Are you talking about my cardiologist doing 50 EPs a year or the heart hospital?
I meant minimum 50 VT ablation procedures/year as it relates to expertise.
Sorry, Don't know the center or the EPs there at all. As far as ICD implant, most heart and vascular centers will know how to do that reasonably well. As for VT ablation, completely different skill set so you will want to know how many the EP does per year and his success and major adverse event rate. You them to ask them directly. The EP needs to do a minimum of 50 procedures to be considered a competent expert in VT ablation. The list I have above are EPs that do over 100 VT ablation procedures/year in addition to their access to robotic magnetic navigation. The latter tool is way better than hands for complex ablations of which VT ablation is the most complex of all. I can think of 2 other places that have top hands, Emory and Harvard (Brighams and Women) but they don't have the magnets yet.
Do you know anything about Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk?
Sorry about the repeat, the first post disappeared and now it is there.
The EKG shows VT. Given your family history of sudden death, what the EP is suggesting is the standard of care, ablation plus ICD implant. Because the ablation is not simple and highly dependent on the skill and experience of the EP. The ICD will protect you from SCD nonetheless so you will have choices later on even if the ablation is unsuccessful. I am glad you caught this in time and best wishes for a completely successful outcome. Let us know how things go.