Westby G Fisher M.D.
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
2050 Pfingsten Rd Suite 360 Glenview IL, 60026About
Dr. Westby Fisher is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Glenview, IL. Dr. Fisher 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
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1984
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Treatment of murine cutaneous melanoma with near infrared light.
- Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular size and function in chronic heart failure.
- Atrial flutter vector loops derived from the surface ECG: does the plane of the loop correspond anatomically to the macroreentrant circuit?
- Surface ECG vector characteristics of organized and disorganized atrial activity during atrial fibrillation.
- Safety of transvenous cardiac resynchronization system implantation in patients with chronic heart failure: combined results of over 2,000 patients from a multicenter study program.
- Coherent-burst laser ranging: decoupling resolution and unambiguous range.
- Online monitoring of aromatic hydrocarbons using a near-ultraviolet fiber-optic absorption sensor.
- Drug-Coated Balloon Venoplasty for In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient With Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Post Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Experience With a New Treatment Technique.
- Comparison of budesonide and disodium cromoglycate for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in children.
- Activation and entrainment mapping defines the tricuspid annulus as the anterior barrier in typical atrial flutter.
- Simultaneous two-photon activation of type-I photodynamic therapy agents.
- Loss of cardiac magnesium in experimental heart failure prolongs and destabilizes repolarization in dogs.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
- Atrial Flutter
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Vascular Disease
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