Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Cryoconvergent” hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation may significantly reduce risk for recurrent AF and AF ...

AtriCure's investors will have to wait a bit longer to find out if and when FDA will approve the company's Convergent hybrid ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation. There has been significant ...

ZANESVILLE − Genesis HealthCare System’s cardiothoracic and electrophysiology surgery teams recently performed their first convergent procedure. It can reduce the risk of stroke and eliminate blood ...

Dr. Andy Kiser, a cardio-thoracic surgeon at UNC Hospitals, pioneered the convergent procedure, a new minimally invasive method to treat atrial fibrillation. In patients with atrial fibrillation, the ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Almost three million people in the U.S. suffer from atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat. It can cause shortness of breath and is a leading cause of stroke. CBS4 Health ...

Parkridge Medical Center became the first hospital in Chattanooga to offer the Convergent Procedure as a treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation, the most prevalent heart rhythm disorder and a ...

Indianapolis - There is a new way to treat an irregular heartbeat. The St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana was the first in the state to perform what's called a convergent procedure. It's a hybrid ...

OGDEN — Stairs are no longer the enemy. That’s how Dick Walter describes how he feels two months after having a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. Walter, 69, of Syracuse, is the first person in ...

nContact Surgical (Morrisville, North Carolina) said it has received the first investigational device exemption (IDE) from the FDA to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a combined surgical and ...

In patients with atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of the heart beat out of rhythm. With difficult to treat cases, patients chose between two solutions: scarring the heart from inside with an ...