Electrophysiology

A healthy heart beats in a regular, even pattern. Heart rhythm problems (known as heart arrhythmias) happen when the electrical pulses in your heart that coordinate your heartbeats don’t work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or in a pattern that is not regular.

Some people may be born with abnormal heart rhythm, while others may develop this with age. Whatever the cause, we can help. Every step of the way, from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care, we provide advanced electrophysiology (care for the electrical pulses in the heart) therapy for heart rhythm problems.

With state-of-the-art technology and outreach clinics in Albany, Lebanon, Lincoln City and Newport, quality follow-up care is offered close to home.

Conditions We Treat

Atrial fibrillation.
Atrial flutter.
Bradycardia.
Heart failure or cardiomyopathy.
Supraventricular tachycardia.
Syncope.
Ventricular fibrillation.
Ventricular tachycardia.

Heart Rhythm Procedures

We offer a variety of heart rhythm procedures, including:

Medical management of complex heart rhythm problems.
Atrioventricular (AV) node ablation.
Catheter ablation.
Electrophysiology (EP) studies.
Risk detection for life-threatening arrhythmias.
Implantation and follow up of cardiac devices:
- Pacemakers.
- Defibrillators.
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
- Implantable loop recorders.

Cardioversion.
Tilt table testing.

Compassionate, Expert Heart Rhythm Care

With Samaritan’s heart rhythm providers, you can count on friendly service, clinical expertise and cutting-edge technology, all geared toward getting your heart back to a healthy rhythm.