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Recent news in AF ablation

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Only a few days had passed before the emails began arriving in earnest. The recently reported study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology revealed “sobering” long-term results in atrial fibrillation ablation. That the seemingly negative results came

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Most Recently Shared on January 12, 2011 at 6:01 pm By:

drjohnm John Mandrola, MD

I disagree strongly with this link! RT @cardiologynet: Catheter Ablation for Afib http://bit.ly/ekD2rq > my take: http://bit.ly/gQp7PC

1 year ago...

Medical News:Cardio Notes: New AF Blood Thinner Not OK for Ablation - in Cardiovascular, Arrhythmias from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Medical News:Cardio Notes: New AF Blood Thinner Not OK for Ablation - in Cardiovascular, Arrhythmias from MedPage TodayView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Cardio Notes: New AF Blood Thinner Not OK for Ablation: (MedPage Today) -- Periprocedural dabigatran during Afib... http://t.co/iEFzDIwn

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Medical News:Cardio Notes: New AF Blood Thinner Not OK for Ablation - in Cardiovascular, Arrhythmias from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Medical News:Cardio Notes: New AF Blood Thinner Not OK for Ablation - in Cardiovascular, Arrhythmias from MedPage TodayView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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[News] AngioDynamics’ NeverTouch Direct Procedure Kit for Varicose Veins http://t.co/3NqZ5hLl #medicaldevice

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AF Ablation in 2012–An easier journey?

drjohnm.org — “It has been awhile since I wrote about catheter ablation of Atrial fibrillation (AF). It’s time. Things have changed—for the better. But you wouldn’t have guessed this if all you read were recent headlines. Medpage Today says AF ablation isView full resource at drjohnm.org

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Most Recently Shared on January 9, 2012 at 5:40 am By:

drjohnm John Mandrola, MD Cardiologist, Physician, Doctor, and Internist

Atrial fib ablation in 2012--An easier journey. Comments on recent (negative) trials http://t.co/sMc5iZH2 #AF

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5 months ago...

Attempts to make AF ablation easier foiled by safety concerns

drjohnm.org — “There is more bad news for the newest atrial fibrillation ablation tool–Medtronic’s Ablation Frontiers catheter-ablation system. After an overly positive press release last month, I wrote about the system’s safety issues. Namely, that although effective, the multi-electrode PVAC circular ablation

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AF ablation news: Don’t get too excited by press releases

drjohnm.org — “The  news wires for atrial fibrillation were abuzz this afternoon. The vigor and speed with which health news travels is striking. Since 2.6 million Americans live with AF, my guess is that many are looking at the release of the

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Most Recently Shared on October 10, 2011 at 10:13 pm By:

drjohnm John Mandrola, MD Cardiologist, Physician, Doctor, and Internist

A less enthusiastic view of the newest news (TTOP-AF trial) on #afib ablation http://t.co/EMmTwlH3

6 months ago...

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It's best to believe there's no 100% medical records' safety: if your information is online there is a chance it can b…http://t.co/dAF3gAz

8 months ago...

First cardiac ablation procedure using Thermocool SmartTOUCH catheter performed at Mount Sinai

news-medical.net — “The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become the first hospital on the east coast to perform a cardiac ablation procedure using the Thermocool Smarttouch Contact Force-Sensing Catheter for the treatment of symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), or periodic rapid and irregular heartbeats.View full resource at news-medical.net

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9 months ago...

MedWire News - Cardiology - Repeat more successful than initial AF ablation

medwire-news.md — “MedWire News Repeat atrial fibrillation ablations are more successful than the initial one, US researchers report. MedWire NewsView full resource at medwire-news.md

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