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Late-breaking data presentations showcase the safety and efficacy of Abbott's ablation catheters to treat people with atrial fibrillation
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced new clinical data from two late-breaking presentations at AF Symposium in Boston (February 5-7, 2026) that demonstrate the strong safety and efficacy of the company's minimally invasive therapies to treat people with atrial fibrillation (AFib). The results include 12-month findings that reinforce the long-term safety and performance of Abbott's Volt™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, which were simultaneously published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Pos
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[{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Positive 12-month results from the VOLT-AF IDE Study presented at the AF Symposium and simultaneously published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, reinforce the Volt™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System's industry-leading success rate for treating AFib1","length":273,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"New data from the FOCALFLEX CE Mark trial demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the TactiFlex™ Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, to significantly reduce AFib episodes for complex cases2","length":202,"tagName":"p"}]}],"tagName":"ul","bulletedList":true,"length":475,"olType":false},{"type":"text","content":"ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced new clinical data from two late-breaking presentations at AF Symposium in Boston (February 5-7, 2026) that demonstrate the strong safety and efficacy of the company's minimally invasive therapies to treat people with atrial fibrillation (AFib). The results include 12-month findings that reinforce the long-term safety and performance of Abbott's Volt™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, which were simultaneously published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Positive results were also presented on Abbott's TactiFlex™ Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, a dual-energy, focal ablation catheter engineered to allow physicians to tailor how they deliver AFib therapy.","length":802,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Sustained performance of the Volt PFA SystemTwelve-month data from the VOLT-AF Global IDE study found that the Volt PFA System had an industry-leading success rate (84.2%) of freedom from documented rhythm recurrence among all competitive PFA products to treat AFib episodes that come and go (Paroxysmal AFib or PAF).1","length":334,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Volt also delivered strong results as a treatment option for AFib episodes that last longer than seven days (Persistent AFib or PersAF), with nearly 68% of patients remaining free from an additional episode following a Volt ablation.1 ","length":234,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Additional key findings of the single-arm trial conducted at approximately 40 centers in the United States, Europe, Canada and...