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Evidence-based recommendations on microwave ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery. This involves scarring the heart tissue using heat produced from microwave energy to interrupt abnormal electrical signals.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 May 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for severe acute heart failure in adults. This involves using an artificial lung to oxygenate the blood outside the body.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 October 2025

Early value assessment (EVA) on digital platforms to support cardiac rehabilitation.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

4 December 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular stent–graft placement in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. This involves placing a stent covered in graft material inside the aorta under X-ray guidance.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 June 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on pulsed-field ablation for atrial fibrillation. This involves using electric field energy to destroy heart cells that are transmitting abnormal electrical impulses.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

10 July 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for native aortic valve regurgitation. This involves implanting a replacement valve inside the faulty native valve.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 June 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on targeted muscle reinnervation for managing limb amputation pain. This involves attaching nerves that were cut during limb amputation to other nerves in nearby muscles.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

12 June 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on leukapheresis for inflammatory bowel disease. This involves removing a small number of white blood cells from the person’s blood.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 June 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic insertion of an inactive implant for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. This involves placing an implant on the outside of the upper part of the stomach wall using keyhole surgery.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

3 June 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon disimpaction of the baby’s head at emergency caesarean during the second stage of labour. This involves inserting a silicone balloon into the vagina and inflating to lift the baby’s head before starting the caesarean.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 April 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on alcohol-mediated perivascular renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. This involves putting alcohol into the wall of a renal artery to destroy renal nerves.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

11 March 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on intravascular lithotripsy to treat calcified coronary arteries during percutaneous coronary intervention. This involves using ultrasound shockwaves to break up hard deposits in the arteries, to allow blood to flow more freely.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

5 February 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery. This involves using a probe to freeze the heart tissue to scar it and interrupt the abnormal electrical signals.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 May 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on electrically stimulated intravesical therapy for interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder in adults. This involves putting medicine into the bladder, then sending a small electrical current to the bladder to increase the medicine's absorption.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

9 January 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on transperineal laser ablation for treating lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This involves using laser energy to destroy some of the prostate tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

8 January 2025