Cardiac ablation is most often done using thin, flexible tubes called catheters that are inserted through a blood vessel. Ablation can also be done during heart surgery, but that is less common.

Jim Harbaugh had a cardiac ablation after enduring an atrial flutter episode during the 2024 NFL season. Here's what to know about the procedure.

Current ACC/AHA/HRS Atrial Fibrillation Practice Guidelines [3] recommend that patients with normal LV function or reversible LV dysfunction undergoing AV nodal ablation are most likely to benefit ...

Jim Harbaugh heart condition Harbaugh has what's called an atrial flutter, which is a type of arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat at an abnormally high rate. The coach departed the Chargers ...

Modification of the AV Node In the late 1980s–early 1990s, there was interest in providing rate control through ablation without the requirement of permanent pacemaker. Several groups evaluated ...