Treatments 

The Sentara Heart Arrhythmia Center offers an integrated program for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias. The multi-disciplinary team consists of cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, program navigators, nurse practitioners and support staff, all working together in the initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up management of each patient.

Electrophysiology Testing
Test to evaluate the electrical activity of the heart.

Medical Management 

 Comprehensive medical evaluation   

 Anti-arrhythmia (or rate-control) drug management

 Anticoagulation drug management 

Intervention

 Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (AF or A-Fib) - Watch a video about cardiac ablation

 Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

 Ablation for Atrial Flutter (A Flutter)

 Ablation for Wolfe-Parkinson-White (WPW)

 Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

 Cardiac Loop Recorder Implants

 Cardiac Rhythm Devices (Pacers and AICDs)

 Cardiac Resynchronization Devices (Bi-V" Pacer and AICDs)

 3D mapping of the heart

 Intracardiac Ultrasound

 Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage with the Watchman device

 Surgical ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (Cox-Maze procedure)

For more information and access to all animations on treatments,
visit the Sentara Heart Cardiac Media Library.


To contact the Center, call (757) 388-8020 (local) or (877) 210-0793 (toll-free)