Electrophysiology and Cardiac Arrhythmia

Our cardiac electrophysiologists treat patients with all types of heart rhythm disorders, including:

• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• Atrial fibrillation
• Atrial flutter
• Bradycardia
• Brugada syndrome
• Device follow-up, including remote home monitoring
• Device infections
• Long QT syndrome
• Premature atrial and ventricular beats
• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Syncope
• Ventricular arrhythmias
• Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation
• Wolff-Parkinson-White

Available treatments for heart rhythm disorders include:

• Antiarrhythmic medications
• Cardiac ablation, including pulsed field ablation, catheter and complex procedures
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for congestive heart failure
• Complicated ablation procedures and pulmonary vein isolations
• Diagnostic electrophysiology studies and risk stratifications
• Electrical cardioversion
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) insertions (transvenous and subcutaneous)
• Laser lead extractions
• Left atrial appendage closure
• Maze and hybrid atrial ablation (convergent) surgical procedures
• Minimaze procedures
• Implantable pacemaker insertions (transvenous and leadless)
• Robotic remote navigation
• Three-dimensional arrhythmia mapping and ablation

Yale New Haven Health’s pediatric arrhythmia team provides electrophysiological diagnosis and treatment, including catheter ablations and pacemaker placement. There are also clinical trials related to electrophysiology and cardiac arrhythmias. To learn more, visit Yale New Haven Children’s Heart Center.

The Heart and Vascular Center and Children’s Heart Center also provide the Family Inherited Arrhythmia Program in North Haven to identify and manage familial arrhythmia syndromes. It is the only combined pediatric and adult arrhythmia program in Connecticut offering consultation to children and parents, together, at the same appointment. Conditions or reasons for program evaluation include arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; Brugada syndrome; catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT); idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; long QT syndrome; short QT syndrome; family history of sudden death.