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  1. Cardiac ablation - Mayo Clinic

    Cardiac ablation. Cardiac ablation is a treatment for irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias. It uses thin, flexible tubes called catheters and heat or ...

  2. Atrial fibrillation ablation - Mayo Clinic

    Some people get a combination of medicines to put them in a sleep-like state. This is called general anesthesia. During. Where catheters are inserted for ...

  3. Atrial fibrillation ablation - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Cardiac ablation, including atrial fibrillation ablation, is done by heart doctors with special training in heart rhythm disorders. This type of healthcare ...

  4. Catheter ablation to isolate the pulmonary veins to treat atrial fibrillation - Mayo Clinic

    A heart during catheter ablation. Atrial fibrillation is often caused by rapidly discharging triggers, or "hot spots." In catheter ablation to treat atrial ...

  5. Cardiac ablation - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Cardiac ablation is performed by heart specialists (cardiologists) with special training in heart rhythm disorders (electrophysiologists). Mayo Clinic has one ...

  6. Ventricular tachycardia ablation - Type - Mayo Clinic

    This type of cardiac ablation may be done if you have a type of fast, erratic heartbeat called ventricular tachycardia. If you have an implantable cardioverter- ...

  7. Reducing readmissions using catheter ablation in young patients with atrial fibrillation - Mayo Clinic

    Study led by Andrew S. Tseng, M.D., reveals that young patients with AFib who undergo catheter ablation are at a lower risk of being readmitted to the ...

  8. Cardiac Ablation Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    The TOCCASTAR Study will assess the safety and effectiveness of a contact force sensing catheter used for ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial ...

  9. Cardiac catheter team performs an ablation - Mayo Clinic

    A Mayo Clinic doctor performs a cardiac ablation procedure in the electrophysiology laboratory.

  10. Atrial flutter ablation - Type - Mayo Clinic

    Then heat energy, called radiofrequency energy, is used to create small scars in the upper chambers of the heart. The scarring blocks the electrical signals ...