Radiofrequency ablation can be an effective treatment for neck and back pain, as well as for certain types of growths, like tumors. Although radiofrequency ablation is minimally invasive, it’s normal ...

Becoming pregnant after an endometrial ablation is usually unlikely, but it can happen. Pregnancy after ablation can have a higher risk of complications. Endometrial ablation is a procedure to remove ...

This procedure uses energy to make small scars in your heart tissue. These scars stop unusual electrical signals that move through your heart and cause an uneven heartbeat (your doctor might call it ...

Ablation therapy is a noninvasive treatment for liver cancer that uses extreme heat to destroy tumors. It can be used as an alternative to traditional surgery and can sometimes lead to full remission.

Among patients undergoing mitral-valve surgery, 30 to 50% present with atrial fibrillation, which is associated with reduced survival and increased risk of stroke. Surgical ablation of atrial ...

Catheter ablation is less successful for persistent atrial fibrillation than for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Guidelines suggest that adjuvant substrate modification in addition to pulmonary-vein ...