Monthly Archives: January 2011

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An Electrophysiologist’s Cryoablation Experience Yields Better Results for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

At the recent Boston AF Symposium, investigators of the STOP AF clinical trial, which investigated the effectiveness and safety of Medtronic’s Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system, showed that electrophysiologists who are more experienced with the device had better success rates and no major complications compared to those who had performed just one or two …

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Sobering or Encouraging? Dr. Pierre Jais Shares Bordeaux’s 5-year Catheter Ablation Results—Video

Today's featured story comes from Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium where we talked with Dr. Pierre Jais about new 5-year catheter ablation results that his team at Bordeaux has just published. One-third of these patients had persistent or longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. These results have been described in the media as "sobering", but hear Dr. Jais …

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See StopAfib.org at the National Stroke Association’s Virtual Health Fair January 19, 2011

StopAfib.org will participate in the National Stroke Association's first annual Virtual Health Fair on Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Learn more now about this free online event and how to register. The Virtual Health Fair is open to anyone interested in stroke prevention and recovery. This event will be like a local health fair – except …

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