James E. Pautz, M.D., is a cardiologist specializing in general cardiology, coronary artery disease, heart valve dysfunction and heart arrhythmia. Dr. Pautz is an expert in cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, pacemaker placement and interrogation. He has been practicing at the UW Medicine Regional Heart Center Cardiology Clinic at Edmonds, Washington since 1998. His clinical interests include internal medicine, cardiac catheterization, echocardiography and pacemaker placement. His research interests include improving care of heart attack patients by streamlining the time to treatment, which reduces damage to the heart by minimizing and eliminating delays from initial heart attack symptoms to reestablishing blood flow in the heart.