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In Electrophysiology

A Leader In Clinical  Electrophysiology

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is one of the most exciting areas of cardiovascular medicine. Tens of millions of Americans suffer from heart rhythm issues, also known as arrhythmias, and certain heart irregularities like atrial fibrillation or AFib significantly increase the risk of stroke – by up to five times – and heart failure. Some of the risks are even greater for female patients.

The field of electrophysiology has blossomed to offer incredibly advanced, minimally invasive and effective treatments for virtually every heart rhythm disorder. Procedures such as cardiac catheter ablation offer patients a minimally invasive and safe option to failed or long-term medication use, which often comes with significant side effects and diminishing results over time.

Dr. Patibandla is a leader in the field of electrophysiology, having spent the past 20 years both in research and treatment of patients.

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Over 20 years of experience.

Beyond her medical practice, Dr. Patibandla has over a decade of clinical research experience and has been a clinical instructor to third year medical students for many years. In addition to her dedication to treatment of arrhythmias in her everyday practice, she invests significant time and effort moving the specialty of clinical electrophysiology forward.

During her medical training, Dr. Patibandla found cardiac electrophysiology to offer a level of complexity that makes every case unique – a quality that attracted her to the specialty. The more we learn about the role of cardiac arrhythmias in heart failure and even stroke, the greater the role an electrophysiologist plays in patients’ continued heart health and longevity. Meet Dr. Sush

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A Commitment to Women’s Heart Health

Heart disease remains the number one killer of women in the United States, accounting for upwards of one in five female deaths. More specifically, women are also at greater risk of stroke - by up to four times - than men and women with AFib have an up to two-and-a-half times greater risk of mortality than men. Studies have shown women tend to have more symptoms with arrhythmias, heart failure, poor response to medications and more side effects with medications and fare better with aggressive rhythm management.

Dr. Patibandla is one of the few female electrophysiologists in the United States (only about 7% of all EPs are female) and remains committed to women's heart health. There are subtle but important differences in the management of female arrhythmia patients. Further, with women living on average five years longer than men, females remain in the high-risk zone longer than men.

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