Heart Rhythm Abnormalities (Arrhythmias) – NYP.org

More than six million Americans live with an abnormal (often rapid or irregular) heartbeat called an arrhythmia. NewYork-Presbyterian is a leader in the control of arrhythmias, offering the latest diagnostic techniques and treatments to patients of all ages. Our treatments restore proper heart function and enable you to live a better quality of life by reducing your symptoms. We offer a range of treatment options for arrhythmias, including medication, catheter ablation, implanted devices, and surgery. When you come to us for your care, you benefit from our exceptional expertise in this area.

You'll have access to all the experts needed for your care, including cardiologists, heart surgeons, and other specialists with expertise in the care of people with irregular heartbeat.

We use the latest electrophysiology tests, heart imaging techniques, and other exams to identify the cause and location of your arrhythmia with precision. This knowledge enables us to put together a customized plan of care designed just for you.

We may correct your arrhythmia using medication or catheter ablation, in which we interrupt the path of the abnormal electrical impulses in your heart, curing your arrhythmia.

NewYork-Presbyterian is home to one of the largest programs for the implantation of devices such as permanent pacemakers, biventricular pacemakers, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators for correcting irregular heartbeats. We have longstanding experience with the use of these devices. Experience treating high volumes of patients translates to better outcomes.

If you have atrial fibrillation and other therapies are not working to control your arrhythmia, we may choose to treat you with surgery. Our heart surgeons have great success using open-heart and minimally invasive approaches such as the Maze procedure to interrupt the electrical impulses that cause an abnormal heart rhythm. Some people are able to have their surgery using a robotic approach, performed through small incisions with great accuracy.

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