Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks Jun 10, 2008
Other methods, including cold knife conization, laser ablation and laser conization, also remove or destroy suspect tissue while preserving cervical function, the British researchers noted ... Laser ablation, or using a laser to destroy abnormal tissue, was the only method that didn't increase pregnancy complications, the study authors said. (MEDLINEplus)
Cancer patients lives not as bad as before Jun 5, 2008
No one was talking about eliminating the need for radiation then, but Klimberg said that could be a real possibility with the use of tumor ablation ... But with radio frequency ablation, Klimberg explained, the surgeon can cook the tumor, thereby destroying tumor cells left by surgery without having to cut off the whole breast or subjecting the patient to radiation treatments. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Mouse model developed at UT Southwestern mimics hyperglycemia, aids in diabetes research Jun 2, 2008
"The other nice aspect is that we can do it in a very dose-dependent way, so we can ablate, or kill, just a few cells, or we can ablate almost all of them.". Dr. Scherer said this model lends itself to studying conditions of temporary hyperglycemia such as gestational diabetes, a condition in which pregnant women who have never had diabetes develop hyperglycemia. (EurekAlert!)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Jun 1, 2008
In other cases, doctors may consider destruction of the tumor with a catheter directly into the tumor (ablation) or with toxic agents through the liver bloodstream (chemoembolization). Liver transplantation remains a last resort option, particularly for those with significantly limited function of the liver. (Suite101.com)
Presentations From Recent Heart Rhythm Society Meeting Validate the Safety and Efficacy of Ablation Frontiers Technology in 230 Patients May 24, 2008
Novel Catheter Ablation System also delivers remarkably shorter procedure times CARLSBAD, Calif. May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc. today announced that four presentations at the Heart Rhythm Society's 2008 Scientific Sessions reported positive early results using its novel Catheter Ablation System, and that these findings aligned well with each other and supported previous experience from the field ... The company's innovative multi-electrode mapping and ablation catheters used in... (PR Newswire)
Catheter Ablation in Patients with ICDs May 22, 2008
To the Editor: We strongly support the rationale for ablation of ventricular tachycardia to reduce implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, described by Reddy et al. (Dec. 27 issue),1 but would caution that risk stratification is essential to identify the subgroups of patients who would truly benefit from ablation in this setting ... Ablation is time-consuming and technically challenging, with potentially significant complication rates. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Disabling Mouse Enzyme Increases Fertility May 20, 2008
Mi Y, Fiete D, Baenziger JU. Ablation of GalNAc-4-sulfotransferase-1 enhances reproduction by altering the carbohydrate structures of luteinizing hormone in mice. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 21, 2008. (Science Daily)
Radiofrequency ablation is effective treatment for dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus May 20, 2008
Interim results from a nationwide clinical trial led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher suggest that radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for dysplasia in people with Barretts esophagus, a condition that can lead to deadly gastrointestinal cancer. The interim results show there is a substantial difference between treatment with radiofrequency ablation and a placebo or sham treatment, said Dr. Nicholas Shaheen, principal investigator of the study and... (EurekAlert!)
