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During cardiac ablation procedure, a long, thin, flexible tube is put into a blood vessel in the
arm, groin (upper thigh), or neck. This tube is called an ablation catheter. It's guided into your
heart through the blood vessel. At the tip of the tube there is an electrode which sends out
radio waves that create heat. This heat destroys the heart tissue that causes abnormal
heartbeats or the heart tissue that keeps it happening. Less common option is to use freezing
cold to destroy the heart tissue. Radiofrequency energy is usually used for catheter ablation.
Studies have shown that RF energy is safe and effective.
Sometimes, it is seen that abnormal impulses come from inside a pulmonary vein and
cause abnormal heartbeat. The pulmonary veins are the ones that bring blood back from the
lungs to the heart. Radiofrequency ablation surgery in a pulmonary vein can block these
impulses.
Catheter ablation is a low-risk procedure and is successful in most people who have it. Ablation
for Cardiac Arrhythmias takes place in an exclusive hospital room called an electrophysiology
lab or cardiac catheterization lab. Your doctor might suggest a catheter ablation in several
situations, such as: