900
Pacemakers/ICDs
implanted* (FY17)
More than
More than
700
Total number of
Cardiac Ablations*
(FY17)
*Dallas location only
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Clinical electrophysiology cardiologists on the medical staff at Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital have
been treating patients with heart arrhythmias for decades. A well-respected and known teaching site for future
electrophysiologists through a dedicated fellowship program, Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital’s clinical
team, together with electrophysiologists on the medical staff, treat patients from all over the United States. Home
to innovative research and many “firsts” in the history of the diagnosis and treatment for patients suffering from
abnormal heart beats, the philosophy of the team involved is to ensure involvement from the referring primary care
physician and the patients’ non-interventional cardiologists. The Center for Complex Arrhythmias (CCA – see separate
section) is a resource for patients needing information, treatment options and ongoing support for heart arrhythmias.
Late in calendar year 2015, the third generation device
became available and first in Texas at Baylor Hamilton
Heart and Vascular Hospital. This third generation includes
a thin new version of the cryoablation catheter introducing
critical changes that make the catheter more maneuverable
by the interventional cardiologist while still delivering
the energy needed to successfully treat paroxysmal
atrial fibrillation. It also allows for better monitoring
facilitating more appropriate dosing of the ablation.
The first balloon ablation procedure was performed in
2006 at Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital; the
procedure became mainstream and for commercial use in
2010. Electrophysiologists on the medical staff were the first in
North Texas several years ago to offer the Arctic Front® Cardiac
CryoAblation Catheter System, the first and only cryoballoon
in the U.S. indicated to treat drug refractory recurrrent
symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), a serious
heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of Americans.
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