upper chambers (the atria) beat too fast and complicates the
heart rhythm.
• Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)-An arrhythmia very
commonly diagnosed as anxiety disorder due to rapid heart
racing that causes the patient to have symptoms.
• Bradycardia—An abnormally slow heart rate (below 60 beats
per minute).
• Sudden cardiac arrest—A condition that causes the heart to
suddenly and unexpectedly stop beating.
Following the diagnosis, Dr. Tung-Takher may use a variety of
therapies to treat the patient in the Hybrid OR. Those include
implanting devices – such as
pacemakers
or
implantable
cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)
and cardiac resynchronization
therapy – for heart failure
management.
Many arrhythmias also are
corrected using a procedure Dr.
Tung-Takher conducts in the
Hybrid OR called cardiac ablation.
She does this by introducing
Dr. Tung-Takher
a long, slender, flexible tube
(catheter) into a vein through a very tiny incision and threading
it to the heart. She then uses either cold (cryoablation) or heat
(radiofrequency ablation) to destroy the tissue that generates
irregular heartbeats the patient was experiencing.
“There are not many physicians or centers in Phoenix or
the country that use both cryoablation and radiofrequency
ablation,” Dr. Tung-Takher said.
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Dr. Tung-Takher commuted between the Quad Cities and the
Phoenix area for more than three years before permanently
choosing YRMC.
“Everybody at YRMC, from the administration to the
physicians to the nurses to the technicians to the office staff
are 100 percent patient oriented,” she said. “They approach
everything with the best outcome for the patient in mind.”
Dr. Tung-Takher calls the community an “excellent fit” for her
family. She enjoys the many outdoor activities available in the
area, including hiking, mountain biking and tennis.
“Most of all, I love the people and my patients,” she said.
“When I was commuting between here and Phoenix, I had
patients who would offer to open their homes to me so I
wouldn’t have to drive back to the Valley after a long day. It
was so heartwarming. It’s like a big family here.”
Dr. Tung-Takher pursued a Cardiology fellowship at
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Phoenix and an
Electrophysiology fellowship at the University of California
Los Angeles (UCLA) Harbor Medical Center. She had
medical residencies at the University of North Dakota School
of Medicine and Indiana University School of Medicine in
Indianapolis. Dr. Tung-Takher graduated from Government
Medical College, Punjabi University in India, where she also
completed an internship.
For more information about Dr. Tung-Takher, or to schedule
an appointment, call YRMC PhysicianCare Cardiology at
(928) 445-6025.
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