cardiac ablation
noun[CorU]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌkɑː.di.æk əˈbleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːr.di.æk əˈbleɪ.ʃən/aprocessfortreatingproblemswithheartrhythmin whichsmallamountsofhearttissuethat arecausingtheproblemaredestroyed, usually using acatheter(= a verythintube)that is put into thehearttodestroysomecellsbyheatingorfreezingthem:
Duringcardiacablation,energyisdeliveredthrough thecatheterto thoseareasof theheartmusclecausingtheabnormalheartrhythm.
He mayrequireacardiacablationtodestroythefaultyelectricalpathwayin hisheart.
In somecases, acardiacablationprocedurecanstoptheheartsymptomscompletely.
- Herconditionwastreatedwithcardiacablation, aproceduretorerouteabnormalelectricalimpulsesin herheart.
- The mostcommonsourceofenergyforcardiacablationis radiofrequency.
- Studiesassessingthe use of HIFU (high-intensityfocusedultrasound) forcardiacablations have beenpromising.
- Medical researchersdevelopedcardiacablationproceduresthat don'trequireafullfrontalopeningof thechest.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- laminectomy
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion