Electrophysiology
Our Electrophysiology (EP) Lab at UMass Memorial Medical Center is the most complete cardiac arrhythmia treatment program in Central Massachusetts. We provide integrated, advanced care and treatments for your irregular heart rhythm, also called a cardiac arrhythmia.
Our highly skilled physicians, cardiac electrophysiologists, tailor your treatment plan to meet your needs.
Electrophysiology studies
An EP study is a test used to evaluate your heart's electrical system and abnormal heart rhythms.
Your health care provider may advise an EP study for the following reasons:
- To evaluate symptoms such as dizziness, fainting, weakness, palpitation or others to see if they might be caused by a rhythm problem when other tests have not been clear
- To locate the source of a heart rhythm problem
- To see how well medicines given to treat a rhythm problem are working
There may be other reasons for your health care provider to recommend an EP study.
Procedures include:
- Ablations
- Cardiac resynchronization devices
- Cardioversion
- Defibrillator implantation, including both traditional and subcutaneous devices
- Electrophysiological studies
- Hybrid maze (convergent) procedure
- Implantable loop recorders
- Left atrial appendage implant
- Pacemaker insertion
- Syncope evaluation
- Tilt table testing
- Ultrafast computed tomography (CT) scan
