When high doses of AV blocking drugs are not successful to lower ventricular rates in the setting of atrial fibrillation, AV node ablation can be utilized. Remember that all atrial action potentials ...

February 22, 2012 (Adelaide, Australia) — Atrioventricular (AV) nodal ablation significantly improves survival in heart-failure patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who receive cardiac ...

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 ...

Dr. Friedman answers the question: 'What is AV Node Reentrant Tachycardia?' — -- Question: What is AV node reentrant tachycardia, and what is the best way to treat this? Answer :AV node reentrant ...

Data from a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial have shown cryoablation to be as effective as radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia for the short ...

...little data exist on the use of catheter ablation for AVNRT in elderly patients... Cardiovascular interventional therapies are often withheld from elderly patients, owing to a perceived increase in ...

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is one of the most commonly encountered arrhythmias worldwide, and catheter ablation remains its treatment of choice. Ablation techniques, ...

Stereotaxis plans to launch the MAGiC cardiac ablation catheter in early 2026, CEO and Chair David Fischel tells MassDevice.