Heart Rhythm Disorders

Experienced Care for Heart Rhythm Disorders

Brigham and Women's Heart & Vascular Center is known worldwide for its expertise in evaluating and treating abnormal heart rhythms. We have long been innovators in the field, from being the first to use direct current cardioversion to restore normal heart rhythm in 1962 to being one of only three centers in the U.S. today to use needle catheter ablations to reach within the thickness of the heart wall and unique stereotactic radio ablation protocol to treat arrhythmias.

Our Heart Rhythm Disorders team includes some of the world's most experienced physicians in cardiac electrophysiology, who specialize in treating a full range of patients, including those with the most complex medical concerns. Our specially-trained team performs more than 3,000 procedures annually, including catheter ablation, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), pacemaker implantation and cardiac resynchronization, which translates to better outcomes for patients.

At the Heart Rhythm Disorders Program within Brigham and Women's Heart & Vascular Center, we offer our patients:

• Access to advanced imaging, including intracardiac ultrasound, innovative mapping systems, and 4D CT, which translates to more accurate visibility and diagnosis and leads to more precise surgical and interventional care
• A team approach to integrated care, delivered by cardiac electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiovascular imaging experts, radiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, dietitians, and social workers, leading to better outcomes for patients
• Access to the most innovative procedures, techniques, and devices; our clinicians are continually working to advance patient care
• Access to clinical trials and research, offering patients potential treatment options not available elsewhere
• Expertise in treating the most complex rhythm disorders, even those deemed untreatable at other centers
• Our Genetics Program is at the forefront of research and care of inherited cardiac disorders. We specialize in managing Long QT syndrome and other inherited arrhythmias, including Brugada syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
• Coordinated care from the No. 9 best hospital for cardiology & heart surgery in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report