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Late-breaking Clinical Trial Results from FARADISE, adMIRE Study and Advent Trial at Heart Rhythm 2024 Highlight Pulsed Field Ablation Developments for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

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During its Annual Conference, HRS 2024, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announced findings from three new studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of pulsed field ablation (PFA), a nonthermal ablation treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Abbott Announces First Global Procedures in a Clinical Trial of its Volt Pulsed Field Ablation System to Treat Patients with Abnormal Heart Rhythms

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milla1cf Thu, 01/18/2024 - 14:21 January 18, 2024 — Abbott announced the first global procedures have been conducted using the company's new Volt Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System to treat patients battling common abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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News from EHRA 2024: International Experts Agree on Standards for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

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An international consensus statement on how to treat atrial fibrillation with catheter or surgical ablation has been published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and was recently presented at EHRA 2024, a scientific congress held April 7-9 in Berlin, Germany. Image courtesy: European Society of Cardiology.

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First Heart Rhythm Patients in Southern Italy Treated with Advanced Robotic Technology

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milla1cf Tue, 06/11/2024 - 18:09 June 11, 2024 — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that Hospital Santa Maria della Pietà, in Nola in the Metropolitan City of Naples, has established the first robotic cardiac heart program in Southern Italy.

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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.

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Boston Scientific Initiates AVANT GUARD Clinical Trial to Evaluate FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System as First-Line Treatment for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

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Outcomes of ablation with the FARAPULSE PFA System – a nonthermal treatment in which electric fields selectively ablate heart tissue – will be compared to outcomes following use of anti-arrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy, which is commonly prescribed for patients living with persistent AF. The company now anticipates U.S.