Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)

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Dr. Edward P. Gerstenfeld is chief of the UCSF Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service. His expertise includes treating arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, with catheter ablation. Specific techniques, such as endocardial and epicardial ablation, may be used for atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia or ventricular tachycardia. Gerstenfeld also specializes in treating patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Brugada syndrome, long QT syndrome and adult congenital heart disease. Treatments include implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices. In his research, Gerstenfeld studies the mechanisms of arrhythmia, new technologies for mapping and ablation of arrhythmias, biomedical signal processing and electrocardiography. He is the primary investigator for several clinical trials. Gerstenfeld earned a medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a master of science degree in biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. He completed a residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a cardiology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, a research fellowship at UCSF and an electrophysiology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Gerstenfeld is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Heart Rhythm Society and American Heart Association. He has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters, and he often lectures on mapping and treating arrhythmias. He is associate editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Clinical Electrophysiology. Dr. Gerstenfeld is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT). He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Gerstenfeld is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Gerstenfeld is currently accepting new patients.

Reginald Ho is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ho is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT). He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Arrhythmias, His Bundle Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Ho is board certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Ho is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Vasanth Vedantham is a cardiac electrophysiologist who cares for patients with heart rhythm disorders. His expertise encompasses catheter ablation (a minimally invasive technique in which heart tissue responsible for abnormal electrical signals is destroyed), implantation of cardiac devices (such as pacemakers and defibrillators) and medications that control arrhythmias. Vedantham is also an expert in diagnosing and managing cardiac sarcoidosis and other rare disorders that can cause arrhythmias; he often collaborates with UCSF specialists outside of cardiology to care for patients with these complex conditions. Another focus of his practice, as part of the UCSF Cardiovascular Genetics Program, is the diagnosis and treatment of patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes and inherited heart muscle disorders. Vedantham directs a laboratory focused on understanding the molecular, cellular and genetic mechanisms that regulate heart rhythm. The long-term goal of this research is to make scientific advances that lead to better ways of treating and preventing arrhythmias. Vedantham earned his medical degree and doctorate at Harvard Medical School. He completed an internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, followed by fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and cardiac electrophysiology at UCSF. Dr. Vedantham is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT). He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Arrhythmias, Sarcoidosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Vedantham is board certified in American Board Of IM/Clinical Cardiac Electrophys, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Vedantham is currently accepting new patients.