Invasive Electrophysiology
Overview
The cardiac electrophysiology and pacing unit is a highly specialized branch of cardiology, dedicated to diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders. It integrates advanced diagnostic tools, interventional procedures, and device therapy to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
Scope of the Unit
The Unit provides comprehensive care for patients with arrhythmias, including supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, conduction disorders, and sudden cardiac arrest prevention.
Electrophysiology Studies & Ablation: Mapping and ablation of arrhythmias using conventional and advanced 3D mapping systems.
Cardiac Pacing & Device Implantation: Pacemakers, Lead extraction, Leadless pacemakers, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT).
Arrhythmia Clinic: Remote monitoring, device interrogation, long-term management of patients with arrhythmias and cardiac implantable devices.
What We Treat
Adult Cath (Adults – Heart & Vascular Procedures)
We help adults who have problems with their heart arteries, heart valves, or blood vessels in the body. Conditions include:
- Fast heartbeats (such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia).
- Slow heartbeats that may require a pacemaker.
- Irregular heart rhythms (skipped or extra beats that make the heart feel like it’s racing or fluttering).
- Conduction blocks – when the electrical signals in the heart don’t travel properly.
- Sudden cardiac arrest risk – using special devices (ICDs) to prevent life-threatening rhythms.
- Heart failure rhythm problems – treated with special pacemakers (CRT devices) that improve heart function.
- Complications from old devices – including infections or wires (leads) that need to be removed.
- Long-term arrhythmia management – regular monitoring and follow-up for patients with heart rhythm devices.
Head of Department
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Clinical Programs
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Program Description:
This program is designed to treat patients who have diseases related to the electric conduction system of the heart. Our hearts have a built-in conduction system consisting of fibers that connect different areas of the heart, the goal is to synchronize the contraction of all the muscles of the heart.
Diseases in the conduction system include blocks, abnormal electric tissue, and accessory pathways. In the EP lab, we can treat all these conditions efficiently with ablation techniques.
Program Outcomes at a Glance
90%
Success Rate
680
Cases
4
Years
Cardiac devices
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Patients who develop a block in the conduction system of the heart and very slow heart rates will need pacemakers to overcome this problem.
Patients with advanced heart failure may also need a special pacemaker that improves the heart function called a CRT device.
Also, patients who have certain diseases are at risk of sudden death due to major arrhythmias. Those patients need to have an ICD device inserted, to give them internal electric shocks that abort those types of arrhythmias and prevent sudden death from happening.
Program Outcomes at a Glance
90%
Success Rate
320
Cases
4
Years
Leadless Pacemaker
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A leadless pacemaker is the most innovative solution in the electrophysiology subspecialty. This new device is inserted directly into the heart without any wires or pockets in the shoulder area. This is especially important for those patients who had infections on the wires of the regular pacemakers.
We are proud to be the first hospital in Egypt who started implanting this new device.
Program Outcomes at a Glance
100%
Success Rate
25
Cases
3
Years
Lead Exctraction
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Patients who have implanted pacemaker devices may develop some problems over time (infection or lead failure) and require the complete removal of the system. However, if the devices were implanted many years ago, it would be very difficult to remove them because of the fibrosis that develops over time. This procedure is very risky and requires certain devices and expertise.
We started this program and have done several successful cases so far.
Program Outcomes at a Glance
100%
Success Rate
20
Cases
3
Years