Mapping/Ablation

Feature Story

Upcoming Pediatric EP Symposium: PACES Advancing the Field

11/04/2014

On December 12-14, 2014, many of the leaders in pediatric and adult congenital electrophysiology will gather at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for PACES Advancing the Field: Forum on Practice Innovation, Scientific Achievement, and...

On December 12-14, 2014, many of...

11/04/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium 2014: Setting New Trends in Heart Rhythm Education

10/17/2014

Misty Jaeger , RN, BSN;

Donita Atkins , BSN, RN;

Sampath Gunda , MD;

KCHRS 2014 took place August 16-17 at the Sheraton Kansas City at Crown Center hotel in Kansas City. The conference included world-renowned EP experts, clinicians, and scientists who discussed their innovative ideas, outcomes of their...

KCHRS 2014 took place August...

10/17/2014

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

In Memoriam: Dr. Rory Childers, 1931-2014

10/17/2014

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Dear Readers, Dr. Rory Childers was a pillar of the Cardiology Faculty at the University of Chicago for 50 years. He died on August 27th, 2014 after a cardiac arrest while on vacation. Rory was classic Irish and classic “U of C”. After...

Dear Readers, Dr. Rory Childers...

10/17/2014

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Primary Stroke Center: A Journey to Certification

10/17/2014

Susan Maynard , MS, RN-BC, CCNS, CCRN-CMC;

Primary Stroke Centers were established in 2003 by The Joint Commission as a result of recommendations from the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association. Mount Nittany Medical Center, located in State College, PA, began the...

Primary Stroke Centers were...

10/17/2014

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

A “Catastrophic” Complication of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

10/17/2014

Archana Kodali , MD;

Koroush Khalighi , MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FHRS, MS;

Introduction The superior vena cava (SVC) is the major vein responsible for draining blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and upper thorax. A partial or complete obstruction of the SVC results in a variety of symptoms collectively...

Introduction The superior vena...

10/17/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Tips on Achieving Atrial Fibrillation Certification: Interview with Drs. William Nesbitt and Hoyt Frenzel

10/17/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington, located on the campus of Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, recently earned full Atrial Fibrillation Certification status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). In...

Texas Health Heart &...

10/17/2014

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Is There Still a Case for Warfarin?

08/28/2014

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Despite all of the data that demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the NOACs, there are still times when warfarin should be prescribed.

Despite all of the data that...

08/28/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Social Media and Clinicians: Interview with Pasquale Santangeli, MD

08/28/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

In the newest installment of this continuing article series on EP clinicians and Twitter, EP Lab Digest® speaks with Pasquale Santangeli, MD from the Electrophysiology Section, Cardiovascular Division of the Hospital of the University of...

In the newest installment of...

08/28/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Update on the ProMRI Study: The Role of MRI-Compatible ICDs in Improving Patient Care

08/28/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

In this interview, we speak with cardiac electrophysiologists Rafael E. Pena, MD, FACC from The Arrhythmia Institute in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and J. Rod Gimbel, MD, FACC in Knoxville, Tennessee, about MRI access, as well as about details on...

In this interview, we speak with...

08/28/2014

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

Contact Force Mapping with Remote Manipulation of a Mapping Catheter

08/28/2014

Daniel J. Kersten , BA;

Alexandru Mitrache , PA, RPAC;

Todd J. Cohen , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Jessica A. Chung ;

Here we describe a case report of remote mapping with the Amigo™ Remote Catheter System using the Carto® 3 System and SmartTouch™ catheter.

Here we describe a case report...