Veran Medical Technologies lands $4.75M in venture capital, relocates to St. Louis May 17, 2008
75 million in venture capital and private financing for its IG4 delivery system for minimally invasive biopsy and ablation of cancer. St. Louis-based venture capital firm led the round of financing and was joined by other private investors, including. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Midnight Shift in the Pet Emergency Room May 16, 2008
"This is Orion. He has chronic ear infections so he's getting a total ear canal ablation. We're actually removing his ear canal so he no longer has these chronic infections.". In many ways, it's just like a people hospital. (WKRC.com, OH)
First Veterinary Corneal Implant Procedure In U.S. Performed On Dog May 14, 2008
29, 2007) The veterinary hospital at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences offers percutaneous laser disc ablation surgery for canines and is the sole provider worldwide of the. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Alternative to hysterectomy May 9, 2008
But in recent years, more and more women locally are opting for an outpatient surgery called an endometrial ablation. With an ablation, the surgeon literally burns, microwaves, lasers or otherwise destroys the lining of the uterus so that it scars and doesn't slough off and cause further bleeding ... Cheryl Myers, 54, of Three Rivers, had an endometrial ablation in November because she was bleeding ``profusely'' and irregularly. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
MicroRNAs Appear Essential For Retinal Health May 9, 2008
Finding that ablation of Dicer causes retinal degeneration might be helpful in discovering candidate disease genes. What we ve done is target virtually all microRNAs in the retina by ablating Dicer, the core enzyme regulating their synthesis. (Science Daily)
Calm The Heart To Stop A Stroke? May 7, 2008
These options include radio-wave treatment called ablation that zaps tiny areas of heart muscle to restore normal rhythm; an implanted device that closes off a blind alley in the upper left chamber of the heart to keep blood from pooling; and a device that uses a special balloon-camera and a precise laser to treat AF. ... The procedure with the longest track record is radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium, also called RF ablation ... Just as with RF ablation, the Watchman device is... (Science Daily)
BioForm Medical Announces Extension of Lock-Up Period May 6, 2008
BioForm is developing several future aesthetics products including a nerve ablation device for frown lines, a sclerotherapy treatment for spider veins, and a surgical adhesive for brow lifts. Contact: Adam Gridley 650. (PR Newswire)
Lasik alternatives May 2, 2008
It goes by two names: Surface ablation, or wavefront-guided PRK, which stands for photorefractive keratectomy ... "There's a lot of us that are doing more and more surface ablation and much less Lasik," says cornea specialist Dr. Craig Fowler of the University of North Carolina. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results Apr 23, 2008
In the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported that one extra ablation -- a precise scar that destroys the heart muscle tissue housing the short circuit responsible for the irregular heartbeat -- to a series of such scars already being made during the surgery makes a significant difference. "The single additional ablation creates what we call a box lesion," Dr. Ralph J. Damiano Jr., the... (MEDLINEplus)
Labor Pain Comes From The Cervix Apr 16, 2008
6, 2007) Radiofrequency ablation, where heat energy destroys or stuns the nerves of a painful joint, is a developing therapy for chronic arthritis-related back pain. In the right situation, this approach may. (Science Daily)
New technique in treating patients with liver cancer proves effective Apr 12, 2008
Use of multipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases is effective and has a relatively low recurrence rate, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Charit, Campus Benjamin Franklin in Berlin, Germany. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become a widely used treatment option for patients with primary liver cancer and liver metastases from some primary tumors, if surgery is not an option ... However, because of limited sizes of the ablation zones... (EurekAlert!)
Two Liver Cancer Treatments Better Than One Apr 10, 2008
TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- By combining a special type of chemotherapy (TACE) with another treatment called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), Chinese researchers boosted the survival of people with advanced liver cancer by an average of 13 to 15 months compared to either treatment alone ... For those whose tumors can't be removed with surgery, liver transplantation, chemotherapy and radiofrequency ablation are all options ... Radiofrequency ablation uses electrodes to produce heat and... (MEDLINEplus)
C.R. Bard Inc. Apr 8, 2008
Products manufactured there include diagnostic and therapeutic catheters (angiography, urology, guidewires, cardiac ablations and PTA balloon catheters), as well as vena cava filters, which help prevent blood clots from traveling to the heart and lungs, and titanium ports, which are implanted to allow frequent delivery of medication to the blood stream. Performance: Bard stock outperformed both the Standard s health care equipment index and the Sindex over a five-year period ended Dec. 31. (Albany Times Union)
Surgeons announce advance in atrial fibrillation surgery Apr 8, 2008
Reporting in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the surgeons describe an enhancement to the Cox-Maze procedure, a surgical procedure that redirects wayward electrical impulses causing AF by creating precisely placed scars, or ablations, in the heart muscle ... The surgeons added one ablation to the series of ablations typically made during the Cox-Maze procedure and that short step improved how well patients did after surgery ... As a result, they recommend... (EurekAlert!)
