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Abbott Receives CE Mark for Pulsed Field Ablation System

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1,2 People living with AFib face an increased risk of stroke, heart failure and death, and many rely on cardiac ablation to treat the condition effectively. of veins during ablation procedures with far fewer energy applications than on-market competitive PFA systems. 3 Following approval, initial cases were completed by Prof.

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Initial experience of transoesophageal echocardiography-guided percutaneous pulsed field ablation of atrial fibrillation

Open Heart

Objective Pulsed-field ablation (PFA) is a new technology of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). This research is to investigate the feasibility of a new strategy (transoesophageal echocardiography-guided pulsed field ablation, TEEP) to guide PFA for AF with no contrast and zero fluoroscopy.

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Trial: Artificial Intelligence-guided Cardiac Ablation Procedure Improves Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

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In particular, the study showed superiority in the percentage of patients that achieved freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) with or without anti-arrhythmic drugs at 12 months after a tailored cardiac ablation guided by AI in combination with PVI when compared to PVI alone.

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Anatomical characteristics of mitral isthmus and its spatial relationship with the esophagus in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation using CT angiography

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundThis study examines the anatomical characteristics of the mitral isthmus (MI) and its spatial relationship with the esophagus in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation, using cardiovascular computed tomographic angiography (CTA).

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Ablating VHL in rod photoreceptors modulates RPE glycolysis and improves preclinical model of retinitis pigmentosa

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

By ablating VHL in rod photoreceptors and elevating hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) levels, we demonstrate a path to therapeutically enhancing glycolysis independent of the underlying genetic variant that slows degeneration of both rod and cone photoreceptors in a preclinical model of retinitis pigmentosa.

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Broward Health Adds Pulsed Field Ablation Sytsem to Treat A-fib

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tim.hodson Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:36 Broward Health recently announced it is now offering the Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation System to treat atrial fibrillation (A-Fib). This innovative treatment represents a significant advancement over traditional thermal ablation methods and provides a more effective solution for patients.

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Shorten the Blanking Period After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Experts Say

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Based on continuous monitoring of early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia immediately after patients have undergone atrial fibrillation ablation, Musat et al. Early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia (ERAT) is commonly seen following catheter ablation of AF, with reported incidences of up to 61% in the first three months.