Arrhythmia Care
Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmia Treatment
Together with Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Program we’ve cared for patients with arrhythmias for decades.
With our Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF) Management Program and Complex Arrhythmia Program, we provide unrivalled care for even the most challenging cases.
Conditions, Treatments and Services
Navigate through the list below to discover a deeper understanding of the various arrhythmia care conditions, treatments and services that will help patients and their families navigate their heart health journey.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) is a type of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia). Arrhythmias are due to electrical signal disturbances of the heart. AFib is the most common arrhythmia.
The risk of developing atrial fibrillation increases with age and with other risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure and underlying heart disease.
The main complications of atrial fibrillation are stroke and heart failure.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and left bundle branch pacing.
Using heat or cold to create scar tissue on the heart, including techniques developed specifically for AFib and participating in research studies of novel catheters and technologies including pulse-filed ablation.
We restore the normal heart rhythm with an electrical shock.
Heart palpitations are a feeling of having a fast-beating, racing, pounding or fluttering heart.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a device that monitors your heart rhythms. If the ICD detects any abnormalities in your heartbeat, it will decide if the detected rhythm should be treated.
The type of treatment delivered by the device will depend on the settings programmed into your ICD. The ICD also has a pacemaker in it to ensure your heart does not beat too slowly.
A minimally invasive procedure to reduce the risk of stroke in people with Atrial Fibrillation.
A pacemaker (PPM) is a device that monitors your heart rhythm. If the PPM detects that your heart is going too slow, it will deliver electrical energy to pace your heart so it will not go below a certain rate.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is a device that monitors your heart rhythms. If the S-ICD detects any abnormalities in your heartbeat, it will decide if the detected rhythm should be treated.