NWH OPENS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB

Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco has opened a state-of-the-art electrophysiology lab, offering specialized testing, expert diagnosis and advanced treatment for all types of heart rhythm irregularities.

According to Dr. Subbarao Choudry, director of the lab, irregular heart rhythms or arrhythmias are extremely common, affecting approximately three million people in the United States. The electrophysiology lab offers specialized testing and diagnosis of abnormal heart rhythms, which can be treated with medications or procedures ranging from pacemakers and defibrillators that resynchronize heartbeats or ablation procedures that remove heart tissue that causes abnormal heart rhythms.

“It is incredibly important to have the electrophysiology lab at the hospital so we can work hand-in-hand with the cardiac catheterization lab to offer comprehensive and advanced cardiac services in this community,” said Choudry.

As part of the Seema Boesky Heart Center at Northern Westchester Hospital, the electrophysiology lab is among the hospital”™s comprehensive array of cardiac programs and services.

Derek Anderson, executive director of NWH, said “Prior to opening the electrophysiology lab, community members needed to travel to the city or to a major hospital center for testing, diagnosis and treatment. Now we are able to provide this time-sensitive care in our community. Our cath lab has treated more than 600 patients since opening last fall and patient outcomes show that the community is truly benefitting from these life-saving services being immediately accessible.”

Choudry, received his medical degree from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, completed research fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital, a Cardiology Fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital.