EXCLUSIVE REPORTS | | | | From the August 1, 2005 print edition Beat goes on for region's expanding cardiac units Business First Three Buffalo hospitals have turned up the heat on the competition for cardiac patients by adding services for people with heart-rhythm problems. Recent Company News » » » » » » » Latest News » » » » » and the recently established electrophysiology labs, and is waiting for an OK from the state to do the same. Electrophysiology, the study of the heart's electrical system, has expanded care options for heart patients in recent years to include the use of pacemakers and other implantable devices that regulate heartbeat. Buffalo General added a $1.6 million electrophysiology suite to its array of cardiac services in May. The VA recently announced completion of a $2.5 million upgrade to its cardiac catheterization la

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