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.
