Mapping/Ablation

When COVID-19 brought our EP clinic visits to a screeching halt in mid-March 2020, I, like many others, scrambled to find ways to stay active, less anxious, engaged, and informed. Telehealth options opened up at Duke, and our EP team’s...

Physicians are rarely given the opportunity to provide simple suggestions that could make the EHR better. Patient care will not improve until physicians have a greater voice related to the EHR. 

Recent innovations in ambulatory ECG monitoring technology have significantly improved both patient comfort and diagnostic yield.

One of the most worrisome complications of AF ablation has been the development of atrioesophageal lesions post procedure, the rate of which has been reported at between 2-47%.

Interventions for AF are headed in multiple directions.

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about her role as a nurse practitioner in the EP setting.  Tell us about your medical background. How...

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.

Adults with CHD represent a unique subset of the population who often need the resources of pediatric and adult cardiology programs.

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...