Ablation: What You Should Know
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SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: “Heart Ablation.”
Mayo Clinic: “Cardiac Ablation.”
Johns Hopkins: “Catheter Ablation,” “AFib Surgery and Maze Procedure.”
University Hospitals: “Rewiring the Heart: Catheter Ablation for AFib.”
Reviewed by James Beckerman, MD, FACC on May 16, 2023
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