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'''Clinical cardiac electrophysiology''' (also referred to as '''cardiac electrophysiology''' or simply '''EP'''), is a branch of the medical specialty of [[cardiology]] concerned with the study and treatment of [[cardiac arrhythmia|rhythm disorders]] of the [[heart]].<ref name=Katritsis2022>{{Cite book |last=Katritsis |first=Demosthenes G. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tB8ZEAAAQBAJ |title=Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Practical Guide |last2=Morady |first2=Fred |date=2022 |publisher=Elsevier|location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0-323-79338-4 |language=en|chapter=1. Classification of arrythmias }}</ref> Cardiologists with expertise in this area are usually referred to as electrophysiologists. Electrophysiologists are trained in the mechanism, function, and performance of the electrical activities of the [[heart]]. Electrophysiologists work closely with other cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to assist or guide therapy for heart rhythm disturbances ([[Heart arrhythmia|arrhythmia]]s). They are trained to perform interventional and surgical procedures to treat cardiac arrhythmia.

'''Clinical cardiac electrophysiology''' (also referred to as '''cardiac electrophysiology''' or simply '''EP'''), is a branch of the medical specialty of [[cardiology]] concerned with the study and treatment of [[cardiac arrhythmia|rhythm disorders]] of the [[heart]].<ref name=Katritsis2022>{{Cite book |last=Katritsis |first=Demosthenes G. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tB8ZEAAAQBAJ |title=Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Practical Guide |last2=Morady |first2=Fred |date=2022 |publisher=Elsevier|location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0-323-79338-4 |language=en|chapter=1. Classification of arrythmias }}</ref> Cardiologists with expertise in this area are usually referred to as electrophysiologists. Electrophysiologists are trained in the mechanism, function, and performance of the electrical activities of the [[heart]]. Electrophysiologists work closely with other cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to assist or guide therapy for heart rhythm disturbances ([[Heart arrhythmia|arrhythmia]]s). They are trained to perform interventional and surgical procedures to treat cardiac arrhythmia.



The training required to become an electrophysiologist is lengthy and requires eight years after medical school (in the U.S.), entailing three years of [[Internal Medicine|internal medicine]] [[residency (medicine)|residency]], three years of clinical [[cardiology]] [[fellowship (medicine)|fellowship]], and two years of clinical cardiac electrophysiology. This is necessary due to the significant complexity of patients that electrophysiologists usually treat, the constant advances in methods and equipment used in their daily practice, making the field of electrophysiology one of the most demanding subspecialties of modern medicine.

The training required to become an electrophysiologist is lengthy and requires seven to eight years after medical school (in the U.S.), entailing three years of [[Internal Medicine|internal medicine]] [[residency (medicine)|residency]], three years of clinical [[cardiology]] [[fellowship (medicine)|fellowship]], and one to two (in most instances) years of clinical cardiac electrophysiology. This is necessary due to the significant complexity of patients that electrophysiologists usually treat, the constant advances in methods and equipment used in their daily practice, making the field of electrophysiology one of the most demanding subspecialties of modern medicine.



An electrophysiology study is any of a number of invasive (intracardiac) and non-invasive recording of spontaneous electrical activity, as well as of cardiac responses to [[programmed electrical stimulation]]. These studies are performed to assess [[arrhythmias]], elucidate symptoms, evaluate abnormal [[electrocardiograms]], assess risk of developing arrhythmias in the future, and design treatment.

An electrophysiology study is any of a number of invasive (intracardiac) and non-invasive recording of spontaneous electrical activity, as well as of cardiac responses to [[programmed electrical stimulation]]. These studies are performed to assess [[arrhythmias]], elucidate symptoms, evaluate abnormal [[electrocardiograms]], assess risk of developing arrhythmias in the future, and design treatment.

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