Catheter Ablation

Catheter Ablation

What is Catheter Ablation?

Also known as a cardiac ablation or radiofrequency ablation, this procedure guides a tube into your heart to destroy small areas of tissue that may be causing your abnormal heartbeat. Not everyone with a heart arrhythmia needs a catheter ablation.

In the days after the procedure, you may experience mild symptoms such as an achy chest and discomfort, or bruising in the area where the catheter was inserted. You might also notice skipped heartbeats or irregular heart rhythms. Most people can return to their normal activities within a few days.

  • Vascular complications
  • Blood clots
  • Pulmonary vein stenosis
  • Bleeding or infection
  • Death
  • Heart valve damage
  • Stroke
  • Arrhythmias
  • Esophageal fistula

For example, a doctor might use an ablation procedure to destroy (ablate) a small amount of heart tissue that's causing abnormal heart rhythms or to treat tumors in the lung, breast, thyroid, liver or other areas of the body

  • Bleeding or infection at the site where the catheter was inserted.
  • Blood vessel damage.
  • Heart valve damage.
  • New or worsening arrhythmia.
  • Slow heart rate that could require a pacemaker to correct.
  • Blood clots in the legs or lungs (venous thromboembolism)
  • Stroke or heart attack.

A cardiologist (a doctor who specializes in treating heart conditions) performs catheter ablation. The procedure uses hot or cold energy to create scars in your heart tissue where the arrhythmia is occurring. The scars help block abnormal electrical impulses and prevent abnormal rhythms.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

A catheter is a thin tube inserted through a blood vessel to your heart. Catheter ablation is one type of heart ablation procedure used to treat abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Ablation is a technique used to strategically destroy abnormal tissue and restore proper function to your heart.

How is it treated?

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Also known as a cardiac ablation or radiofrequency ablation, this procedure guides a tube into your heart to destroy small areas of tissue that may be causing your abnormal heartbeat. Not everyone with a heart arrhythmia needs a catheter ablation.

 

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