Heart rhythm disorder diagnosis and treatment in East Texas
At UT Health East Texas, our heart specialists provide comprehensive electrophysiology services for heart rhythm disorders. Our electrophysiologists use advanced, catheter-based ablation and implantable cardiac devices to treat heart rhythm conditions that were previously considered untreatable. Our treatments include state-of-the-art procedures to treat atrial fibrillation, as well as cryoablation and care for ventricular tachycardia. If you or a loved one needs to see a heat rhythm specialist for heart arrhythmia or another heart rhythm disorder, visit our cardiovascular institute today for exceptional heart care you can depend on.
Our arrhythmia treatments
Our cardiologists remain at the leading edge of arrhythmia management and perform not only simple ablations such as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and atrial flutter, but also complex ablations like atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
One method known as cryoablation involves using a catheter or probe that is cooled to sub-zero temperatures to alter the cells in the heart responsible for conducting arrhythmia so that they no longer conduct electrical impulses. Cryoablation patients benefit from:
- Fewer complications
- Less postoperative pain and less need for pain medication
- Quicker return to normal activity (about a week) and work (about two weeks)
- Reduced hospital stay (one day) and faster healing
- Shorter recovery time
- Smaller incisions and less scarring
Please call us to learn more about cryoablation and how it might be used to treat your heart rhythm disorder.
Heart monitoring for arrhythmia
Do you have irregular heartbeats? Do you experience dizziness, palpitation, fainting or chest pain? These symptoms may suggest cardiac arrhythmia and can be potentially life threatening.
The Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System is the newest monitor, approximately 1/3 the size of an AAA battery, that helps physicians accurately diagnose irregular heartbeats. Cardiac monitors have advanced from an external, wired monitor to a small, insertable device that is nearly invisible to the naked eye. Long gone are the days of external wires and 30-day monitoring. With the Reveal LINQ, you will not have to worry about the external, non-waterproof wires, and the monitor detects abnormal heart rhythms for up to three years.
This device is small and the procedure to implant it is minimally invasive, meaning you’ll experience a faster recovery, shorter hospital stay, and minimal scarring. The device is also MRI compatible, and offers continuous data collection, which allows for improved efficiency and more effective treatment. Talk with your physician for more information.