Mapping/Ablation

Feature Story

2015 Get in Rhythm Patient Conference: Helping Afib Patients Get in Rhythm and Stay in Rhythm

02/01/2015

Mellanie True Hills ;

Learn more about the Get in Rhythm, Stay in Rhythm Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference.

Learn more about the Get in...

02/01/2015

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

ORBIT-AF: A Bridge to More Sensible Perioperative Anticoagulation

02/01/2015

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Physicians treating patients with atrial fibrillation taking oral anticoagulation (OAC) for stroke prevention are often asked if OAC can be safely stopped for elective surgery, and whether or not heparin bridging is needed.

Physicians treating patients...

02/01/2015

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Do Mahaim Arrhythmias Cause Mayhem in the Lab?

02/01/2015

Diana Augustine , RN, CCRN;

Lynn Butner , RN, CCRN;

Michael Pittaro , MD;

William F. DeForge , PhD, CCDS;

Mahaim fibers can lead to wide complex tachycardias with a LBBB pattern that are amenable to RF ablation. This type of arrhythmia should be suspected when the presenting ECG reflects wide complex tachycardia and a left bundle branch pattern.

Mahaim fibers can lead to wide...

02/01/2015

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Advancing EP Services with a Closed-Chest Hybrid Approach for AF Ablation: Experience at The Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital

02/01/2015

Valay Parikh , MD;

Marcin Kowalski , MD, FHRS, MBA;

Estelle Torbey , MD;

Alexander Wohler , MD, FACS;

Valay Parikh, MD, and colleagues review their process for setting up a hybrid ablation program for AF and detail the hospital course of the patient.

Valay Parikh, MD, and colleagues...

02/01/2015

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

MagnaSafe: The Magna Carta for Safely Performing MRIs in Patients with Pacemakers and Defibrillators

01/02/2015

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator are often advised to undergo MRI for various health issues. However, there are potential risks, including heating of the transvenous lead tip with loss of pacing capture and damage to the generator.

Patients with a pacemaker or...

01/02/2015

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Force Sensing Catheters: An Interview With Dr. Moussa Mansour

12/29/2014

Rishi Anand , MD, FHRS, FACC;

Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr Moussa Mansour, a study author in both the SMART-AF and TOCCASTAR studies, about force sensing catheters.

Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr...

12/29/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

10-Minute Interview: Nicholas Skipitaris, MD

12/29/2014

Rakesh Budhu , MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT;

Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT, talks with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS,...

12/29/2014

EP Lab Digest

Inside the EP Lab

Case Study: Diagnosis and Management of Infrequent Syncope

12/29/2014

John D. Rogers , MD, FACC;

In this case, author John D. Rogers, MD, demonstrates a not uncommon situation when patients experience recurrent yet infrequent episodes of arrhythmia.

In this case, author John D....

12/29/2014

EP Lab Digest

Inside the EP Lab

Convergent Ablation Using the Cryoballoon in the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

12/29/2014

Kevin J. Makati , MD;

Andrew J. Sherman , MD;

Neil Bourgeois , CEPS, CCDS;

Zachary Gassman , CEPS;

Kevin J. Makati, MD, and colleagues describe a patient with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent hybrid epicardial radiofrequency ablation with concomitant endocardial cryoballoon ablation.

Kevin J. Makati, MD, and...

12/29/2014

EP Lab Digest

Inside the EP Lab

Implementing a Stereotaxis Program: Interview With Dr. Hetal Bhakta

12/29/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

EP Lab Digest speaks with cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Hetal Bhakta from Desert Regional Medical Center about his use of Stereotaxis technology.

EP Lab Digest speaks with...

12/29/2014

EP Lab Digest

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