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How risky is an ep study?
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An: Electrophysiology Study ( if that's what you mean") involves cardiac catheterization of your heart and is usually quite safe since you are monitored and it is performed in a lab with proper personnel and a BOARD CERTIFIED CARDIOLOGIST doing the study itself! Hope this helps! DR Z
Answered 10/17/2015
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