DIVISION OF CARDIAC PACING AND INTERVENTIONAL ELECTROPHYSIOLGY
The Electrophysiology department deals with disorders of the heart’s electrical system (arrhythmias). Left untreated, some of these abnormal heart rhythms can cause fainting, shortness of breath, and even death.
These diseases commonly called as arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders, is one of the serious diseases of heart, and with increasing incidence of myocardial infarction or heart attacks, aging population and heart failure, the number patients diagnosed to heart rhythm disorders is increasing at a rapid pace.
At KMCH heart center we have a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, and other staff who work closely to offer each patent best care, tailored to his or her needs. The department was established under the dynamic leadership of Dr.M Lawrance jesuraj. Our center remains one of the earliest centers in Tamil nadu to start electrophysiology services as early as late nineties and is the first hospital in Tamil Nadu to have a state of the art fully equipped Electrophysiology Department with 3D electroanatomic mapping facility (ENSITE VELOCITY, ST JUDE MEDICAL) that caters to all Rhythm disturbances including most complex diseases. Our center performs one of the highest numbers of complex ablations and implantations of heart failure devices in Tamil Nadu.
Radiofrequency ablation is a simple, minimally invasive procedure done under local anesthesia which requires only one or two days of hospital stay. In many cases, this emerging technology literally cures these troublesome arrhythmias and the patient can be off medications life long after this treatment.
The Cardiac pacing and Electrophysiology Services offers at KMCH an effective and comprehensive care to patients who are diagnosed with arrhythmias and heart failure. We offer a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including non-pharmacologic medical management, curative catheter ablation procedures for all types of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, 3-D electroanatomic mapping and ablation, non-invasive risk stratification for arrhythmias, device implantation.