ablation

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Laser therapy, or laser ablation, is a procedure done under local anaesthetic where a laser burns away the abnormal cells.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Farapulse is a catheter ablation technology using PFA, or pulsed field ablation.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 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

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will have a cardiac ablation this offseason as well as hip replacement surgery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan