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What is Cardiac Ablation?

Category: Surgeries

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Cardiac ablation is a surgical procedure used to correct heart rhythm problems. Ablation is used to correct structural problems in your heart that cause an arrhythmia. It works by destroying tissue that blocks the electrical signal that travels through your heart to make it beat.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Supraventricular tachycardia 16 9
Atrial flutter 7 3
Atrial fibrillation 4 3
Atrial tachycardia 4 2
Ventricular tachycardia 3 2
Heart palpitations 2 1

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  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 3
Mild 4
None 9

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Cardiac Ablation

Side effect Patients Percentage
Muscle soreness 2
Arms tingling 1
Atrial fibrillation 1
Bleeding (hemorrhage) 1
Bundle branch block (right) 1
Elevated blood pressure 1

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Duration

Stopped having Cardiac Ablation

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 28
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 8
Usually 2
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 6
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 5
Somewhat hard to take 5
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 8
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 5
$100-199 2
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 10
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