Where does Prof. Nithima Ratanasit practice?

Prof. Nithima Ratanasit practices at Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, Bangkok

What is the specialty of Prof. Nithima Ratanasit?

Prof. Nithima Ratanasit specialty is Electrophysiologist

What is the experience of Prof. Nithima Ratanasit?

Prof. Nithima Ratanasit is Electrophysiologist with 26 years of experience.

What does a Electriphysiologist do?

An electrophysiologist diagnoses and treats a number of conditions including atrial fibrillation, irregular heart rhythm, ventricular fibrillation, a fluttering of the heart muscle etc.

What are the typical symptoms of atrial fibrillation, irregular heart rhythm or bradycardia?

Typical symptoms include fluttering in your chest, racing heartbeat (tachycardia), slow heartbeat (bradycardia), Chest pain or Shortness of breath.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by electrophysiologists?

Usually a EP (Elecrophysiologist study) is performed to assess the heart's electrical system or activity and is used to diagnose abnormal heartbeats or arrhythmia.

What is the difference between a Cardiologist and an Electrophysiologist?

A electrophysiologist is a healthcare provider who treats heart rhythm problems whereas a cardiologist perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy etc.

Are electrophysologist procedures painful?

It doesn't hurt, but you may feel uncomfortable as your heartbeat is sped up or slowed down.

Prof. Nithima Ratanasit, Electrophysiologist in Bangkok, Thailand - Appointment

About Prof. Nithima Ratanasit

Prof. Nithima Ratanasit is a recognized and famous cardiologist having experience of 26+ years in this field.
Her area of interest is Echocardiography including stress echocardiography and teaching medical students, residents, and cardiology fellows.
Dr. Ratanasit wrote the first textbook about stress echocardiography published in the Thai language.
She held the post of Rotating Internship & Resident (Internal Medicine) at Prince Songklanakarind University, Songkhla, Thailand (1994-1998).
She did MD (1994) from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand followed by Fellowship (Cardiology) from Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (2000).

Hospital

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, Bangkok

Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Special Interest

Echocardiography including stress echocardiography Teaching medical students, residents, and cardiology fellows.

List Of Treatments

Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
Coronary Artery Surgery
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
Cardiac OPD Procedures
ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
24 Hour Holter Monitoring
Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
Echocardiography with Color Doppler
Stress Echocardiographyn
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
Thallium Test - Nuclear Stress Test
64 Slice CT Angiography
PET Scan
Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
surgery
Valve Repair Replacement
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
Ross Procedure
Cardiac Tumour Treatment
Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
Minimal access surgeries for valves
ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
TAPVC - Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
ECMO Support
heart disease
Device Closure- ASD VSD
Balloon Septostomy
Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
Pulmonary and Mitral
Fetal Echocardiogram
Coronary Angiogram
Peripheral Angiogram
PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
Coronary Angioplasty
Aortic Stent Grafting
EPS-Electrophysiological
Radiofrequency Ablation
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Single Chamber
Biventricular Pacing
AICD
PTMC - Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
Angiography
Aortic Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Replacement
VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery
Heart Double Valve Replacement
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Double Chamber
CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
PDA Device Closure
Single Bypass and Valve Replacement
Valve Replacement
Congenital Heart Disorder CHD
Heart Bypass - Minimally Invasive CABG
Heart Implants
Heart Surgery
Rotational Atherectomy
Redo CABG
Angioplasty - 1 Stent
Angioplasty - 2 Stent
Aortic Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Aortic Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Mitral Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Mitral Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Aortic Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Repair
VP Shunting - Programmable Device
AV Canal repair
Bentall procedure
PDA Ligation
CRT - D (MRI Compatible)
CRT - D (MRI Non-Compatible)
CRT - P
Transarterial Radioembolization - TARE
ICD Implantation
Cardiac catheterization
Balloon mitral valvotomy
Truncus Arterious Repair
Cardiac ablation
TAVI
LVAD

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