Collateral effects on non-target tissue are worse with pulsed-field ablation than with radiofrequency ablation, according to a study published April 24 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

From several hundred cases starting in March 2024, pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology was associated with a greater incidence of several adverse effects when compared with radiofrequency ...

Pulsed field ablation (PFA ... Cavotricuspid isthmus radiofrequency ablation was performed in 14 patients (13.3%) in the PFA group and 12 patients (11.4%) in the cryoablation group.

New Advancement in Pulsed Field Ablation, Treating AFib Historically, patients requiring a cardiac ablation procedure to treat conditions like AFib received RF ablation, which uses heat to destroy ...

The agency handed down a green light to the medtech giant’s all-in-one system offering both pulsed field and radiofrequency ablation alongside integrated heart mapping and navigation.

Jim Harbaugh had a cardiac ablation after enduring an atrial flutter episode during the 2024 NFL season. Here's what to know ...

VIENNA, Austria—For patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), pulsed-field ablation with the Farapulse system ... adding that there remains some question about how it will compare to ...

Ablation therapy has been used for about two ... "The traditional approaches using thermal energy sources to treat AFib — radiofrequency, laser, cryo energy — all carry an associated injury ...

Pulsed field ablation, which uses short bursts ... At the end of 2022, he had an RF (heat) ablation, and though it worked initially, his AFib returned. Doctors recommended a second ablation ...

Especially, whereas early preclinical and clinical studies positioned PFA as a safer alternative to thermal ablation due to its tissue selectivity, our findings challenge prevailing assumptions ...

Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has achieved new major milestones to support the company's growing suite of pulsed field ablation (PFA) solutions in ...