Mapping/Ablation

Case Report

Cardioneuroablation in a Patient With Prolonged Cardioinhibitory Vasovagal Syncope

04/02/2021

Hyperactivity of the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system may lead to cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope (VVS), functional bradycardia, or atrioventricular block (AVB). Elimination or reduction of the enhanced vagal tone may...

Hyperactivity of the...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Improved Intracardiac Signal Visualization During RF and Cryo Procedures

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Feature Interview

Improved Intracardiac Signal Visualization During RF and Cryo Procedures

04/02/2021

Jodie Elrod ;

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Deepak Gaba, MD (Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist), and Shari Slyder, BS, RT(R) (CI) ARRT (Managing Director of Cardiovascular Services), at Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Indiana, about the...

In this interview, EP Lab Digest...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Pulsed Field Ablation Technology: Not a Flash in the Pan

02/27/2021

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

This year’s AF Symposium provided further evidence that PFA was not a “flash in the pan.”

This year’s AF Symposium...

02/27/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Evolution of EP Coding and Billing: Review of the Last 20 Years of Changes

02/26/2021

Jim Collins , CPC;

Like EP Lab Digest, I entered the world of electrophysiology 20 years ago. My introduction on day one was as the compliance analyst at The Care Group in Indianapolis. My first marching orders were to get up to speed on EP coding rules and to...

Like EP Lab Digest, I entered...

02/26/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Minimizing Occupational Radiation Exposure in the EP Lab: Theories, Implications, and Recommendations That Potentially Extend EP Team Longevity

02/26/2021

Shannon Gleason , DNP, FNP-C, APRN;

Sarah Kennedy ;

Isabell Sagar ;

Sandeep Sagar , MD, PhD, FACC;

The goal of this 2-part analysis is to provide electrophysiologists and EP staff with a basic understanding of the biology of ionizing radiation, the mechanism of injury induced by x-ray, and simple tools for reducing x-ray exposure.

The goal of this 2-part analysis...

02/26/2021

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Help Vaccinate EP Industry Representatives

02/04/2021

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Many frontline health care workers in the United States are receiving their second dose of coronavirus vaccinations. Hospitals have largely done an outstanding job of following federal and state guidelines during distribution and rapidly...

Many frontline health care...

02/04/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Considerations for a New Heart Rhythm Clinic: Experience at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

02/04/2021

Jodie Elrod ;

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with electrophysiologist Venkata Bavikati, MD, MPH about the new Heart Rhythm Clinic at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH). How will the new Heart Rhythm Clinic complement the care provided at...

In this interview, EP Lab Digest...

02/04/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Macroreentrant and Localized Reentrant Tachycardias Involving the Marshall Bundle After Left Atrial Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

02/04/2021

Venkat N. Tholakanahalli , MD, FHRS;

Chris Johnson , RCES, RT(R)(CI);

Frank E. Farnsworth , RT;

Neeraj Sathnur , MD;

Darshan Krishnappa , MD;

Maria T. Anderson , MD, FACC;

Selcuk Adabag , MD, MS, FHRS;

Atrial flutter (AFL) involving the vein of Marshall (VOM) after left atrial (LA) ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is a recognized form of atrial flutter. In one series reported by Vlachos et al,1 the Marshall bundle (MB)...

Atrial flutter (AFL) involving...

02/04/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

COVID-19 Cardiotoxicity and Cardioprotection

02/03/2021

Abraham G. Kocheril , MD, FHRS, FACC, FACP;

Mariam Bonyadi Camacho , MD, PhD;

Philip A. Kocheril ;

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a pandemic. Initial reports consisted primarily of COVID-19 pneumonia cases. However, an explosion of research has led to the...

On March 11, 2020, the World...

02/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Hybrid Convergent Procedure Combined With Endocardial Cryoablation: Evolution of Approach and Future Directions

12/29/2020

Andrew J. Sherman , MD;

Iraklis Gerogiannis , MD;

Nitesh Sood , MD;

Kevin J. Makati , MD;

A prevailing strategy to manage non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) that balances procedural risk and efficacy remains elusive. Despite technological advancements and refinements in our understanding of fibrillatory mechanisms,...

A prevailing strategy to manage...

12/29/2020

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