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Atrial Fibrillation

Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent AF During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cover Story
08/31/2020

Jeffrey J. Senfield, MD, MS; Upstate Cardiology, Bon Secours Mercy St. Francis Health System; Greenville, South Carolina

Jeffrey J. Senfield, MD, MS; Upstate ...
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We report a case of a patient...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
08/03/2020

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Given the efficiency and effectiveness of the cryoballoon for the purposes of electrically isolating the pulmonary veins, it is logical to consider its use in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, particularly when the left atrium is...
Given the efficiency and effectiveness of the cryoballoon for the purposes of electrically isolating the pulmonary veins, it is logical to consider its use in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, particularly when the left atrium is...
Given the efficiency and...
08/03/2020
EP Lab Digest
Confronting Atrial Fibrillation With a Unique “Outpatient” Approach: The AF ER
Cover Story
08/03/2020

Lorraine Buck, VP1 and Jori Richardson, COO, RN2
1Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 2Naples Heart Rhythm Specialists, P.A., Naples, Florida

Lorraine Buck, VP1 and Jori Richardso...
At this time last year, could anyone have thought that the world would be facing a global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? In consideration of this current shortage of hospital beds, now more than ever the healthcare...
At this time last year, could anyone have thought that the world would be facing a global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? In consideration of this current shortage of hospital beds, now more than ever the healthcare...
At this time last year, could...
08/03/2020
EP Lab Digest
Comprehensive Cryptogenic Stroke Patient Care: A Multidisciplinary Stroke Team Approach
Feature Interview
06/30/2020

Interview with Stephanie Rubenstein, RN, SCRN, Stroke Program Coordinator, and Brian M. Snelling, MD, Medical Director of the Marilyn & Stanley Barry Center for Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Boca Raton, Florida

Interview with Stephanie Rubenstein, ...
Personalized health assessments and treatment strategies are critical to long-term prevention of stroke recurrence. According to the Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention (CDC), approximately 795,000 people suffer from a stroke annually...
Personalized health assessments and treatment strategies are critical to long-term prevention of stroke recurrence. According to the Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention (CDC), approximately 795,000 people suffer from a stroke annually...
Personalized health assessments...
06/30/2020
EP Lab Digest
Risk Factor Modification in Atrial Fibrillation: Approach From the UW Medicine AF Program
Cover Story
06/30/2020

Deanna M. Tregoning, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C; Teaching Associate, AF Program; University of Washington; Seattle, Washington

Deanna M. Tregoning, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C...
In this article, the author discusses risk factor modification (RFM) as the focus of care at the UW Medicine AF Program in Seattle, Washington.
In this article, the author discusses risk factor modification (RFM) as the focus of care at the UW Medicine AF Program in Seattle, Washington.
In this article, the author...
06/30/2020
EP Lab Digest
Grilling a Burger in the Winter
Letter from the Editor
06/06/2020

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief

 

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a rare but potentially lethal complication associated with left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Many strategies are therefore employed to minimize esophageal injury during AF ablation. These include...
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a rare but potentially lethal complication associated with left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Many strategies are therefore employed to minimize esophageal injury during AF ablation. These include...
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
The LAAO Program at The University of Kansas Health System: Current Strategies, Protocols, Quality Metrics, and Research
Cover Story
04/27/2020

Nachiket Apte, MBBS and Madhu Reddy, MD, FACC, FHRS1

1 Director of the LAAO Program and the Division Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology; The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City, Kansas

Nachiket Apte, MBBS and Madhu Reddy, ...
The cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program at The University of Kansas Health System (KU) in Kansas City is one of the largest electrophysiology programs in the Midwest offering comprehensive services in all domains in electrophysiology. The...
The cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program at The University of Kansas Health System (KU) in Kansas City is one of the largest electrophysiology programs in the Midwest offering comprehensive services in all domains in electrophysiology. The...
The cardiac electrophysiology...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest
The 25th Annual AF Symposium: Summary of the Session on Early Stage and Emerging New Technologies and Drugs
Letter from the Editor
03/02/2020

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief, 

@DrBradleyKnight

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
The 25th Annual International Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Symposium was held in Washington, DC from January 23-25, 2020.
The 25th Annual International Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Symposium was held in Washington, DC from January 23-25, 2020.
The 25th Annual International...
03/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Atrioventricular Node Ablation Combined with His Bundle Pacing to Reverse Atrial Fibrillation-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Case Study
03/02/2020

Giovanni Coluccia, MD

Arrhythmia Center, Department of Cardiology, Ospedali del Tigullio; Lavagna (GE), Italy 

Giovanni Coluccia, MD Arrhythmia Cen...
We present a case of a patient with heart failure (HF) related to high ventricular rate AF that caused a tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy; the condition progressively improved after AVNA and HBP until substantial reversal during early...
We present a case of a patient with heart failure (HF) related to high ventricular rate AF that caused a tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy; the condition progressively improved after AVNA and HBP until substantial reversal during early...
We present a case of a patient...
03/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Establishing an APP-Led Multidisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
Feature Interview
02/02/2020

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this feature interview, we speak with Dr. Sandeep Jain about the multidisciplinary team approach at the UPMC Center for Atrial Fibrillation, part of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Tell us about the...
In this feature interview, we speak with Dr. Sandeep Jain about the multidisciplinary team approach at the UPMC Center for Atrial Fibrillation, part of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Tell us about the...
In this feature interview, we...
02/02/2020
EP Lab Digest

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