FDA Approves Medtronic’s Arctic Front For ‘First-Line’ Treatment For AFib
Executive Summary
The new approval allows Medtronic to promote cryoablation as the first option for patients with recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Previously, it was only approved for patients who had already tried to manage their atrial fibrillation with drugs.
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