Ablation -
| a procedure performed either during an EP study
or in the surgical suite, in which the source of a patient's heart
arrhythmia is mapped, localized, and then destroyed (i.e., ablated.)
Generally, ablation is accomplished by applying radiofrequency (RF)
energy, applying electrical energy, or freezing the offending
area.
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