James Porterfield, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Dr. James Porterfield is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Memphis, TN with special training and skill in detecting and addressing heart rhythm disorders. As a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, James Porterfield, MD performs invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology is the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of arrhythmias. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologists include atrial flutter, bradycardia, ventricular fibrillation, long QT syndrome, and sudden cardiac arrest. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologists include electrocardiograms, stress tests, blood tests, anticoagulant medications, catheter ablation, and pacemaker implantation.

A field of special interest within the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, specialty of Internal Medicine, which involves intricate technical procedures to evaluate heart rhythms and determine appropriate treatment for them.