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Shortness of breath, a racing heart, or heart palpatations could signal a problem. These are symptoms of heart rhythm abnormalities. Normal heart rhythms can become disturbed when the energy fails to flow properly through the heart. This condition can sometimes be treated with medicine, but when medicine fails, cardiac ablation can be performed.
Cardiologist Dr. Hari Baddigam performs cardiac ablation at Bay Medical Center. A cathetar is inserted into the body and doctors use a 3-D image to map the heart. This helps pinpoint the area causing the malfunction. Energy is then delivered to the site causing the problem.
“What it does is actually burns that area of the tissue and kills the tissue very precisely so that we can kill the nerves of the heart and areas of the heart so that we can achieve the goal,” Dr. Baddigam explains.
Once that tissue is killed, it takes care of the area causing a rhythm abnormaility so the heart can beat normally again. Dr. Baddigam says this condition was once treated through open heart surgery and resulted in a large scar. Now, cardiac ablation only requires an overnight stay and no scarring.
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