One approach to this problem has been the use of radiofrequency ablation of the AV node to create complete heart block, followed by implantation of a pacemaker. Symptom relief is good, with attendant ...

Over the long term, patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who require a permanent pacemaker after alcohol septal ablation (ASA) fare just as well as those who don’t, a ...

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Before catheter ablation or pacemaker implantation, all patients in both groups actually met the criteria for permanent pacing due to symptomatic prolonged sinus pauses on termination of AF (Fig. 2), ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation?' — -- Question: How is atrial fibrillation treated with radiofrequency ablation? Answer :Over the last 10 years, a ...

These cardiologists focus on the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. Kasturi K. Ghia, M.D.: arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, pacemakers/defibrillators; Kaiser ...

<cutline_leadin>‘PUSHING THE LIMITS’:</cutline_leadin> Bill Bogard, 76, bikes 150 miles a week. <252><137>After open-heart surgery, he had a pacemaker implanted in his chest in 2008. But when his ...

For medically refractory vasovagal syncope (VVS) and functional bradycardia, the feasibility of off-label catheter cardioneuroablation (CNA) was supported by multicenter U.S. registry data. The ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.