Mapping/Ablation

Original Research

Transradial Renal Denervation for the Treatment of Resistant Hypertension

08/28/2014

Runlin Gao , MD;

Hui Dong , MD;

Bo Xu , MBBS;

Xiongjing Jiang , MD;

Tuo Liang , MD;

Yubao Zou , MD, PhD;

Ting Guan , BS ;

Meng Peng , MD;

Lei Song , MD, PhD;

Huimin Zhang , MD;

Haiying Wu , MD;

Yuejin Yang , MD;

Our preliminary results revealed that transradial renal denervation is technically feasible, relatively safe, and effective for the treatment of resistant hypertension, especially where a femoral approach may not be possible.

Our preliminary results revealed...

08/28/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Implementing New EP Technology: Considerations at Florida Hospital Waterman

08/28/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

In this article we speak with Miguel Bryce, MD, Medical Director of Electrophysiology, about Florida Hospital Waterman’s recently upgraded shared cardiac cath/EP laboratory and upcoming second lab.

In this article we speak with...

08/28/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

A Tale of Two Clinics: How Virtual Labor Services Revolutionized Two CIED Clinics

08/27/2014

Darren Selsky , MS, MHA;

Both practices discussed here chose ScottCare’s Ambucor Health Solutions, a virtual labor service that provides consultative and contractive ambulatory electrocardiographic and remote cardiac device monitoring services. Ambucor’s service...

Both practices discussed here...

08/27/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Florida’s First Pediatric Implant of the Subcutaneous ICD: Interview with Dr. Rodrigo Nehgme

07/31/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

In this interview we speak with Dr. Rodrigo Nehgme, electrophysiologist at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida, about his first pediatric implantation case of a subcutaneous defibrillator.

In this interview we speak with...

07/31/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Achieving Atrial Fibrillation Certification: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis

07/31/2014

Jodie Elrod ;

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis was recently the first hospital in the state of Wisconsin to achieve full Atrial Fibrillation Certification from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. In this interview, we speak with Dr....

Wheaton Franciscan...

07/31/2014

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

More Guidance Regarding Which Patients Should be Treated with Implantable Defibrillator Therapy

07/31/2014

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

This Expert Consensus Statement addresses when ICD therapy is reasonable in patients who are not represented in the latest ICD guidelines, and is a welcome contribution. It provides further guidance to physicians and other health care...

This Expert Consensus Statement...

07/31/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium 2014

07/07/2014

Arun Kanmanthareddy , MD;

Misty Jaeger , RN, BSN;

Donita Atkins , BSN, RN;

Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium (KCHRS) is a regional conference that focuses on bringing the latest advancements in the world of electrophysiology to the greater midwestern United States. This year’s meeting was held August 16th and 17th...

Kansas City Heart Rhythm...

07/07/2014

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Some Things We Just Can’t Have: The Demise of LAPTOP

07/07/2014

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Despite the power and appeal of the data obtained from a permanently implanted lead in the LA that is able to continuously measure intracardiac pressure in patients with HF, there may be some data that we just can’t have.

Despite the power and appeal of...

07/07/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Improving and Redesigning EP Lab Turnaround Time (TAT)

07/07/2014

Luann Hallahan , RN, BSN, BC;

Efficient turnaround time (TAT) needs be at the forefront of every EP program and re-evaluated on a continuum.

Efficient turnaround time (TAT)...

07/07/2014

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story