Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radio-frequency energy or other sources to terminate or modify a faulty electrical pathway in sections of the heart of people prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. If left uncontrolled, such arrhythmias increase the risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest. The procedure can be classified by its energy source into radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation.
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Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radio-frequency energy or other sources to terminate or modify a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the heart of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
2. History of AF Ablation (UCSF Cardiology)
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The first catheter ablation in humans was performed by Dr. Melvin Scheinman in 1981, using high energy DC shocks.
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