ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDY INDICATIONS AND EVALUATION

Course overview

AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDY IS PERFORMED FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ARRHYTHMIAS AND RISK STRATIFICATION OF PATIENTS AT RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. MEASUREMENT OF BASELINE INTERVALS, INCREMENTAL AND DECREMENTAL PACING OF THE ATRIA AND VENTRICLES WITH AN ADDITIONAL PHARMACOLOGIC CHALLENGE, MAPPING, AND CATHETER ABLATION ARE COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE USE OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.