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Atrial fibrillation ablation is a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. It can help the heart maintain a normal heart rhythm. Read on to learn more.

A blood transfusion puts donated blood into the body. During a blood transfusion, you receive donated blood through one of your blood vessels. Read on to learn details about this procedure.

Burr holes are small holes that a neurosurgeon makes in the skull to help relieve pressure on the brain. Read on to learn more about this procedure.

Angioplasty and stenting is a procedure to improve the blood flow in an artery or vein. It involves threading a thin tube with a balloon at its tip through the artery to the blocked portion. The balloon is inflated opening up the artery. A stent is placed to prop it open. A stent is a mesh tube.

Chemical cardioversion is a procedure that uses medicines to return an abnormal heartbeat to a normal rhythm. Read on to learn more.

Coarctation of the aorta is an abnormal narrowing of the aorta. The aorta is the large blood vessel that exits the heart. Transcatheter dilation is a procedure that can treat the aorta without open heart surgery.

Corneal ring implantation is a type of surgery to place a ring of plastic into the middle layer of your cornea to correct your vision.

A dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a type of surgery to create a new tear drain between your eyes and nose. You may need this surgery if your own tear duct has become blocked.

Cardioversion is a procedure used to return an abnormal heartbeat to a normal rhythm. This procedure is used when the heartbeat is very fast or irregular. With electrical cardioversion, a low-energy shock is sent to the heart to reset a normal rhythm.