Catheter Ablation for Arrhythmia

Ablation may be considered when symptomatic atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, and other supraventricular arrhythmias are poorly controlled by medication, recurrence affects life, or medication is not tolerated. The decision is based on the type and burden of arrhythmia, heart structure and comorbidities, previous response to medication or electrical cardioversion, as well as anticoagulation indications and bleeding risk, and is comprehensively assessed by an electrophysiology specialist.