Electrophysiology for Heart Rhythm Disorders

Sometimes your heart beats too fast, too slow or with an irregular pattern. This irregularity can prevent your heart from effectively moving blood throughout your body, which can lead to your body getting deprived of oxygen and nutrients. This can put you at higher risk for heart failure or a heart attack. The good news is that there are many effective ways that we can treat Afib and other heart rhythm disorders (arrythmias) to reduce this risk.

Our Cardiac Electrophysiologists Are Experts in Your Heart’s Electrical System

If your cardiologist or another doctor suspects that you may have a heart rhythm disorder, you will be referred to one of our cardiac electrophysiologists (also known as cardiac EPs).  A cardiac electrophysiologist (also known as a cardiac EP) is a highly specialized cardiologist who has additional years of training, focused exclusively on diagnosing and treating disorders related to the electrical activity of the heart. All of our cardiac electrophysiologists are board-certified in cardiac electrophysiology.

The Right Treatment Begins with the Right Diagnosis

A comprehensive medical examination and a series of special tests help our cardiac electrophysiologists properly identify what’s causing your rhythm problem. Some of these diagnostic tests include echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization / coronary angiography and an EP (electrophysiology) study. Once it’s clear what’s causing the problem with your “electrical system”, your cardiac team will work with you to put together the right plan for you.

Better Results for the Most Complex Arrhythmias

Arrythmia treatment often requires a team approach. That’s why our Cardiac Rhythm Center is set up to empower our cardiac electrophysiologists and cardiovascular surgeons to collaborate with a team of cardiac anesthesiologists, clinical nurse specialists, registered nurses, and technicians—all who have special training in electrophysiology procedures.

Treatments We Offer

• Complex catheter ablation (including pulsed field ablation for AFib)
• Cardioversion
• Pacemaker and implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implantation
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
• Laser lead extraction
• Advanced 3D mapping
• Left atrial appendage occlusion procedure
• Hybrid ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion procedures (concomitant)
• Long-term heart rhythm monitoring

Meet Our Cardiac EPs