Guidelines recommend a trial of antiarrhythmic drugs before catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Whether pulsed field ablation (PFA) may be a preferred initial treatment is ...

A new clinical trial found that pulsed-field catheter ablation using Boston Scientific's Farapulse system was more effective than medication in treating persistent atrial fibrillation. One year after ...

Medtronic today announced new milestones for its Affera family of technologies, including an FDA breakthrough device ...

Biosense Webster, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, today announced the European launch of the HELIOSTAR ™ Balloon Ablation Catheter – the first radiofrequency balloon ablation catheter – The ...

Over the last weekend, Chicago played host to the 2026 edition of the Heart Rhythm Society's annual conference (HRS 2026).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation reduces anxiety and depression symptoms better than ...

There are both clinical and economic implications, as payers have been discouraging ablation in this population, one expert ...

Demonstrating that the best solution is not always a multistage approach, a new trial showed catheter ablation is superior to a combination of antiarrhythmic drugs and lifestyle changes — weight loss, ...

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 cardiac ablation market growth is driven by the rising prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias, increasing awareness of minimally invasive treatment options, and technological advancements in ablation ...

Real-world data presented at HRS 2026 add to the body of evidence supporting a shift away from short-duration Holter monitoring toward up to 14 ...