Indianapolis - There is a new way to treat an irregular heartbeat. The St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana was the first in the state to perform what's called a convergent procedure. It's a hybrid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Cryoconvergent” hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation may significantly reduce risk for recurrent AF and AF ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Almost three million people in the U.S. suffer from atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat. It can cause shortness of breath and is a leading cause of stroke. CBS4 Health ...

Parkridge Medical Center became the first hospital in Chattanooga to offer the Convergent Procedure as a treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation, the most prevalent heart rhythm disorder and a ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder in the country affecting up to 5 million people. Those people have a three to five times greater risk of stroke.

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heart Rhythm Journal has published a 12-month, 100 patient outcome study evaluating the Convergent Procedure, an epicardial-endocardial technique to treat patients ...

ZANESVILLE − Genesis HealthCare System’s cardiothoracic and electrophysiology surgery teams recently performed their first convergent procedure. It can reduce the risk of stroke and eliminate blood ...

RALEIGH, N.C., June 23 nContact Surgical, Inc. (nContact) reports with interest today the results of a physician-initiated study of the Convergent Procedure that, for the first time, measured the ...

nContact, Inc., the leading innovator in epicardial ablation devices, today announced that data presented by physicians in two posters at the 17th Annual International Boston Atrial Fibrillation ...

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- nContact, Inc., the leading innovator in epicardial ablation devices, today announced that new long-term physician data demonstrated promising ...

Dr. HelenMari Merritt-Genore, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Methodist Physicians Clinic, performs the surgical portion of a Convergent procedure. Nate Ostrand rides his bike in Omaha's Stinson Park.

Results presented virtually via Heart Rhythm 365 Platform; study met primary effectiveness endpoint of superiority in favor of the hybrid Convergent procedure MASON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AtriCure, ...