Cardiac ablation is used to treat heart rhythm conditions like Afib. It uses heat, cold, or electrical pulses to disrupt the faulty electrical signals and restore a normal heart rhythm.
Ablation is mostly done in the cardiac catheterization lab, and you are often discharged the same day. Ablations may be done during heart surgery, but that is rare.
There is no cure for Afib yet, but ablation is the most effective way to maintain a normal heart rhythm for the longest period of time.
Ablation works well:
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