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Charles Machell
6800 IH 10 West
Ste 350
San Antonio, TX 78201
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Dr. Machell admits there wasn't a lot going on in EP when he first became interested in the field. In the late 1980s, he witnessed one of the first catheter ablations which took nearly 20 hours to perform. Since then, Dr. Machell has performed more than 9,000 ablations himself, including about 1,000 pediatric procedures. (And, today, ablations take only a couple hours to complete!)
Over the years, Dr. Machell has seen tremendous advances in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. He is particularly interested in the use of remote magnetic navigation in catheter ablations for complex heart arrhythmias. Not all patients with abnormal heart rhythms can be treated with catheter ablation, however. For them, implanted devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, are often necessary. Pacemakers assist those with slow heart rates, while defibrillators are common for patients who have suffered a previous cardiac arrest. Just as paddles are applied to the outside of the chest during a cardiac arrest to deliver an electrical shock meant to restore the beating of the stopped heart, implanted defibrillators detect when a patient’s heart has stopped and deliver an immediate electrical shock.
In practice since 1986 Dr. Machell investigated new types of pacemakers and helped evaluate catheter ablation. He has written numerous publications on a variety of electrophysiology topics. Dr. Machell also performs left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman device which is indicated to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who need an alternative to warfarin.
Dr. Machell sees patients at South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants’ offices in San Antonio and Kerrville as well as at Methodist Hospital | Texsan.
Charles Machell
Charles H. Machell, MD, FACC is Board Certified in Cardiology and Cardiology. He practices with South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants.Dr. Machell admits there wasn't a lot going on in EP when he first became interested in the field. In the late 1980s, he witnessed one of the first catheter ablations which took nearly 20 hours to perform. Since then, Dr. Machell has performed more than 9,000 ablations himself, including about 1,000 pediatric procedures. (And, today, ablations take only a couple hours to complete!)
Over the years, Dr. Machell has seen tremendous advances in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. He is particularly interested in the use of remote magnetic navigation in catheter ablations for complex heart arrhythmias. Not all patients with abnormal heart rhythms can be treated with catheter ablation, however. For them, implanted devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, are often necessary. Pacemakers assist those with slow heart rates, while defibrillators are common for patients who have suffered a previous cardiac arrest. Just as paddles are applied to the outside of the chest during a cardiac arrest to deliver an electrical shock meant to restore the beating of the stopped heart, implanted defibrillators detect when a patient’s heart has stopped and deliver an immediate electrical shock.
In practice since 1986 Dr. Machell investigated new types of pacemakers and helped evaluate catheter ablation. He has written numerous publications on a variety of electrophysiology topics. Dr. Machell also performs left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman device which is indicated to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who need an alternative to warfarin.
Dr. Machell sees patients at South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants’ offices in San Antonio and Kerrville as well as at Methodist Hospital | Texsan.
Primary Specialty
Cardiologist
Services
Charles Machell provides cardiology services in San Antonio, TX. A cardiologist is a physician who is certified to diagnose and treat disorders of the circulatory system and the cardiovascular system — the heart, arteries and veins.
To learn more, or to make an appointment with Charles Machell in San Antonio, TX, please call (210) 615-0494 for more information.
To learn more, or to make an appointment with Charles Machell in San Antonio, TX, please call (210) 615-0494 for more information.
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