Catheter Ablation |
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| Ablation, Catheter; Ablation, Transvenous Electrical; Catheter Ablation, Electrical; Electric Catheter Ablation; Electrical Catheter Ablation; Percutaneous Catheter Ablation; Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation; Transvenous Catheter Ablation | |
| Removal of tissue with electrical current delivered via electrodes positioned at the distal end of a catheter. Energy sources are commonly direct current (DC-shock) or alternating current at radiofrequencies (usually 750 kHz). The technique is used most often to ablate the AV junction and/or accessory pathways in order to interrupt AV conduction and produce AV block in the treatment of various tachyarrhythmias. | |