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  1. Cardiac ablation - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 2, 2024 · Cardiac ablation is a treatment to stop or prevent irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. An arrhythmia happens when the electrical signals that tell the heart to beat don't …

  2. Ablation: Purpose, Preparation, Risks, and Results - Health

    Oct 12, 2025 · An ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that uses heat, cold, or lasers to treat various conditions. Depending on the type, you can expect an ablation to last from 20 minutes …

  3. Cardiac (Heart) Ablation: Procedure Details & Recovery

    Cardiac ablation (or catheter ablation) is a minimally invasive treatment for abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Healthcare providers use this procedure to find and treat abnormal …

  4. What Is Cardiac Ablation? - WebMD

    Oct 3, 2024 · During your cardiac ablation, the surgical team pumps saline fluid into your body, which helps improve the outcome of the procedure.

  5. Ablation for Arrhythmias - American Heart Association

    Oct 24, 2024 · Catheter ablation, also called radiofrequency ablation, is a procedure that uses radiofrequency energy to destroy a small area of heart tissue that is causing rapid and …

  6. Understanding the Heart Ablation Procedure and Recovery

    Oct 24, 2024 · Surgical ablation: Healthcare providers perform surgical ablations using minimally invasive laparoscopy and open-heart surgical procedures. It is usually performed if someone is …

  7. Ablation - Wikipedia

    Ablation near the electrode in a flashtube. The high-energy electrical arc slowly erodes the glass, leaving a frosted appearance. Ablation (Latin: ablatio – removal) is the removal or destruction …