Laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins similarly improve patients' quality of life, whereas foam sclerotherapy has less of an effect, a randomized trial shows. In addition, of the three ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A-fib ablation may be more successful in morbidly obese patients who first undergo bariatric surgery, a retrospective study suggests. Recurrence of the arrhythmia an average of 3 ...

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements ...

The Amsterdam UMC team, shown here, performed the VT ablation procedure following previous experiences performing atrial flutter and premature ventricular complex (PVC) ablation procedures guided by ...

Share on Pinterest First cryoablation surgery performed at Zakarpattia Regional Cardiology Centre UZHHOROD, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 3, 2020 – Professor of the Gottsegen Hungarian Institute of Cardiology ...

Endovenous laser ablation and ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy are recommended alternatives to surgery for the treatment of primary varicose veins, but their long-term comparative effectiveness ...

Chicago — Surgical resection is the standard of care for small colorectal liver metastases, but the results of a phase 3 trial reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 annual ...

Thermal ablation demonstrated noninferiority to surgical resection for small colorectal liver metastases, with comparable overall survival and local control outcomes. The COLLISION trial showed ...

Compared to surgery, percutaneous liver ablation interventions (IRs) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are associated with lower inhospital mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS), and ...