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https://www.texasheart.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thi-intravenous-Needle.jpg1600900Catheter ablation is a procedure where energy is used to treat the site of an arrhythmia. Several different forms of energy can be used for this purpose, but the most common type is radiofrequency energy.