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cardiac ablation


Cardiac ablation, also sometimes just called ablation, is a therapeutic method used to destroy a small section of heart tissue causing abnormal electrical activity or irregular heartbeat. Ablation is done using electrodes that help identify the site of abnormal activity, then deliver either radiofrequency energy (RF ablation) or intense cold (cryoablation) to destroy the tissue.


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