what is the purpose of a catheter ablation on the heart
Ablation, also known as catheter ablation, is a treatment that aims to control or correct certain types of abnormally fast heart rhythms. An abnormal heart rhythm is known as an arrhythmia. An ablation is done using the same technique as an electrophysiology (EP) study and is often carried out at the same time.
Ablation is used to treat abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. The type of arrhythmia and the presence of other heart disease will determine whether ablation can be performed surgically or non-surgically. Non-surgical ablation, used for many types of arrhythmias, is performed in a special lab called the electrophysiology (EP) laboratory.