The electrophysiology lab provides state-of-the-art biplane fluoroscopy equipment that facilitates complex catheter ablation procedures and reduces the amount of X-ray exposure which patients receive. The doctor routinely checks in with the patient before the procedure to answer any questions.

An irregular heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, is an abnormality in the timing or pattern of the heartbeat. Arrhythmias may cause the heart to beat too rapidly, too slowly, or irregularly. They are common and may cause a wide variety of symptoms, such as a racing, skipping or fluttering sensation (called palpitations) in your chest.

Heart arrhythmias also may cause light-headedness, fainting, chest pain, shortness of breath or no symptoms at all. Many types of arrhythmia are merely nuisances, other types may be serious problems because they cause the patient to pass out or even die suddenly when the heart beats too slowly or too rapidly to pump blood to the body.