Webster out a game with an irregular heartbeat Apr 5, 2008
Five days later, Aldridge underwent a successful procedure, in which a radio frequency catheter ablation was performed. "Eerie," Pritchard said. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Kidney Extracted Through The Vagina, First Time In Europe, Second In World Apr 2, 2008
29, 2007) A new, non-surgical procedure called radio-frequency ablation (RFA) offers new hope for patients with inoperable kidney and liver tumors. RFA uses heat to "vaporize". (Science Daily)
Chronic heartburn triggers cancer, other ills Apr 1, 2008
So patients getting Barrx or other ablation treatments today can't yet abandon regular endoscopic exams. "Common sense suggests if we eliminate the Barrett's segment, we're going to eliminate the cancer in people. That really will take decades to know for certain," cautions Dr. John Carroll of Georgetown University Hospital. (MSNBC -- Health)
Experts from Penn's School of Medicine to present at ACC Annual Scientific Session Mar 31, 2008
Under-Referral of Women for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Can This Be Explained by Gender Differences in Outcome ... Although women represent more than half of patients with this serious rhythm problem, they are less likely to be referred for atrial fibrillation ablation a therapy that uses radiofrequency energy to cauterize the heart tissue around each pulmonary vein to keep abnormal electrical signals from reaching the rest of the heart and triggering the faulty rhythm than men ... Russo... (EurekAlert!)
New Hope For Children With Kidney Tumors Deemed Inoperable Mar 26, 2008
2, 2004) Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), the use of electrodes to heat and destroy abnormal tissue, is a promising technique to safely and effectively treat patients with inoperable lung tumors, say. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Galil Medical Announces the Appointment of Martin J. Emerson as President and Chief Executive Officer Mar 25, 2008
About Galil Medical Galil Medical develops, manufactures and markets innovative products utilising a proprietary cryotherapy platform that incorporates powerful freezing technology and revolutionary 17-gauge cryoablation needle design. Galil Medical systems enable minimally invasive, targeted ablation of benign and cancerous tumours while ensuring rapid recovery and enhanced quality of life for patients ... The Presice(TM) Cryoablation System features multi-point thermal sensors (MTS) and... (Canada Newswire)
Research To Lead To Brain Tumor Therapies Mar 25, 2008
(May 1, 2006) Percutaneous cryoablation, a relatively non-invasive technique that destroys tumors by freezing them, is a safe method for treating kidney tumors in selected patients who are not considered. (May 22, 2005) The use of expandable electrodes with multiple tips in the treatment of liver tumors by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is safe and effective, making it a useful alternative to surgery in selected. (Science Daily)
Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two Years Or More, Study Shows Mar 23, 2008
22, 2008) Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) an interventional treatment that cooks and kills lung cancer tumors with heat greatly improves survival time from primary or metastatic inoperable lung tumors, according to a new study ... About Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) ... The study Long-term Follow-up After Percutaneous Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation was presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology s 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting on March 17, 2008. (Science Daily)
Zebrafish Enables Cell Regeneration Studies To Help Understand, Treat Human Disease Mar 20, 2008
This targeted destruction is called an inducible cellular ablation system, and Luminomics uses it to produce zebrafish models of degenerative disease that scientists can study. If you know the cell type involved in a disease, we can use this system to model it. (Science Daily)
Embolization a Nonsurgical Way to Treat Fibroids Mar 20, 2008
