The heart is at the center of a complex electrical system. Just like any machine, sometimes the system does not always work correctly. There may be a short circuit. This could lead to an abnormal or ...

Working with "digital twins" of patients' hearts, doctors improved cardiac ablation outcomes for patients with ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

The "digital twins" helped doctors spot good targets for heart ablation in 10 patients. Months later, all of them are free of ...

Jim Harbaugh told reporters Tuesday he had two successful surgeries during the 2025 NFL offseason. One was a hip replacement; the other was a cardiac ablation done after the 61-year-old coach ...

NFL players, coaches and staff put their bodies on the line every season. They sacrifice health, time, energy and more for a chance to win a Super Bowl. When that season eventually comes to an end, it ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech has launched the Soundstar Crystal ultrasound catheter in the US, intended for intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) imaging for cardiac ablation procedures. 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.

Some people experience leg pain after a heart ablation procedure at the insertion site of the catheter. Alternatively, they may have an allergic reaction to the medication they receive alongside the ...

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 ...