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.
Cardiac ablation. Cardiac ablation Cardiac ablation is a procedure to scar or destroy tissue in your heart that's allowing incorrect electrical signals to cause an abnormal heart rhythm. Diagnostic catheters are threaded through blood vessels to your heart where they are used to map your heart's electrical signals.