Mapping/Ablation

Feature Interview

10-Minute Interview With Macdonald Dick II, MD

05/03/2008

Dr. Dick has been a member of the faculty and staff of the University of Michigan Health System since 1977. He is active in the development of pediatric cardiac electrophysiology and in the application of radiofrequency energy for the...

Dr. Dick has been a member of...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

New Provisions for Reprocessed, Single-Use Devices: An Interview With John R. Manthei

05/03/2008

John R. Manthei ;

The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) of 2002 enacts the most significant series of regulatory reforms for the medical device industry since the 1976 Medical Device Amendments.

The Medical Device User Fee and...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

EP Lab Digest Speaks With Dr. Michael Venturini, Chief Medical Officer of Indiana Heart Hospital

05/03/2008

Jodie Miller ;

See our interview with Dr. Michael Venturini, Chief Medical Officer of Indiana Heart Hospital.

See our interview with Dr....

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Editorial: Spotlight is on Electrophysiology

05/03/2008

Todd J. Cohen , MD, FACC, FHRS;

EP Lab Digest is kicking off this inaugural issue at a pivotal time period in the field of electrophysiology. Our Vice President, Mr. Richard Cheney, recently received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for a non-sustained ventricular...

EP Lab Digest is kicking off...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Anatomically Correct Permanent Pacemaker Casing

05/03/2008

Sergio Sanchez-Zambrano , MD;

Current implantable devices are truly life-saving. However, the problem of size and configuration of these implantable devices has only been partially addressed. As a result, I have designed and patented an anatomically correct permanent...

Current implantable devices are...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Biventricular Pacing for Heart Failure: The Guidant Companion Study

05/03/2008

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Cindy Truex ;

Nearly one million patients are discharged from the hospital annually with the diagnosis of heart failure, an increase of 159.4% from 1979 to 1998.

Nearly one million patients are...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Advanced Mapping for Advanced Cures

05/03/2008

Susan Lally-Villa , RN, BSN;

Before FDA approval of the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, the primary treatment for life-threatening ventricular tachycardia was drug therapy. Unfortunately, many of the antiarrhythmic drugs also had a proarrhythmic side...

Before FDA approval of the...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Use of Microvolt T-wave Alternans Testing in Clinical Practice to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Death

05/03/2008

Richard J. Cohen , MD, PhD;

Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) is a new non-invasive method for identifying patients at increased risk of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death from ventricular arrhythmias.

Microvolt T-Wave Alternans...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

A Guiding Tool for the Electrophysiology Lab: Digital Imaging for the EP Lab

05/03/2008

Larry W. Brown ;

Pathways to more accurate observation are being widened. Such breakthrough technologies, along with digital imaging designed for the EP lab, can help you reach these high goals.

Pathways to more accurate...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Syncope: Neurologic or Neurocardiogenic?

05/03/2008

Anita Holz , MSN, CRNP;

Although neurocardiogenic syncope is not yet completely understood, it seems to occur when a person is standing upright for a prolonged period of time, earning the nickname "church syncope". Knowing the circumstances surrounding each syncopal...

Although neurocardiogenic...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

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