Heart Rhythm (Arrhythmia)
Legacy offers complete and compassionate heart rhythm services. Using the latest technology, our expert staff provides evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for both fast and slow heart rhythm problems. Our advanced electrophysiology labs provide evaluation and treatment to get you back to living your life.
Our specialized staff includes a team of electrophysiologists (cardiologists trained specifically to care for heart rhythm patients), arrhythmia clinical nurse specialists and electrophysiology technologists.
What is arrhythmia?
An arrhythmia is a change in the rate of your heartbeat. An abnormality in your heart’s electrical system can cause arrhythmia. You can be born with abnormal heart rhythm or you can develop it later in life. Arrhythmia conditions can include:
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Bradycardia
- Heart failure or cardiomyopathy
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Syncope
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Ventricular tachycardia
Services and locations
All Legacy hospitals provide heart rhythm services. Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center serves as the leading hospital, offering a heart rhythm clinic and physician partners who specialize in arrhythmias from Northwest Cardiovascular Institute and Pacific Heart Associates. Legacy also offers heart rhythm services for children.
We specialize in the following heart rhythm services:
- Evaluation and diagnosis
- Atrioventricular (AV) node ablation
- Cardioversion
- Catheter ablation
- Electrophysiology studies (EPS)
- Implantation and follow-up of cardiac devices
- Pacemakers
- Defibrillators
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
- Implantable loop recorders
- Lead removal/extraction
- Sophisticated mapping systems
- Surgical Maze procedure
- Tilt table testing
Legacy Heart Rhythm Clinic
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Medical Office Building 1
2222 N.W. Lovejoy St., Suite 601
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: 503-413-7970
Fax: 503-413-7966
Partner physician practices:
Northwest Cardiovascular Institute
Pacific Heart Associates
Our team
Our team of physicians includes:
Marc Legras, M.D. — pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist
John H. McAnulty, M.D. — Director of Legacy Heart Rhythm Services, cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Eric Putz, M.D. — cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Sandeep Talwar, M.D. — cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Erin Bugna, R.N., BSN — arrhythmia clinical specialist
Joy Khamsoukthavong, M.S., R.N., CNS — arrhythmia clinical nurse specialist
Contact information:
Legacy Heart Rhythm Clinic: 503-413-7970
Northwest Cardiovascular Institute: 503-229-7554
Pacific Heart Associates: 503-790-1234