After being put on the disabled list with an irregular heartbeat, Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen returned to the clubhouse Monday, but he told reporters he thinks it is likely he will need to undergo a second heart procedure this offseason, according to ESPN.
The procedure will most likely be a heart ablation or cardioversion. A heart ablation is a procedure that corrects heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias). According to the Mayo Clinic, cardiac ablation scars or destroys tissue in the heart that “triggers” abnormal heart rhythm. The procedure uses catheters, which are inserted through veins or arteries in the groin and threaded to the heart.