Scott E Hessen MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
227 N Broad St Suite 200 Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Scott Hessen is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Hessen performs testing procedures on patients hearts electrical system in order to assess timing and abnormalities associated with electrical activities of the heart. Adult Cardiac Electrophysiologists are trained to treat irregular heartbeats, and carry out electrophysiology studies or ablations.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1982
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 1989
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Learning retention in patients receiving midazolam during permanent pacemaker implantation.
- Effect of different location of atrial lead position on nearfield and farfield electrograms in dual chamber pacemaker-defibrillators.
- Clinical experience with a new multiprogrammable dual chamber pacemaker.
- Programmable external automatic antitachycardia pacing as a bridge to definitive therapy in patients with recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia.
- Clinical evaluation of the patient with ventricular arrhythmia.
- Encainide dosing in patients with severe renal dysfunction: report of a case and literature review.
- Supraventricular tachycardia: diagnosis and treatment.
- Hereditary long QT syndrome associated with cardiac conduction system disease.
- Comparison of epicardial and endocardial programmed stimulation in patients at risk for ventricular arrhythmias after cardiac surgery.
Treatments
- Pacemaker, Arrhythmias (irregular Heartbeats), Implantable Devices And More
- Heart Disease
- Hepatitis
- Epilepsy
- Pain
- Schizophrenia
- Osteomyelitis
- Vascular Disease
Experience & Accolades
- MemberClinical Assistant Professional Medicine, Temple University
- Member Clinical Assistant Profesor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
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