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Heart Rhythm Center – Fort Worth
For patients with complex heart rhythm
disorders in Tarrant County and the
surrounding area, when it comes to needing a
multidisciplinary team of medical specialists,
physicians and their patients may reach out to
the Heart Rhythm Center in Fort Worth. The
center’s team of specialists on the medical
staff at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular
Hospital – Fort Worth is comprised of cardiac
electrophysiologists with intensive training in
evaluating and treating heart arrhythmias along
with experienced nurse practitioners and nurses.
This specialized team provides physicians and
patients with information on heart arrhythmias
and evidence-based treatment options,
including medication therapy, catheter-based
procedures and, if necessary, surgery. Patients
benefit from accurate diagnoses and treatment
of irregular heartbeat conditions, such as atrial
fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, atrial flutter,
atrial tachycardia, PACs and PVCs, and other
related arrhythmias.
Specialized interventions include:
• Pacemaker implantation – Advanced
technologies include MRI scan compatible
devices, cellular network home monitoring
with wireless communication and the Micra™,
a catheter-delivered leadless pacemaker
• ICD implantation – Offering MRI scan
compatibility, cellular network home
monitoring with wireless communication
and subcutaneous ICD
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) or
biventricular pacing – Particularly helpful for
advanced heart failure patients, CRT sends
small electrical impulses to the heart muscle
to allow the ventricles to contract together,
which may improve cardiac function
• Left atrial appendage closure devices
• Ablation – Offering a variety of ablation
techniques including radiofrequency
or cryoenergy ablation, which converts
abnormal heart electrical tissue to scar
tissue and corrects abnormal circuits
• Lead extraction
The participation in clinical trials may be an
available option to Fort Worth patients. The
Fort Worth team, led by the medical director for
electrophysiology, Craig Delaughter, MD, PhD,
FACC, FHRS, initiated several new studies in
fiscal year 2019, including:
• AMPLATZER™ Amulet LAA Occluder Trial
(Amulet IDE) – A study objective is to compare
the new device to other LAA closure devices
in a randomized 1:1 ratio study. The principal
investigator is Craig Delaughter, MD.
• MORE – An Abbott study of the impact
of Multi-Point Pacing in the treatment of
patients not responding to standard Cardiac
Resynchronization Therapy (CRT). The
principal investigator is Syed Shah, MD and
sub-investigator is Craig Delaughter, MD.
• WaveCrest – A study to evaluate the safety
and effectiveness of the WaveCrest device in
subjects who have atrial fibrillation by comparing
it to a similar left atrial appendage closure device.
The principal investigator is Craig Delaughter, MD,
and sub-investigator is Farhan Ali, MD.
For information about the Heart Rhythm
Center, physicians may call 817.825.1374.