Ablation, also known as catheter ablation, is a treatment that aims to control or correct certain types of abnormal heart rhythms. It uses either heat (radiofrequency ablation) or freezing (cryoablation) on the area of your heart thatâs causing the abnormal heart rhythm (or arrhythmia). This treatment creates scar tissue which: breaks abnormal circuits in the heart; destroys areas of the heart muscle which are triggering arrhythmias.
Medical Definition of RHODOPSIN. : a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of marine fishes and most higher vertebrates that is important in vision in dim light, is quickly bleached by light to a mixture of opsin and retinal, and is regenerated in the darkâcalled also visual purple. a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of the eye of most vertebrates that is important in vision in dim light âcalled also visual purple. ADVERTISEMENT.
What Is Doxazosin? Doxazosin is the generic name of the prescription drug Cardura, which is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH (an enlarged prostate). Doxazosin belongs to a class of medications known as alpha-blockers. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels, so blood can flow more easily, and it helps relieve symptoms of an enlarged prostate by relaxing the muscles of the bladder and prostate, which improves urinary flow.