This technique is also known as focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) or ablation, and involves using high-intensity ultrasound waves to destroy (ablate) fibroid tissue, according to SIR.. If ablation fails to relieve fibroid symptoms, uterine artery embolization is still an effective treatment option, according to one of the studies presented ... The study evaluated the efficacy of uterine artery embolization after failed ablation, and found that the technique could still provide a reduction in... (MEDLINEplus)
Frying Tumors Can Boost Lung Cancer Survival Mar 19, 2008
In one study conducted in France, patients with advanced lung cancer who were not candidates for surgery underwent a procedure known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which basically heats the tumors and kills them ... "It means that you can actually do a very good job of local control of lung tumors in patients who aren't fit for surgery," said Dr. Damian Dupuy, a professor of diagnostic imaging at Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and director of tumor ablation at Rhode Island... (MEDLINEplus)
Freeze Or Heat Cells To Fight Cancer Mar 18, 2008
Georgiades used the technique-called cryoablation-in 65 patients who had kidney tumors about 3 centimeters in size, on average ... Radiofrequency ablation has never been directly compared to traditional surgery. (CBS News)
RFA Increases Lung Cancer Survival Time Mar 18, 2008
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)an interventional treatment that cooks and kills lung cancer tumors with heatgreatly improves survival time from primary or metastatic inoperable lung tumors, according to a study released today at the Society of Interventional Radiologys 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting. Of the 244 patients suffering from lung metastases (195 patients) or primary non-small cell lung cancer (49 patients), 70 percent were still alive at two years, including 72 percent for lung... (Newsmax)
Lifestyle changes making women more vulnerable to colon cancer Mar 17, 2008
Radio frequency ablation treatment is given to the patient, if the cancer cells spread to liver, explains Dr Bhargava. Watch out women. (Economic Times)
Improved foam for varicose veins found to be safe in preliminary results from phase II trial Mar 17, 2008
The Varisolve foam injection procedure is a less invasive alternative to surgical techniques and intravenous techniques that close the vein with radiofrequency ablation or laser energy. Although any air-based foam carries a theoretical risk to the patient because of the insolubility of air in the blood, the risk is small, said Regan, the presenting author of the phase II trials preliminary results. (EurekAlert!)
More > Mar 7, 2008
DeRosa, who has had an irregular heartbeat since he was a teen, underwent a radiofrequency catheter ablation one week ago at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He decided to have the procedure after experiencing atrial arrhythmia during a workout at Fitch Park on Feb. 24. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Too Many Hysterectomies? Mar 6, 2008
Thermal Ablation: A new procedure that destroys the lining of the uterus to decrease bleeding. It leaves women unable to have a baby. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Experts: 2/3 of hysterectomies unneeded Mar 5, 2008
Endometrial ablation ... Then, one day on the Internet, she read about an alternative called endometrial ablation -- removal of the uterine lining but not the uterus -- which would spare her major surgery. (CNN -- Health)
DeRosa returns to Cubs, feeling 'great' Mar 3, 2008
"I'm obviously excited to be back. I was getting cabin fever. You go from practicing in 70-degree heat and sunshine to sitting in a hotel room for a week, and there's about four inches of snow on the ground and it's 10 degrees. I'm just happy it was quick. It was a success." DeRosa, who has had an irregular heartbeat since he was a teen, underwent a radiofrequency catheter ablation last Thursday at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He had flown to Chicago one week ago to be examined... (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
The DOT CO2 Fractional: The Next Step in Laser Skin Resurfacing Mar 1, 2008
The two heavy-hitter beauty treatments are now being combined to provide a resurfacing and rejuvenating treatment that goes deeper into the skin than current conventional fractional laser treatments, while offering a safer treatment with considerably less social downtime and recovery than the traditional CO2 (carbon dioxide) ablation laser. For the patient with deeper wrinkling and skin damage, the aesthetic physician's gold-standard, until recently, has been the CO2 laser, because of its... (PR Newswire)
