary vein isolation procedures
Conclusions Using a PVI-only approach, recurrence of AF after two AF ablation procedures is associated with more advanced underlying disease and persistent types of AF. Pulmonary vein isolation ... up ...