Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of ... catheters are inserted into the heart to deliver radiofrequency ...

Utilizing either cryo-balloon or radio-frequency ablation PVI techniques, both proven and stable methods, we seek to evaluate the effectiveness of AF ablation in reducing mortality and cardiovascular ...

Introduction: Previous studies suggest that segmental ostial isolation of the pulmonary veins for the treatment of patients with persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation is associated with a ...

The upper pulmonary veins (PVs) are responsible for the majority of atrial fibrillation (AF) triggering foci, whereas the inferior PVs are more difficult to ablate and prone to postablation ostial ...

Microbot Medical, Inc. MBOT has successfully completed patient enrollment and follow-up in its ACCESS-PVI human clinical trial, which evaluates the performance and safety of the LIBERTY ...

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