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  1. Atrial fibrillation ablation - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 9, 2024 · 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 …

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

    Nov 7, 2024 · Cardiac ablation (catheter ablation) is a minimally invasive procedure that creates scars to stop the electrical impulses that cause irregular heart rhythms. Healthcare providers …

  3. AFib Ablation Procedure: What's Involved, Risks, Outcomes

    Dec 15, 2022 · Ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib) uses either hot or cold energy to destroy the tissue that’s causing an electrical disturbance in the heart. It can be very successful in …

  4. Atrial Fibrillation Ablation - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    What is ablation for atrial fibrillation? Ablation is a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. It uses small burns or freezes heart cells to cause some scarring on the inside of the heart.

  5. A faster, safer treatment for a common heart rhythm disorder?

    2 days ago · Catheter ablation — a procedure that destroys faulty electrical pathways in the heart — was described as a treatment for afib in 1998 (see illustration). Since then, the technique …

  6. Catheter Ablation for Afib: Purpose, Procedure, Risks, Recovery

    Feb 5, 2023 · WebMD explains what happens before, during, and after catheter ablation, a nonsurgical procedure that is used to treat atrial fibrillation.

  7. Nonsurgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation | American ...

    May 6, 2025 · The American Heart Association explains the procedures for afib that do not require surgery, such as Electrical cardioversion, Radiofrequency ablation or catheter ablation, …