Catheter ablation, also called cardiac ablation, is a nonsurgical treatment for people with an abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, in which a long, flexible wire is passed into the heart to eliminate the precise area of the heart causing the arrhythmia.
Radiofrequency ablation uses heat energy to scar or destroy the heart tissue triggering abnormal rhythms, bringing the heart back to normal rhythm. Cryoablation is a similar procedure but employs cold to freeze the heart tissue causing arrhythmia.
September 30, 2016
Heart disease, heart attack and heart failure are common conditions of which most people are aware. While atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, might not get as much鈥�
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