<unk>  is a procedure used to remove or terminate 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. If not controlled, such arrhythmias increase the risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest. The<unk>  procedure can be classified by energy source: radiofrequency<unk>  and cryoablation.
Catheter ablation
Alcohol septal ablation
Microwave ablation
Transmyocardial revascularization
Valvulotomy
Cardiomyoplasty
Transvenous pacing
Pericardial window