Ablation
When a heart rhythm disturbance causes the heart to beat too fast, ablation may be the treatment of choice. Ablation eliminates the abnormal tissue that causes the irregular heart rhythm. An Inova pediatric electrophysiologist guides a catheter to the heart and locates the tissue to be treated. Radiofrequency energy passes through the catheter to the precise target area and destroys the tissue causing the irregularity.
