Experts recommend shortening the blanking period after atrial fibrillation...
New evidence-based research calls into question the conventional three-month blanking period immediately after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, when early occurrences of AF are thought not to predict...
View ArticleStudy shows safety of pulsed field ablation for treating patients with atrial...
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to the largest study of its kind on this new technology, led by the Icahn School of...
View ArticleMayo Clinic pioneers use of pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation
Cardiologists in Mayo Clinic's Heart Rhythm Clinic are using a new innovative energy source to safely and successfully treat a common type of heart arrhythmia.
View ArticleWorld champion marathon runner’s life study highlights benefits and risks of...
Decades of intense marathon training have preserved heart function in a 77-year-old, highlighting benefits and risks of extreme endurance exercise.
View ArticleNew guidelines emphasize non-surgical treatments for uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will experience symptoms that affect their quality of life and fertility, including...
View ArticleTargeted Thermal Therapy could transform management of common cause of high...
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a simple, minimally invasive Targeted Thermal Therapy (Triple T) that has...
View ArticleNew minimally invasive treatment offers hope for primary aldosteronism
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a simple, minimally invasive Targeted Thermal Therapy (Triple T) that has...
View ArticleAston University collaborates on injectable paste for bone cancer treatment
Aston University is collaborating in research to develop an injectable paste which could treat bone cancer.
View ArticleInternational panel recommends avoiding spine injections for chronic pain
Spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today.
View ArticleUCL researchers develop groundbreaking therapy for a common cause of high...
A minimally invasive therapy that has the potential to transform treatment of a common cause of high blood pressure, has been developed by researchers at UCL, Queen Mary University of London and Barts...
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