PFA is a new cardiac ablation technique to treat a common heart arrhythmia. Traditional ablation methods use heat or cold to scar heart tissue, blocking irregular signals, but PFA uses electrical ...

The Affera mapping and ablation system with the Sphere-9 catheter [Images courtesy of Medtronic] Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today said it received FDA approval for its Affera mapping and ablation system ...

Heart ablation is a procedure that cardiologists (heart specialists) may recommend for people who have not responded well to medications or other treatments for an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) ...

Surgery to remove the spleen is not a common treatment for hairy cell leukaemia (HCL). The spleen is quite a large organ. In HCL, it sometimes becomes bigger and can cause problems. Chemotherapy ...

Procedure, fluoroscopy, and pulsed field ablation (PFA) application times were short, and the primary adverse event rate was low (<3%). Overall, this study met the long-term safety and effectiveness ...

A ruptured spleen refers to bleeding into the abdominal cavity from a torn or lacerated spleen. Most spleen damage is due to traumatic injury, but it can occur spontaneously if the spleen is inflamed ...

Certain white blood cells — histiocytes and lymphocytes — attack your other blood cells. These abnormal blood cells collect in your spleen and liver, causing these organs to enlarge. High levels of a ...