A simple surgical technique during cardiac surgery was associated with a 56 percent reduction in the incidence of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation that can lead to stroke, with ...

Fundamentally, there are three techniques that can be employed to minimize the likelihood of esophageal injury during RF ablation at the posterior left atrium: (1) avoidance of any RF ablation ...

Performing a posterior left pericardiotomy during cardiac surgery appears to markedly reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF), a stubbornly common and potentially serious ...

The data of patients with interrupted fat pad who had direct esophageal-LA contact were used for this analysis. Patients with continuous fat pad without direct esophageal-LA contact were excluded. The ...

Background Mechanical compression from the ascending aorta on the left atrial anterior wall (LAAW) can cause low voltage areas (LVAs), which are associated with a higher risk of atrial fibrillation ...

(UPDATED) A commonly used adjunct to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) doesn’t add any benefits for patients undergoing catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), the randomized CAPLA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During a presentation, Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery ...

Previously, patients with advanced atrial fibrillation (AF/AFib) had limited treatment choices. Since February 2024, West ...

The normal mitral valve permits unrestricted antegrade diastolic flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle (LV) and effectively seals off the atrium from the ventricle during LV systole, ...