Heating Heart With Catheter Works Better Than Drugs For Heart Rhythm Disorder, Study Shows
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 18:14
in Health & Medicine
Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found. One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison, only 21 percent of those treated with drugs were symptom-free. Results were so convincing the trial was halted early.
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