Electrophysiology

The average human heart beats about 100,000 times a day, pumping almost 2,000 gallons of blood through the body. What makes it tick so precisely? An electrical system that creates impulses to control the heart rate (beats per minute) and heart rhythm (synchronizing the pumping action).

The cardiac electrophysiologists at the Heart & Vascular Institute are specialists who test your heart’s timing system with an electrophysiology study or, when needed, implant a pacemaker or defibrillator to maintain a natural heart rhythm.


Some patients need a catheter ablation, a nonsurgical procedure that destroys, or ablates, tiny areas of the heart causing heart rhythm irregularities. An electrophysiologist inserts catheters – thin, flexible wires – into a vein, typically in the groin or neck, and guides them up to the heart. 

We perform traditional radiofrequency (heat) ablations and newer cryoablation (extreme cold) procedures to eliminate abnormal electrical pathways in the heart. Complex ablation or robotics-assisted procedures requiring a tertiary care center are performed at Hartford Hospital’s Atrial Fibrillation Center. 

Our expertise covers the implantation, programming and follow-up of all devices, including loop recorders, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices for the treatment of congestive heart failure. Our device clinics follow more than 1,400 patients with defibrillators using the latest in home remote monitoring. 

When an ablation procedure is inappropriate, we will determine the most effective antiarrhythmic drug to control your heart-rhythm disorder.

Meet Dr. Steven Zweibel, director of electrophysiology at Hartford Hospital:


Electrophysiology at The Heart & Vascular Institute

Watchman Implant Procedure

The WATCHMAN implant, a minimally-invasive left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) treatment that gives patients with non-valvular AFib an alternative to long-term warfarin medication.


Meet our Cardiac Electrophysiologists:

John Martin-Beaulieu

 

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
Martin Urbanski

 

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Manchester, CT 06040
Danielle Wagner

 

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Middletown, CT 06457
Nohemi Torres

 

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Middletown, CT 06457
Jude Clancy

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Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute - Electrophysiology
Middletown, CT 06457
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Old Lyme, CT 06371
Mary Cicchetti

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Manchester, CT 06040
Angel Rentas

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center - Main
Meriden, CT 06451
Craig Moskowitz

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Bristol, CT 06010
Meir Friedman

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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New Britain, CT 06052
Hartford, CT 06106
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Steven Zweibel

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Middletown, CT 06457
Eric Crespo

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Hartford, CT 06106
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Paras Bhatt

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Backus Hospital Outpatient Care Center - Electrophysiology
Norwich, CT 06360
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Branford, CT 06405
Aneesh Tolat

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute Wellness Center at Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Manchester, CT 06040
Moulin Chokshi

4.9

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute
Bloomfield, CT 06002
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New Britain, CT 06052
West Hartford, CT 06107
Wallingford, CT 06492
Enfield, CT 06082
Roshelle Tappin

 

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Department of Cardiology
Hartford, CT 06106
Carolyn Tschummi

 

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Department of Cardiology
Hartford, CT 06106

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