Removal of tissue with electrical current delivered via electrodes positioned at the distal end of a catheter. Energy sources are commonly direct current (DC-shock) or alternating current at radiofrequencies (usually 750 kHz). The technique is used most often to ablate the AV junction and/or accessory pathways in order to interrupt AV conduction and produce AV block in the treatment of various tachyarrhythmias.

Annotation

coordinate organ or disease with /surg

kombinuj orgán nebo nemoc s podheslem /chirurgie

DUI

D017115 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0026007

Previous indexing

Catheterization (1971-1980); Heart Catheterization (1981-1992)

History note

93; ABLATION, TRANSVENOUS ELECTRIC and CATHETER ABLATION, ELECTRIC were see ELECTROCOAGULATION 1989-92

Online note

use ELECTROCOAGULATION to search ABLATION, TRANSVENOUS ELECTRIC and CATHETER ABLATION, ELECTRIC 1989-92

Public note

93; ABLATION, TRANSVENOUS ELECTRIC and CATHETER ABLATION, ELECTRIC were see ELECTROCOAGULATION 1989-92