Santana to debut today Feb 29, 2008
"We're anxious to have him back and he's anxious to get back and contribute to this team. We can definitely use him."Kadish, a cardiovascular electro physiologist, handled the high-tech, hour-long procedure called a radio frequency catheter ablation. It is a medical treatment that uses electrical energy to destroy tissues in the heart that are causing rhythmic disturbances. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Ex-Brave DeRosa's heart procedure goes well Feb 29, 2008
Kadish, a cardiovascular electro physiologist, handled the high-tech, hour-long procedure called a radio frequency catheter ablation. It is a medical treatment that uses electrical energy to destroy tissues in the heart that are causing rhythmic disturbances. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Cubs' DeRosa doing fine after procedure Feb 29, 2008
-- Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa successfully underwent a radiofrequency catheter ablation Thursday, a procedure that is an attempt to cure his irregular heartbeat ... Depending on what the doctors found, DeRosa would then undergo the radiofrequency catheter ablation. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Cardiac cooling debuts in isles Feb 28, 2008
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / Dr. Hingson Chun, right, who performs cardiac cryoablation treatments for people with irregular heartbeats, works with Dr. George Van Hare, far left, a pediatric cardiologist at Stanford University ... Cryoablation helps tame a Kauai woman's too-quick ticker by using cold temperatures instead of applying heat ... Electrophysiologist Hingson Chun of the Straub Heart Center performed the "cryoablation" technique on July 23 with Dr. George Van Hare, Stanford University pediatric... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
DeRosa to undergo procedure Feb 28, 2008
Depending on what the doctors find, Adams said, DeRosa may undergo a radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA), which is an attempt to cure the past problems of jumping into atrial arrhythmia ... "That's what the catheter ablation does." ... "The cardiologist thinks the next step is to do EPS, and during the EPS, do the catheter ablation.". (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
New Procedure Works Faster, Longer Than Botox Feb 27, 2008
GFX uses bipolar radiofrequency ablation to target the nerves associated with facial expression wrinkling, rather than the muscles ... "The technology borrows the principal of radio-frequency ablation from cardiology," said cosmetic specialist Cameron Rokhsar. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Satisfaction After Fibroid Embolization Similar to Hysterectomy Feb 27, 2008
Common treatment options include hysterectomy, myomectomy (surgical removal of individual fibroids), UAE, and endometrial ablation, a procedure in which the endometrial lining of the uterus is destroyed ... Women who wish to retain their fertility cannot choose hysterectomy, UAE or endometrial ablation. (Health-Finder)
Study Data Shows VNUS ClosureFAST(TM) Catheter More than 96% Effective Feb 24, 2008
An international panel of distinguished physicians presented clinical trial results and perspectives affirming the efficacy and patient comfort levels of endovenous radiofrequency (RF) vein ablation using VNUS ClosureFAST. The ClosureFAST catheter, in a procedure often performed in the physician's office, heats and seals the diseased leg veins that cause the varicose veins afflicting more than 25 million Americans ... Raymond G. Makhoul, M.D., of Richmond, Virginia presented results from the... (PR Newswire)
Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone Feb 15, 2008
"We have shown that it is the synergistic effect of mechanical marrow ablation and PTH that allows for this new bone to fill the marrow cavity," she said. She said additional studies are underway that extend the results of this work in other animals and that will determine whether the newly formed bone can be preserved over a long period of time. (EurekAlert!)
