Emory’s Electrophysiology (EP) Service
Emory Heart & Vascular Center’s arrhythmia specialists, called electrophysiologists, perform more than 5,000 procedures annually, distinguishing Emory’s team of electrophysiologists as one of the most experienced in the country.
Emory’s state-of-the-art equipment includes computerized three-dimensional mapping systems to assist ablation of complex arrhythmias and an excimer laser system to perform pacemaker and defibrillator lead extractions. Inpatient telemetry and coronary care units, as well as outpatient care and educational support of patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), complete Emory’s comprehensive range of EP services.
Services and Procedures
• Cardioversion
• Diagnostic EP studies
• Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
• Pacemaker and ICD implants and follow-up
• Resynchronization therapy for heart failure
• Tilt-table testing
• Transtelephonic arrhythmia monitoring
The Electrophysiology Service at Emory University Hospital
The Emory University Hospital Electrophysiology department performs more than 2,000 procedures yearly. Facilities include procedure rooms designed for diagnostic studies and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. There is a surgical suite for complex management of pacemaker and ICD implants.
The laboratory performs more than 400 diagnostic Electrophysiology (EP) studies, 350 catheter ablation procedures including pulmonary isolation, 300 pacemaker and 400 implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) implants, and more than 300 cardioversions yearly. The EP staff also performs pacemaker lead extractions, lead revisions and implants cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. They also perform more than 150 tilt table tests.
The inpatient arrhythmia service at Emory University Hospital admits more than 500 patients yearly for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders. Electrophysiology physicians provide inpatient consultation at Emory University Hospital. Inpatient treatment areas include the telemetry units and the coronary care unit. The medical staff also supervises the hospital-wide arrhythmia monitoring telemetry system.
The Emory Clinic provides outpatient consultation services in cardiac electrophysiology at its location adjacent to Emory University Hospital. Physicians follow a large volume of established patients with heart rhythm disorders.
The Emory Clinic Pacemaker Service regularly follows more than 1,600 patients with pacemakers and 500 patients with ICDs. Pacemaker Services personnel provide educational support as well as technical expertise in the care of patients with implanted arrhythmia control devices.
The Clinical Research Team at Emory University Hospital consists of Electrophysiology physicians, a clinical research nurse coordinator and a team of research coordinators. The Team also participates in national clinical research trials in conjunction with Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Physicians - Michael Hoskins, MD, Jonathan Langberg, MD, Michael Lloyd, MD
The Emory Clinic Pacemaker Clinic phone number: 404-778-5937
Service at Emory University Hospital Midtown
The physicians and staff of the Electrophysiology Lab at Emory University Hospital Midtown perform more than 1600 invasive procedures yearly. Procedures include 500 diagnostic electrophysiology studies, 300 catheter ablations of various arrhythmias, 100 cardioversions, 400 permanent pacemaker and 200 automatic defibrillator implants.
The laboratory has two procedure suites dedicated to electrophysiology studies and surgical device implantation and one hybrid Electrophysiology/Cath lab. Emory University Hospital Midtown’s Electrophysiology Lab uses the Hansen Robotics system for ablation procedures, the only system in the metro Atlanta area. The Electrophysiology Lab equipment also includes a novel computerized non-contact balloon mapping system (Ensite 3000) to assist ablation of complex arrhythmia. Pacemaker and defibrillator lead extractions are performed using an excimer laser system.
The inpatient service at Emory University Hospital Midtown utilizes the coronary care and telemetry units to monitor and treat patients with heart rhythm disorders. Treatment includes implantable devices and administration of anti-arrhythmic medications. The service admits more than 500 patients and provides more than 700 inpatient consultations yearly. A full-service Arrhythmia Center supports all implanted heart devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, heart failure therapy devices) at Emory University Hospital Midtown.
The Clinical Research Team consists of electrophysiology physicians, clinical research nurse coordinators and a team of research coordinators. The Team participates in national clinical research trials and also coordinates internal research protocols in conjunction with Emory University Hospital.
Physicians - Angel R. Leon, MD, David B. DeLurgio, MD, Mikhael El Chami, MD
Arrhythmia Center phone number: 404-686-2500
