{"id":37401,"date":"2025-08-07T19:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37401"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:45:43","slug":"cardiac-ablation","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/cardiac-ablation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiac Ablation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Cardiac Ablation?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiac ablation uses energy\u2014radiofrequency or cryotherapy\u2014to create tiny scars in heart tissue, blocking abnormal electrical signals. It is a common treatment for arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This procedure helps to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Correct irregular heart rhythms\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce palpitations and fainting episodes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lower stroke risk from atrial fibrillation\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve exercise tolerance and energy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce reliance on long-term medications\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Cardiac Ablation?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most patients stay overnight for monitoring. Mild chest soreness or fatigue is common but temporary. Rhythm stabilization continues over weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Observation for several hours post-procedure\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mild chest or groin discomfort\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Possible temporary palpitations during healing\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fatigue for a few days\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full rhythm improvement over 2\u20133 months\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38786,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1139],"class_list":["post-37401","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-cardiology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}