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Atrial flutter ablation
Atrial flutter ablation is a catheter procedure that destroys a small strip of right atrial tissue to interrupt the electrical circuit driving atrial flutter, with about 91% acute success.
Atrioventricular node ablation
Atrioventricular node ablation is a catheter procedure that destroys the AV node to permanently control rapid ventricular rates in atrial fibrillation, requiring lifelong pacemaker dependence.
Balloon ablation
Balloon ablation is a catheter-based cardiac ablation technique in which an inflatable balloon delivers cryothermal or radiofrequency energy to isolate the pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation.
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, also known as atrial fibrillation ablation, is a cardiac electrophysiology procedure that uses catheter-delivered energy to electrically isolate the pulmonary veins and suppress AF.
Cavotricuspid isthmus ablation
Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation is a catheter procedure that cures typical atrial flutter by creating a line of scar tissue across the right atrial isthmus, with about 91% acute success.
Cryoballoon ablation
Cryoballoon ablation is a catheter-based cardiac procedure in which a balloon cooled to −80 °C by nitrous oxide freezes heart tissue around the pulmonary veins, treating atrial fibrillation in a single application.
Epicardial mapping
Epicardial mapping is a cardiac electrophysiology procedure that records electrical activity from the heart's outer surface to locate arrhythmia sources, guiding catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia.
Hybrid ablation
Hybrid ablation is a treatment for atrial fibrillation that combines minimally invasive surgical ablation on the outside of the heart with catheter ablation on the inside, so lesions extend through the full atrial wall.
LAACablation study
LAACablation (NCT03788941) is a physician-initiated prospective registry at Shanghai Xinhua Hospital studying left atrial appendage closure combined with catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation; 931-patient analysis found similar safety and efficacy in women and men.
Left atrial appendage closure
Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is a catheter-based or surgical procedure that seals the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients unable to take anticoagulants.
Power short duration ablation
Power short duration ablation, also called HPSD ablation, is a catheter technique using higher power for shorter applications to isolate pulmonary veins in atrial fibrillation.
Pulsed field ablation
Pulsed field ablation is a nonthermal catheter technique that destroys heart tissue with short, high-voltage electric fields, used mainly to isolate pulmonary veins in atrial fibrillation while sparing nearby structures.
PVC ablation
PVC ablation is a catheter-based cardiology procedure that maps and destroys the myocardial site generating premature ventricular contractions, with about 84% acute success and 3% complications.
Substrate ablation
Substrate ablation is a catheter-based strategy for ventricular tachycardia that modifies the scar and border-zone tissue sustaining reentry, developed for VT that is unmappable, noninducible, or hemodynamically intolerable.
Ventricular tachycardia ablation
Ventricular tachycardia ablation is a catheter-based procedure that destroys heart tissue generating abnormal electrical circuits, reducing recurrent VT and ICD shocks in randomized trials against drugs.
Zero-fluoroscopy catheter ablation
Zero-fluoroscopy catheter ablation is a cardiac electrophysiology technique that replaces X-ray guidance with electroanatomic mapping and intracardiac echocardiography, avoiding radiation and proving as safe and effective as conventional ablation.