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Intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS) - Results

Alternative Names

Electrophysiology study - intracardiac; EPS - intracardiac

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results may be due to:

Sick sinus syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

This list may not be all-inclusive.

The exact location and type of the arrhythmia must be determined so that specific therapy can be applied. The arrhythmia may start from any area of the heart's electrical conduction system.

Heart, front view

Conduction system of the heart

Reviewed last on: 5/12/2008
Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Private practice specializing in Cardiovascular Disease, Watertown, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Miller JM. Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007: chap. 32.

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