Ablation

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

Treating a rapid heart beat by burning away small amounts of heart tissue is as safe for babies as it is for older children, according to new research.// The radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) treatment involves threading a catheter - with an electrode at its tip - into the area of the heart which is struggling with an uncontrolled heartbeat, known as tachycardia. A mild painless...

Catheter Ablation Helpful For Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

Catheter ablation is a non-surgical technique used to eliminate alternate pathways in the heart that can cause abnormal heartbeats. // Researchers now say that congestive heart failure patients who also have atrial fibrillation a type of irregular heart rhythm experience significant improvement in cardiac function and quality of life following catheter ablation. 58 patients with congest...

Radiofrequency Ablation Useful in Treating Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses a high frequency electric current to kill tumor cells, is effective in achieving local control// in selected patients with metastasis from ovarian cancer, according to a preliminary study conducted by the department of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. The study consisted of six patients with advanced...

RF Ablation a Safe Alternative Option for Treating Lung Cancer

Lung cancer patients unable to undergo surgery have another safe and effective treatment option: radiofrequency (RF) ablation//, according to a new study. The Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital study showed that RF ablation used to treat early-stage, inoperable cancer resulted in outcomes that were equal to or better than those achieved through external beam radiation (EB...

Cryoablation: A New Treatment Option for Some Kidney Tumor Patients

Mayo Clinic researchers report that freezing kidney tumors through percutaneous cryoablation shows promise for patients who are not good candidates// for surgery. Their early findings showing short-term success in more than 90 percent of selected patients are published in this month’s issue of Radiology. The standard treatment for kidney tumors is surgery, providing a high likelihood...

Cryoablation is a Safe Procedure for Breast Cancer Patients

Ultrasound-guided cryoablation of small breast cancer may be a safe procedure associated with minimal morbidity and high patient satisfaction , according to a recent case report by radiologists at the University of Wisconsin Hospital. The report presents a case of an 85-year-old woman with two small ( < 1 cm ) biopsy proven invasive ductal carcinomas that were treated with ultrasoun...

Radio-frequency Ablation Offers Hope for People With Inoperable Kidney Tumours

People with inoperable kidney and liver tumours may rely on a new, non-surgical procedure called Radio-frequency ablation (RFA), which has already been successful in treating Hollywood talent manager , Louis Bershad, after he was diagnosed with a malignant tumour in his left kidney. The room seemed to go black, then I could only envision a long treatment journey that would likely r...

Clamor for Catheter-based Ablation Increasing Among Heart Patients in US

At least 2.2 million people in the US could be suffering from atrial fibrillation, it is estimated. And the number of patients is forecast to soar. It is a condition in which part of the heart does not beat the way it should. Instead of beating in a regular, normal pattern, part of the heart beats irregularly and too fast.The two small upper chambers of the heart, the atria, qui...