The Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) hosted a live panel discussion on advances in electrophysiology procedures Tuesday, May 17 at 5 p.m. Nader Ghaly, MD, director of Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services at the Heart Institute at ARMC;Howard Levite, MD, medical director of the Heart Institute at ARMC, and director of the Heart Institute's Cardiac Catheterization laboratories; and Howard I. Axelrod, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Heart Institute at ARMC, moderated the panel discussion. Electrophysiology procedures discussed included: the tilt table test, non-invasive Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) implant, pacemaker battery change, electrophysiology studies and ablation. Also discussed was the AICD test. This test ensures that the leads, or electrodes, that lead into the patient's heart, are functioning correctly.
Electrophysiology is a subspecialty of cardiology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of irregular heartbeat. It involves the diagnosis and treatment of patients who have problems with the electrical system of their heart. Irregular heart beat, or arrhythmia, can occur in a healthy heart and be of minimal consequence. It can also indicate a serious health problem due to heart disease and can lead to stroke or sudden heart attack and death.The Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) hosted a live panel discussion on advances in electrophysiology procedures...all »The Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) hosted a live panel discussion on advances in electrophysiology procedures Tuesday, May 17 at 5 p.m. Nader Ghaly, MD, director of Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services at the Heart Institute at ARMC;Howard Levite, MD, medical director of the Heart Institute at ARMC, and director of the Heart Institute's Cardiac Catheterization laboratories; and Howard I. Axelrod, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Heart Institute at ARMC, moderated the panel discussion. Electrophysiology procedures discussed included: the tilt table test, non-invasive Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) implant, pacemaker battery change, electrophysiology studies and ablation. Also discussed was the AICD test. This test ensures that the leads, or electrodes, that lead into the patient's heart, are functioning correctly.
Electrophysiology is a subspecialty of cardiology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of irregular heartbeat. It involves the diagnosis and treatment of patients who have problems with the electrical system of their heart. Irregular heart beat, or arrhythmia, can occur in a healthy heart and be of minimal consequence. It can also indicate a serious health problem due to heart disease and can lead to stroke or sudden heart attack and death.«
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