Chloe Dygert revealed that she recently underwent a procedure to treat heart arrhythmia. The U.S. Olympic medalist confirmed doctors carried out a cardiac ablation to treat supraventricular ...

Catheter ablation was not the first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) for most patients referred to a tertiary center, a study shows, with investigators suggesting the procedure is ...

Untreated or unmanaged, SVT can lead to other possibly fatal heart abnormalities. Patients are advised to practice a cardiac-friendly diet and lifestyle (low sodium, little to no caffeine or alcohol, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The human heart beats about a hundred thousand times a day. When the beat isn't regular, it's something called an arrhythmia. As we learn in today's Moves in Medicine, not all ...

Cardiac ablation—also called catheter ablation—is a procedure doctors use to treat irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. During cardiac ablation, doctors insert a thin tube called a catheter into your ...

Cardiac ablation can improve symptoms and may extend a person’s life by treating certain heart arrhythmias. The procedure is often effective, but some serious complications can occur. Cardiac ablation ...