A non-surgical procedure called radiofrequency ablation can be highly effective in reducing or eliminating chronic back and joint pain in patients. The procedure can provide long-term relief by ...

Symptomatic but benign thyroid nodules treated with a single session of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation show reductions in volume that are sustained over the course of 5 years, with radiofrequency ...

Radiofrequency-based ablation for atrial fibrillation appears more effective than previously shown in clinical trials. Using real-world data, a new study found that the procedure eliminated atrial ...

Varicose veins are a disorder that affects many people around the world. The good news is that currently, there are minimally invasive and painful treatments that require little time for the patient ...

Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have shown that radiofrequency ablation -- a minimally invasive way of destroying tissue -- is an effective, longlasting treatment for small kidney tumors in ...

August 3, 2011 (Bad Krozingen, Germany) — Two recently published studies are raising concerns within the electrophysiology community about the risks of silent cerebral thromboembolic events in ...

Most patients with liver metastases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are unsuitable for surgical resection. Despite improvements in chemotherapy regimens, median survival in such patients is 21 months at ...

The absolute rate is still below 0.5%, in line with prior ablation studies, but the issue warrants monitoring, a researcher ...