A botched surgery during childbirth has left a 34-year-old mother of four in Ashaiman incontinent and reliant on diapers, ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation and obesity, lifestyle modification plus antiarrhythmic drug therapy conferred various ...

Atrial tachyarrhythmia recurred in 39 patients treated with Boston Scientific’s Farapulse PFA device, while 53 people had recurrence in the Medtronic cryoablation group.

Heparin prevents the catheter from clotting ... It is not long-term access like AV fistulas. CR-BSIs are a problem and DefenCath appears to help. Another issue that may limit DefenCath’s ...

There are worries about delayed complications, but many places won’t get paid if AF patients don’t spend the night in ...

They believe that if the fistula does mature that the patient will do well. But the fact is many don't, and these women are stuck on catheters for long periods of time, and that's dangerous and ...

Andrew G. Lee, MD, and Drew Carey, MD, return for this episode of 'NeuroOp Guru' to discuss how sixth nerve palsy with ...

Unlike traditional vascular surgery, which requires a large incision, EndoAVF is an endovascular AVF procedure that uses a catheter-based approach. By working within the blood vessels, doctors can ...

Conventional x ray fistulogram was performed within a maximum interval of one week from US-fistulography by inserting a fine catheter into the skin opening of the fistula and injecting contrast medium ...

He explains, “Ablation involves inserting a catheter into the groin and threading it up to ... heart and into the adjacent tissue like the esophagus. When this happens, a fistula can form between the ...