Mapping/Ablation

A study using ultra-high-density mapping of post-ablation atrial arrhythmias teaches us that over one-third of patients who present with an atrial tachycardia that demonstrates an isoelectric period actually have a macroreentrant mechanism.

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Sorin Ștefan Popescu, MD, and Roland Richard Tilz, MD, about their research comparing the safety and efficacy of a venous vascular closure system to the standard of care (figure-of-8 suture and...

The Fort Lauderdale Heart and Rhythm Surgery Center of Broward County, Florida, opened in February 2019 and has a spacious 1-room operating room.

EP Lab Digest speaks with Ahmad Masri, MD, MS, about contemporary management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including recent advances, pharmacologic treatment options, new guidelines, and future directions.

Evangelos A Diamantakos, DO, FHRS, FACC, FACOI, discusses how to identify patients for leadless pacing and offers implantation and troubleshooting techniques.

EP Lab Digest talks with Till Althoff, MD, about implementation of a streamlined same-day discharge (SDD) program after atrial fibrillation ablation, including development of a standardized protocol and creation of a dedicated SDD coordinator.

In September 2024, the first sham-controlled AF ablation trial was published simultaneous with presentation of the study findings at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024.

EP Lab Digest talks with Benjamin A Steinberg, MD, MHS, FHRS, about findings and implications of the Prospective Evaluation Analysis and Kinetics of IV Sotalol (PEAKS) Registry.

Historically, more resources, attention, and personnel are dedicated to the cardiac operating rooms, cardiac intensive care units, and catheterization laboratories than to the EP laboratories. There are many reasons why.