Laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins similarly improve patients' quality of life, whereas foam sclerotherapy has less of an effect, a randomized trial shows. In addition, of the three ...

The recent findings revealed no statistically significant difference in 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) between women who underwent microwave ablation and women who underwent conventional ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A-fib ablation may be more successful in morbidly obese patients who first undergo bariatric surgery, a retrospective study suggests. Recurrence of the arrhythmia an average of 3 ...

London, United Kingdom – 2 September 2024: A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

If medications and lifestyle changes are still not improving your atrial fibrillation symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical option. Cardiovascular surgeon Jared Bunch, MD, discusses cardiac ...

Abhinav Sidana, MD, a urologic oncologist at the University of Chicago Medicine (UChicago Medicine), has performed the first commercial Vanquish® Water Vapor Ablation procedure in the Chicago ...

The absolute difference in cancer-specific survival for thermal ablation vs surgery for T1a RCC was just 1%. Cancer-specific survival among patients with stage T1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is ...

Surgery and radiofrequency ablation showed similar 5-year survival rates for small liver tumors. Both treatments had nearly identical 5-year recurrence-free survival outcomes. Patient and tumor ...

Medtronic plc MDT is lining up its next product cycle around platforms that can compound across procedure-driven ...

NFL players, coaches and staff put their bodies on the line every season. They sacrifice health, time, energy and more for a chance to win a Super Bowl. When that season eventually comes to an end, it ...

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh underwent two scheduled medical procedures this offseason.