Mapping/Ablation

Cover Story

Cardiovascular Considerations for the Athlete With COVID-19

12/29/2020

Eugene H. Chung , MD, MSc, MS, MPH, FHRS;

The cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 infection on athletes and the population at large is a topic of ongoing research and debate. Atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, acute coronary syndrome, thrombosis, cardiogenic shock, myocarditis, and...

The cardiovascular effects of...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Reflections on a Longstanding Career in EP as a Nurse Practitioner

12/29/2020

Jodie Elrod ;

In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest talks with Laura Horwood, MS, ACNP-BC, CCDS, about her long and successful career in EP at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In this feature interview, EP...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Further Optimizing Electrogram Signal Quality in the EP Lab

12/29/2020

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

It has been a long time since any novel techniques have been developed to further improve EGM signal fidelity. Given the critical importance of intracardiac EGMs during most ablation procedures, any new ideas to improve EGM fidelity are...

It has been a long time since...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Financial Disincentives for Physicians to Implant the Subcutaneous Defibrillator

12/03/2020

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

It is surprising how many young patients who have an indication for an ICD still receive a transvenous defibrillator when the long-term risks of transvenous leads in young patients are well known, and when the S-ICD has been a commercially...

It is surprising how many young...

12/03/2020

EP Lab Digest

Advanced Signal Acquisition and Analysis Help Drive Procedural Efficiency and Efficacy

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Feature Interview

Advanced Signal Acquisition and Analysis Help Drive Procedural Efficiency and Efficacy

12/02/2020

Jodie Elrod ;

In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Raffaele Corbisiero, MD and Pedram Kazemian, MD about their use of the PURE EP™ System (BioSig Technologies, Inc.).

In this feature interview, EP...

12/02/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

A Case of Unexpected Bradycardia

12/01/2020

Alexander S. Asser , MD, FHRS, FACC;

An incidental finding of adult bradycardia is often overlooked in the hospital setting, as it may be attributed to increased vagal tone, medications, or electrolyte abnormalities. However, further workup may also lead to unexpected findings,...

An incidental finding of adult...

12/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Ultrasound-Guided Axillary Vein Access for Cardiac Device Implantation: 6-Step Approach for a Safe Procedure

12/01/2020

Charles Slater , MD, CEPS, CCDS;

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation has become a widespread procedure with a broad range of indications, including restoring atrioventricular synchrony, providing sudden death protection, and improving cardiac...

Cardiovascular implantable...

12/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Sex Differences in COVID-19

11/01/2020

David J. Sanders , MD;

Joanne Gomez , MD;

Kamala P. Tamirisa , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Annabelle Santos Volgman , MD, FACC, FAHA;

The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has claimed lives around the globe of both men and women alike. Early reports have shown evidence for gendered impact on health outcomes from COVID-19. Global...

The novel coronavirus disease of...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest