Rhythm Disorder

Diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders are planned in Liv Hospital Rhythm Disorder Clinic. For the diagnosis of arrhythmia, ECG recording is required at the time of arrhythmia. Rhythm Holter (event recording devices) is used for this purpose. The oblique table test used to investigate the cause of fainting is also applied in the Rhythm Disorder Clinic. Pacemaker follow-up and battery controls are also performed.

8 Year Permanent Pacemaker

Pacemaker is an advanced technological device which is used when the heart rate slows down or the heart is broken. The pacemaker prevents the heart from slowing down. Local anesthesia is placed under the skin. It works for an average of 8 years. At the end of this period, it should change. The condition of pacing patients should be evaluated with controls performed every 6 months. The pacemaker can be programmed externally via the computer. Battery life, rhythm records received by the pacemaker can be read.
 

Life Is Easier With New Pacemakers

The pacemaker is affected by magnetic field and electrical interference. Therefore, patients with cardiac pacemakers have to comply. MRI should not be performed and safety doors should not be passed through. New pacemakers are not affected by the use of mobile phones or household appliances.
 

Implantable Defibrillator (ICD)

Implantable Defibrillators are a type of pacemaker used to prevent sudden death due to a rhythm disorder called ventricular fibrillation. Corrects the life-threatening arrhythmia by giving electric shock if necessary. It is usually used in the presence of severe heart diseases with possibility of ventricular fibrillation. It is an effective treatment method in patients with sudden cardiac arrest and survived. Local anesthesia is placed under the skin. Battery life is shorter than other pacemakers. The electric shock is larger because it requires high energy.
 

Pacemaker Treatment in Heart Failure

When the pumping power of the heart decreases, heart failure occurs. These patients have symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, swelling of the feet. In spite of treatment with medications, complaints may not improve. In this case, the quality of life can be seriously impaired. In a significant proportion of patients with heart failure, coordination between the cavities of the heart is impaired. Three-cord pacemakers in these patients; provides coordination, increases pump power and corrects complaints. These batteries are placed under the skin with local anesthesia. Unlike other pacemakers, special echocardiography techniques should be used to adjust the way they work.
 

Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation

There are different kinds of rhythm disorders that make tachycardia. These disorders are caused by electrical abnormalities in different regions of the heart. A tissue that should not be in the normal heart is responsible for abnormal electricity. Coronary angiography, such as the catheter called the catheter is advanced from the veins to the heart, these tissues are destroyed and destroyed. This is called catheter ablation. Radiofrequency or cooling system is applied to eliminate abnormal tissue. An electrophysiological device is required for catheter ablation. A follow-up hospital stay may be required. It is done by local anesthesia