Surgical Techniques
Catheter Ablation Better Than Drugs for Treating Periodic Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter radio frequency ablation to destroy electrical triggers in the heart works as well as or better than drugs in reducing periodic episodes of erratic atrial fibrillation, according to a new study. More...22 Nov 2011
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