Cardiac ablation - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月2日 · Cardiac ablation is most often done using thin, flexible tubes called catheters that are inserted through a blood vessel. Less commonly, ablation is done during heart surgery. Cardiac ablation is a treatment to stop or prevent irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias.
Ablation therapy - Mayo Clinic
2024年9月10日 · Ablation therapy is a procedure used to destroy abnormal tissue. Learn about the many different conditions treated with this minimally invasive treatment.
Atrial fibrillation ablation - Mayo Clinic
2024年4月9日 · Atrial fibrillation ablation is a treatment for an irregular and often very fast heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment uses heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in an area of the heart.
Cardiac (Heart) Ablation: Procedure Details & Recovery - Cleveland Clinic
Cardiac ablation (catheter ablation) is a minimally invasive procedure that creates scars to stop the electrical impulses that cause irregular heart rhythms. Healthcare providers can use cardiac ablation to manage abnormal heart rhythms that don’t respond to medication.
Ablation: Purpose, Preparation, Risks, and Results - Health
2024年2月13日 · An ablation is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that involves using extreme heat, cold, or lasers to create scar tissue or remove unwanted growths. This procedure can treat a...
Ablation for Arrhythmias - American Heart Association
2024年10月24日 · Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radiofrequency energy (similar to microwave heat) to destroy a small area of heart tissue that is causing rapid and irregular heartbeats. Destroying this tissue helps restore your heart’s regular rhythm.
Heart Ablation: How Long It Takes to Heal After This Procedure - Healthline
2023年8月30日 · Heart ablation creates little scars on heart tissue to stop arrhythmias (abnormal electrical rhythms). The recovery period usually lasts a few days. But you should plan on adopting a...
Understanding the Heart Ablation Procedure and Recovery
2024年10月24日 · Heart ablation is a procedure that cardiologists (heart specialists) may recommend for people who have not responded well to medications or other treatments for an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) and other heart conditions. The procedure involves inserting a catheter from the groin to the heart to look for the source of the problem.
What Is Cardiac Ablation? - WebMD
2024年10月3日 · Surgical ablation involves cutting into your chest. There are three kinds: Maze procedure. Your doctor will usually do this while you're having open heart surgery for another problem, like a...
Cardiac ablation surgery: Types, risks, what to expect, and more
2020年10月27日 · Surgical ablation, also known as maze surgery or Cox-maze procedure, aims to eliminate atrial fibrillation (A-fib). It is a form of open-heart surgery often performed while a person...