LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital is now the first facility in Southwest Louisiana to perform a procedure designed to make treating atrial fibrillation safer and more ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The diabetes drug metformin reduced recurrent arrhythmias after a first catheter ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation (Afib) in patients with overweight or obesity but without ...

A minimally invasive heart procedure to correct irregular heart rhythms called catheter ablation may reduce the risk of stroke enough that some patients can discontinue blood thinners, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AF recurrence after pulsed field ablation was comparable vs. after radiofrequency ablation. There were fewer ...

Piedmont Cartersville (Ga.), part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, in partnership with Cumming, Ga.-based Heart and Vascular Care, successfully completed the first cardiac ablation procedure in ...

Cardiology is rapidly shifting to the outpatient setting, with CMS’ proposed 2026 payment rule adding more than 200 ASC-eligible procedures and paving the way for wider adoption of high-acuity cardiac ...

Catheter ablation procedures involving transseptal puncture — typically used to treat atrial fibrillation — are often linked to migraine-like visual auras, though the underlying cause has been unclear ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Post-ablation brain emboli were linked to migraine-like visual auras within 1 month after treatment. Transseptal ...

Compared with medical therapy, rhythm control with catheter ablation is associated with lower risk of ischemic stroke after 30 days, as well as less mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalization, ...

The Visualase V2 MRI-Guided Laser Ablation System from Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance to treat patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, brain tumors, and radiation necrosis. The minimally ...

Jim Harbaugh told reporters Tuesday he had two successful surgeries during the 2025 NFL offseason. One was a hip replacement; the other was a cardiac ablation done after the 61-year-old coach ...