Arrhythmia Management

The Comprehensive Arrhythmia Program is a highvolume tertiary referral center for the management of the most complex cardiac arrhythmias complemented by a robust clinical research program. Partnering with Frankel CVC’s state-of-the-art imaging program, our faculty use comprehensive MRI, CT and/or PET imaging to inform treatment planning and guide procedures.

For over 30 years, U-M has been an international leader in complex arrhythmia ablation. Through groundbreaking clinical trials, our experts have helped perfect the tools used in ablation and shaped the standard of arrhythmia care. We have expertise in high-risk epicardial ablation to treat ventricular tachycardia and stereotactic ablation for patients for whom catheter ablation is not indicated.

Our team partners with neurology to provide a multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment plan for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who would benefit from left atrial appendage occlusion devices. Our robust program features experts in catheter-based percutaneous and video-assisted thorascopic surgical left atrial appendage occlusion or exclusion, ideal for patients who are at risk for heavy bleeding and/or frequent falls.

The Frankel CVC leads the state in performing laser lead extractions, a high-risk, complex procedure to remove broken, malfunctioning, or infected pacemakers or defibrillator wires. Our high volume leads to significantly better patient outcomes.

U-M Health was the third hospital in the world and the first in Michigan to implant the most recent version of the world’s smallest leadless pacemaker. Our experts are driving the next generation of pacemakers — an even smaller device is currently in clinical trials.

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Recent advances in high density electroanatomic mapping catheters and software allowed for successful identification, and subsequent ablation, of a focal atrial tachycardia on the posterior left atrial wall near the left pulmonary veins.

SETTING THE STANDARD FOR TREATING ARRHYTHMIAS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS

#1 IN MICHIGAN FOR LASER LEAD EXTRACTIONS

>1,000 CATHETER ABLATIONS PER YEAR

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>400 CARDIAC DEVICE IMPLANTS PER YEAR

#1 IMPLANTER OF LEADLESS PACEMAKERS IN MICHIGAN