Cardiac Arrhythmia Service

The human heart will beat well over 2 billion times over the course of an average lifetime. It's easy to take such remarkable reliability for granted, but we don't.

Mount Sinai Heart's Cardiac Arrhythmia Service provides expert management for all heart rhythm disorders in a comfortable, professional and state-of-the-art environment. Our team of board-certified electrophysiologists, and dedicated nurses includes recognized leaders in the field with expertise in the treatment of patients of all ages, including children. Every member of our team is committed to provide unsurpassed patient care and attentive service to ensure a positive experience for patients and their families.

As a regional leader in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, Mount Sinai Heart's Cardiac Arrhythmia Service performs more than 2500 procedures every year to treat the complete range of rhythm disorders. These include more than 400 radiofrequency ablations to correct abnormal heartbeats at the source. In addition, we perform more than 700 cardiac rhythm device implants annually. These life-saving devices are pacemakers to correct abnormally slow heart rhythms, defibrillators designed to interrupt dangerously fast heart rhythms, and biventricular defibrillators that work on the two lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) to restore pumping efficiency in patients with heart failure.

The Cardiac Arrhythmia Service's electrophysiology laboratories use advanced technology to image the beating heart in real time and to precisely identify the source and characteristics of complex cardiac arrhythmias.

Mount Sinai's electrophysiologists are among a select few in the country trained to utilize a new robotic system to perform radiofrequency ablation to cure arrhythmias. Mount Sinai is one of only a handful of sites nationally with this robot and is the only site in the Tri-state area with the robot.

All patients of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service and their families will benefit from the clinical excellence, leading edge technology and unsurpassed level of personal service that is the essence of Mount Sinai Heart.

Consultation services and pacemaker/defibrillator follow-up evaluations are provided for patients with previously implanted cardiac devices.