Not Signed In - Surgeons Develop Simpler Way To Cure Atrial Fibrillation
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 AM EST
... Physicians have an effective new option for treating atrial fibrillation, a common irregular heart rhythm that can cause stroke. Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed and tested a device that radically shortens and simplifies a complex surgical procedure that has had the best long-term cure rate for persistent atrial fibrillation. ...
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