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Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: ambulatory event monitoring (AEM), resuscitation, ambulatory cardiac monitoring, and more.

1681 Eagle Harbor Parkway East Suite B
Fleming Island, FL 32003

(904) 644-0092

Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Fleming Island, FL specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD is affiliated with HCA South Atlantic, HCA Florida Healthcare, FIRST COAST CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital HCA Florida Putnam Hospital and CARDIOLOGY INTERPRETERS INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1681 Eagle Harbor Parkway East Suite B
Fleming Island, FL 32003

Some issues Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	357
doctor visit	1002
hospital care	22
inpatient care	23
lab tests	140
minimally invasive procedures	27
nuclear scan	70
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	235

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	760
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	105
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

ablation	30
cardiac procedures	450
cardioversion	21
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	977
hospital care	250
implant surgery	31
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	228
lab tests	178
minimally invasive procedures	112
nuclear scan	75
outpatient care	22
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	251
vascular procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	730
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	117
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

ablation	84
cardiac procedures	548
cardioversion	42
catheterization	61
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	996
hospital care	411
implant surgery	47
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	17
inpatient care	370
lab tests	188
minimally invasive procedures	204
nuclear scan	86
outpatient care	41
stress testing	171
ultrasound (sonogram)	283
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	892
Female	908

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1660
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	574
85 and over	222
Less than 65	178

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

ablation	84
cardiac procedures	648
cardioversion	47
catheterization	65
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	1071
hospital care	394
implant surgery	72
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	20
inpatient care	354
lab tests	23
minimally invasive procedures	251
nuclear scan	51
outpatient care	40
stress testing	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	426
vascular procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	587
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1069
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	548
From 75 to 84	386
85 and over	138
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

ablation	74
cardiac procedures	433
cardioversion	26
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	792
hospital care	317
implant surgery	64
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	16
inpatient care	285
lab tests	34
minimally invasive procedures	185
nuclear scan	36
outpatient care	32
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	248
vascular procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1146
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	579
From 75 to 84	417
85 and over	160
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

ablation	54
cardiac procedures	215
cardioversion	36
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	526
hospital care	414
implant surgery	50
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	22
inpatient care	401
minimally invasive procedures	162
outpatient care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	142

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	89
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	60
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

ablation	42
cardiac procedures	210
cardioversion	31
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	597
hospital care	533
implant surgery	46
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	534
minimally invasive procedures	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	147

**Gender**
Male	441
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	134
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	54
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

ablation	96
ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	321
cardioversion	40
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	1078
hospital care	696
implant surgery	49
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	673
minimally invasive procedures	223
outpatient care	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	196

**Gender**
Male	649
Female	617

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1041
Black	137
Hispanic	47
Asian	27
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	451
From 75 to 84	490
85 and over	205
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

ablation	336
cardiac procedures	568
cardioversion	86
catheterization	167
diagnostic procedures	167
doctor visit	2953
hospital care	1149
implant surgery	54
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	1135
minimally invasive procedures	608
outpatient care	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	350

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Fleming Island, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ablation	101
ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	422
cardioversion	41
catheterization	59
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	1112
hospital care	465
implant surgery	53
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	16
inpatient care	444
lab tests	112
minimally invasive procedures	215
nuclear scan	63
outpatient care	26
stress testing	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	253
vascular procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	435
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	759
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	289
85 and over	117
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	358

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Cancer	9
Dementia	14

Education & Training

He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He has a state license in Florida.

Residency: Cleveland Clinic (2007)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA South Atlantic

HCA Florida Healthcare

FIRST COAST CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital HCA Florida Putnam Hospital

CARDIOLOGY INTERPRETERS INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Firas El Sabbagh, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$36,278 ELIQUIS $36,006	VYNDAQEL $227	CHANTIX $37	VIAGRA $7
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$26,480 ELIQUIS $26,480
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$20,857 Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $3,452	Pacemakers $2,463	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $1,550	Ablation $1,545	Micra $1,116	Other $10,731
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$6,825 ViewMate $3,719	Electrophysiology $2,238	Unify Assura $272	FlexAbility Ablation Catheter $221	Electrophysiology (EP) $115	Other $260
Boston Scientific Corporation	$4,679 TACHY LEAD $1,103	TACHY GENERATOR $836	WATCHMAN Access System $332	Tachy System $218	WATCHMAN FLX $171	Other $2,020
Other	$13,690 Carto 3 System $2,834	Bradycardia products $1,597	Micra $1,086	Carto 3 $896	BRILINTA $575	Other $6,703

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$65,458
Food and Beverage	$24,309
Travel and Lodging	$17,894
Education	$630
Consulting Fee	$500
Other	$19

Biography

Dr. Firas El Sabbagh's specialties are adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). His training includes a residency program at Cleveland Clinic. These areas are among Dr. El Sabbagh's clinical interests: myocarditis, heart attack, and cardioversion. He is affiliated with HCA South Atlantic.

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