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TCAI Facility

A cardiac ablation is one type of minimally-invasive treatment of arrhythmias. During the procedure, cells that are causing the heart to beat irregularly are destroyed using a catheter placed in specific locations inside the heart. As a pre-curser to treating the arrhythmia, physicians create an electrical road map of the heart to help guide the placement of the ablation catheter. This road map is created by placing a mapping catheter to record electrical signals from various locations in the heart.

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