Providence St Vincent Heart Clinic Heart Rhythm At Astoria

Ambulatory Health Care Facility

A facility or distinct part of one used for the diagnosis and treatment of outpatients. "Clinic/Center" is irregularly defined, sometimes being limited to organizations serving specialized treatment requirements or distinct patient/client groups (e.g., radiology, poor, and public health).

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Providence St Vincent Heart Clinic Heart Rhythm At Astoria is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology practice in Astoria, OR with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in detecting and addressing heart rhythm disorders. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologists at Providence St Vincent Heart Clinic Heart Rhythm At Astoria perform invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology is the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of arrhythmias. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology practices include atrial flutter, bradycardia, ventricular fibrillation, long QT syndrome, and sudden cardiac arrest. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology practices 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.