"Catheter Ablation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Removal of tissue with electrical current delivered via electrodes positioned at the distal end of a catheter. Energy sources are commonly direct current (DC-shock) or alternating current at radiofrequencies (usually 750 kHz). The technique is used most often to ablate the AV junction and/or accessory pathways in order to interrupt AV conduction and produce AV block in the treatment of various tachyarrhythmias.
| Descriptor ID |
D017115
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.014.085
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| Concept/Terms |
Catheter Ablation, Electric- Catheter Ablation, Electric
- Electrical Catheter Ablation
- Catheter Ablation, Electrical
- Ablation, Electrical Catheter
- Electric Catheter Ablation
- Ablation, Electric Catheter
Ablation, Transvenous Electric- Ablation, Transvenous Electric
- Electric Ablation, Transvenous
- Transvenous Electric Ablation
- Ablation, Transvenous Electrical
- Electrical Ablation, Transvenous
- Transvenous Electrical Ablation
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2020 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catheter Ablation" by people in Profiles.
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Transcatheter CT Hepatic Arteriography versus Conventional CT Guidance for Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumors. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2026 May; 8(3):e250106.
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Distinct Purkinje electrogram phenotypes at ventricular fibrillation trigger sites in idiopathic and structural heart disease. Heart Rhythm. 2026 Oct; 23(10):e2313-e2323.
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Adjunctive Purkinje Denetworking During Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Patients With Prior Ventricular Fibrillation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Sep; 12(9):2148-2158.
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Trigger- vs Substrate-Based Purkinje De-Networking for Ventricular Fibrillation: Insights From a Multicenter Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Sep; 12(9):2089-2099.
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Impact of Lesion Delivery and Irrigation Rates on Neurovascular Events With PFA for Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 07; 12(7):1604-1612.
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Local Calcium Chloride Infusion Enhances Acute and Chronic Efficacy of Ventricular Pulsed-Field Ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2026 02; 37(2):374-380.
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Utilizing stored implanted cardiac defibrillator electrograms to target localized fascicular denetworking in catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2026 Aug; 69(5):907-916.
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Multicenter Study on the Safety of Pulsed Field Ablation in Over 40,000 Patients: MANIFEST-US. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jan 20; 87(2):172-193.
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Scholarly Dialogue on Risk to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve with Thermal Ablation Procedures: A Reflection on Empirical Practices. Thyroid. 2025 11; 35(11):1221-1229.
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Procedural characteristics and clinical outcomes from same-day discharge after pulsed field ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation: an admIRE trial sub-analysis. Europace. 2025 Oct 31; 27(11).