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Best Practices IV in Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Important Clinical and Practical Differences for New Compliant and Size-adjustable Cryoballoon Systems

HeartRhythm

This paper aims to review and compare the mechanical and technical similarities and differences between the Arctic Front series cryoballoons from Medtronic and the next-generation cryoballoons, including POLARx and POLARx FIT from Boston Scientific and Nordica from Synaptic.

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Study reports 'excellent' outcomes for patients receiving optimized treatment for atrial fibrillation

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

In a study published in Heart Rhythm, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, analyzed real-world clinical data to measure the impact of evidence-based best-practices on patient outcomes for the most common AF procedure: radiofrequency (RF)-based ablation.

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David E. Haines, MD, September 1, 1954, to February 10, 2024

HeartRhythm

David’s many scholarly contributions focused on ablation energy sources, starting in 1986 when he was at the University of Virginia (UVA) and radiofrequency ablation was being introduced.

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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.