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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1987 September - October
Cardiac Electrophysiologic Stimulation and Recording Studies, 37.29
Cardiac electrophysiologic stimulation and recording studies, currently assigned to 37.29, generically referred to as electrophysiologic studies (EP studies), are procedures for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, both of which are forms of cardiac arrhythmias that carry a high risk of sudden cardiac death. EP studies are also performed in patients with unexplained syncope and palpitations, as well as in those with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) (arrhythmias originating outside the ventricles).
EP studies involve the application of programmed electrical stimulation to the internal surface of the heart (endocardium) to induce and terminate...
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