Mayo Clinic's approach
At Mayo Clinic, experts in heart rhythm disease provide compassionate, whole-person care to people who need cardiac ablation.
Working as a team to provide expert care
At Mayo Clinic, healthcare professionals work together to understand your condition and provide personalized treatment options.
Experience you can trust
Cardiac ablation is done by doctors (cardiologists) with special training in heart rhythm diseases (electrophysiologists). Mayo Clinic's skilled electrophysiologists work in the Electrophysiology Laboratory.
Studies show there is a reduced risk of complications from cardiac ablation when the treatment is done by an experienced electrophysiologist in a hospital that does many of these procedures.
Why choose Mayo Clinic for cardiovascular care
Collaborative approach to care
At Mayo Clinic, electrophysiologists work with cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and others in the Heart Rhythm Clinic. They work together to understand your heart arrhythmia. They recommend the best treatment options for you.
Doctors trained in treating children with heart conditions, called pediatric cardiologists, work with a team of experts to care for children with arrhythmias at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota. This team approach helps children get exactly the care they need.
Using advanced technology to provide care
Mayo Clinic experts use advanced tools to find and treat irregular heartbeats.
The most advanced treatment systems
Mayo Clinic doctors do cardiac ablation using the most advanced methods and tools available.
For example, they use cardiac mapping systems, such as multielectrode mapping and 3D heart mapping, during an electrophysiology (EP) study. This technology helps them find the best spot in the heart to do cardiac ablation. Mapping may be done with a special ultrasound of the heart called intracardiac echocardiography. It helps lower the amount of radiation used during the procedure.
Your doctor chooses the type of cardiac ablation that's best for you and your specific condition. Ablation uses heat energy, called radiofrequency energy, or cold energy, called cryoablation. It is applied using the latest innovations in treatment catheters and technology, such as balloon and robotic catheters.
Expertise in all arrhythmias
Mayo Clinic doctors have used cardiac ablation to treat a variety of arrhythmias, including those that are very rare or hard to treat.
Mayo Clinic experts specialize in:
- Treating complex, irregular heartbeats in the upper and lower heart chambers. These are called atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
- Repeat cardiac ablation for those who've had it before without success.
- Cardiac ablation for adults and children with congenital heart disease.
Providing compassionate care
Your Mayo Clinic care team has extensive experience diagnosing and treating all types of irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias.
Expertise and rankings
Mayo Clinic electrophysiologists are recognized as experts in their field who have made important contributions to the understanding of arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment. Each year, more than 1,300 people have cardiac ablation at Mayo Clinic.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic campuses are nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. In U.S. News & World Report’s regional analysis, Mayo Clinic Children’s is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota and No. 1 in the five-state Upper Midwest region, which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.
With Mayo Clinic's emphasis on collaborative care, specialists at each of the campuses — Arizona, Minnesota and Florida — interact closely with colleagues at the other campuses and Mayo Clinic Health System.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's expertise and rankings in cardiovascular medicine.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.
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Sept. 12, 2026