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Treatment
The Heart Rhythm Institute is a world
leader in the treatment of arrhythmias, a condition that
affects millions of people and is the leading cause of death
in the western world. With a 99 percent success rate, the
HRI medical team has treated thousands of people who have
traveled from every state and 16 countries for cutting-edge
procedures that have changed their lives. HRI, Oklahoma's
only non-profit organization providing private support exclusively
for care, research and education on arrhythmias, is located
in Oklahoma City in Children's Hospital at OU MEDICAL CENTER
on the campus of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center. HRI physicians serve as faculty for the OU College
of Medicine.
Cardiologists Warren Jackman, M.D.,
and Ralph Lazzara, M.D. founded
HRI in 2000 to focus on curing arrhythmias, a condition
where the heart beats too fast, too slow or in an irregular
rhythm. Since its inception HRI has been a leader in research,
developing new technologies, increasing cure rates, and training
medical professionals. More than 1,000 doctors and scientists
have come to HRI for training in life-saving procedures,
representing one-fifth of the physicians world-wide who provide
medical treatments developed by HRI scientists at the OU
Health Sciences Center.
The medical team at HRI is a unique combination of physicians,
scientists, bio-engineers, nurses and technicians who have
made HRI an international leader in patient care and research.
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