What is an electrophysiologist?
An Electrophysiologist is a physician who specializes in the care and treatment of patients with arrhythmias. An Electrophysiologist goes through additional training after Internal Medicine and Cardiology training. An Electrophysiologist may therefore be board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Although Electrophysiologists are board certified in Cardiology, their focus is on the hearts rhythm and causes of arrhythmias. An Electrophysiologist is qualified to perform special tests of your hearts electrical system, such as an electrophysiology study or an ablation. In addition, an Electrophysiologist may implant pacemakers and defibrillators. An Electrophysiologist does not perform angiograms or angioplasties. These are procedures that your Cardiologist may perform. In addition, routine cardiac tests, such as stress tests and echocardiograms, are performed by your general Cardiologist. However, only an Electrophysiologist is properly trained and qualified t
An electrophysiologist is a cardiologist with a specialization in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias. Electrophysiologists are experts in the heart’s conduction system. While there are nearly 100,000 cardiologists in the United States today, there are only about 1,500 electrophysiologists in current practice. Electrophysiology is a relatively new discipline, formed roughly in the late 1970s.
An electrophysiologist is a cardiologist who specializes in abnormalities of the heart’s electrical system. A pediatric electrophysiologist has extensive training in the treatment of arrhythmias in children, and has an understanding of changes in the heart’s electrical system that can occur in congenital heart disease. For adults with congenital heart disease who also have arrhythmias, involvement of a pediatric electrophysiologist is very important. An electrophysiologist also has special training in performing electrophysiology studies, ablation procedures, and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators.
An Electrophysiologist is a physician who specializes in the care and treatment of patients with arrhythmias. An Electrophysiologist goes through additional training after Internal Medicine and Cardiology training. An Electrophysiologist may therefore be board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Although an Electrophysiologist is board certified in Cardiology, their focus is on the heart’s rhythm and causes of arrhythmias. An Electrophysiologist is qualified to perform special tests of your heart’s electrical system, such as an electrophysiology study or an ablation. In addition, an Electrophysiologist may implant pacemakers and defibrillators. An Electrophysiologist does not perform angiograms or angioplasties. These are procedures that your Cardiologist may perform. In addition, routine cardiac tests, such as stress tests and echocardiograms, are performed by your general Cardiologist.