Roths pledge $1 million for Mercy campaign Feb 13, 2008
The 3 million electrophysiology lab will allow doctors to do a variety of procedures treating the heart's electrical system, including ablation. Doctors often use that technique to scar and isolate the malfunctioning area of the heart to treat arrhythmia. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Mercy Medical launches $15 million capital campaign Feb 12, 2008
EP procedures include pacemaker and ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator) implantation, diagnostic and interventional studies, cardiac mapping and ablation (a process that disrupts faulty electrical signals in the heart). Neither the advanced da Vinci technology nor the specialized EP equipment are currently available in the Sioux City area. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
'A-fib' treatment can get patients back in rhythm Feb 11, 2008
BRIAN CASSIDY Initial treatments had little effect on Bob Palmer s atrial fibrillation, so he underwent ablation ... His doctor referred him to electrophysiologist Dr. Bruce Lindsay at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, who told him about a treatment called atrial fibrillation ablation. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Laser spectrometer provides instant analysis Feb 8, 2008
Called laser ablation electrospray ionization or LAESI, the system requires a desk-sized space in a laboratory. But smaller spectrometers and lasers could make it portable, Vertes said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Lost: the Boss and what's-his-name Feb 7, 2008
It is a subset of the dreaded "seniors' moment" and I have called it "name ablation". Name ablation is the random removal of cherished names from your memory, temporarily or permanently ... Oddly enough, it was while I was struggling to locate another name ablation victim. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Management of Prostate Cancer Jan 27, 2008
k.a. watchful waiting), surgery (prostatectomy), external beam radiation therapy, implantation of radioactive material (brachytherapy), and lowering testosterone levels (androgen ablation) with medication or surgical removal of the testes (orchiectomy). Patients should discuss with their doctor about which treatments are best for their individual case. (Suite101.com)
Study approves St. Jude heart device Jan 27, 2008
Little Canada-based medical device maker St. Jude (NYSE:STJ) said Friday that a clinical trial has shown that its Epicor Cardiac Ablation System is an effective way to treat atrial fibrillation after corrective heart surgery. The company said that the trial's results were published in the Dec. edition of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Heart condition won't keep Caledonia graduate off the court Jan 27, 2008
undergoing a surgical procedure called catheter ablation, which is used to destroy the tissue causing the rapid heart rate. The catheter is like a wire inserted in a vein in the leg and moved into the heart. (Winona Daily News, MN)
FDA Grants Approval to Extend U.S. Enrollment and Clinical Trial Jan 17, 2008
Ablation Frontiers Uses Novel Technology in Treatment of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Patients CARLSBAD, Calif. Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc. today announced the expansion of enrollment in the first ever U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial for interventional treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) ... Completion of the clinical trial, which will compare the safety and efficacy of tailored ablation therapy against traditional pharmaceutical regimens,... (PR Newswire)
Speedy Procedures Demonstrate Excitement and Continued Interest in Novel Multi-Electrode Ablation System Jan 17, 2008
Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced today a successful series of catheter ablations using the company's Tip-Versatile Ablation Catheter(TM) (T-VAC). Dr. Vince Paul of the St. Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, United Kingdom is one of three leading European sites that have been evaluating this new multi-electrode linear ablation catheter since November 2007 ... He performed four ablation procedures for atrial flutter, a potentially... (PR Newswire)
Proteomic Profiling Shown More Accurate Than Traditional Biomarkers In Identifying Liver Cancer Jan 17, 2008
16, 2008) As the incidence of liver cancer continues to grow-- fueled in large part, by rising rates of hepatitis C infections -- so too does the need for tests to help diagnose the disease at an earlier stage. A study appearing in the January 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research demonstrates that a novel mass-spectrometry based form of proteomic profiling is more accurate than traditional biomarkers in distinguishing liver cancer patients from patients with hepatitis C liver cirrhosis,... (Science Daily)
Is Your Heart Racing For The Wrong Reason? Jan 14, 2008
His work is focused on performing cardiac ablation, a specialized non-surgical procedure that treats Afib by eliminating abnormal electrical signals within the atria ... The first trial involves a new system that uses direct visualization from within the heart and laser energy to perform cardiac ablation ... Many Afib patients are able to maintain normal heart rhythm through use of medications, or through procedures such as cardioversion (an electrical shock), or through ablation procedures. (Science Daily)
Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. announces publication of research Jan 8, 2008
The data support investigation in human clinical trials of the use of cyclophosphamide prior to systemic reovirus administration to modulate, but not ablate, the immune system. . (EurekAlert!)
What is atrial fibrillation? Jan 2, 2008
This technique, called ablation, is only performed at specialized heart centers. Once successful, the heart is unable to go back into atrial fibrillation because of the absence of triggers. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
