Cardiac ablation—also called catheter ablation—is a procedure doctors use to treat irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. During cardiac ablation, doctors insert a thin tube called a catheter into your ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided a major reimbursement update for cardiac ablation ...

Extending Medicare reimbursement for cardiac catheter ablation to settings outside the hospital is expected to boost ...

The procedure used to treat arrhythmias typically allows for a short recovery time, but precautions are necessary to preserve healthy heart function. Heart ablation creates little scars on heart ...

When it comes to fixing dodgy tickers, memorable breakthroughs include the world’s first heart transplant (South Africa’s Dr ...

Holograms aren’t just for music concerts and museums anymore. Now, they’re helping the medical team at The Valley Hospital more efficiently perform cardiac procedures. The Paramus health care provider ...

Heart ablation is a procedure that treats arrhythmias, such as SVT, by destroying small areas of heart tissue that cause irregular heartbeats, using either heat or cold delivered via catheters. The ...

Cardiac ablation can improve symptoms and may extend a person’s life by treating certain heart arrhythmias. The procedure is often effective, but some serious complications can occur. Cardiac ablation ...

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases ...

LA Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is having a cardiac ablation during the offseason. It's a procedure to treat an irregular heart rhythm. The procedure involves creating tiny scars in the heart that then ...