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ablation

[a-blay-shuhn] / æˈbleɪ ʃən /




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The 29-year-old's ablation procedure - a minimally invasive operation to correct irregular heart rhythms - took place at Spire Manchester Hospital on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

In addition, it may improve MRI guided cancer treatments by directing RF energy more precisely for procedures such as tumor hyperthermia or thermal tissue ablation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

The company didn’t detail the investments but said they further reinforce the momentum of its cardiac ablation business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The anticoagulant drugs and cardiac ablation procedures for treating atrial fibrillation aren’t without complication, so large studies are trying to determine if the additional arrhythmias found by devices like Zio are truly stroke threats.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Like its Soviet predecessors, the Viking landing maneuver involved an ablation shield, a parachute and retro-rockets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Thirteen years passed between his first and second ablations, and the second was 12 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024

“They all agree that more ablations isn’t going to fix this, more medication isn’t going to fix that,” Pollard said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

Chou has performed radio frequency ablations on backs and knees but not on feet.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022

He needed a pacemaker, and he’s undergone three ablations for atrial fibrillation.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2016

As we came down to the lake in the morning to perform our ablations, we saw a fine deer on the opposite shore, feeding upon the pond lilies that grew along in the shallow water.

From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by S. H. (Samuel H.) Hammond


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