Volume 6 - Issue 3 - March 2006
05/01/2008
How long has your program been in operation?
Our 15-month Cardiac Electrophysiology Technologist Program at Carnegie Institute began in March 2005, incorporating six quarters of technical instruction. Prior to that time, a successful pilot...
How long has your program been in operation?
Our 15-month Cardiac Electrophysiology Technologist Program at Carnegie Institute began in March 2005, incorporating six quarters of technical instruction. Prior to that time, a successful pilot...
How long has your program been...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
Invasive Cardiovascular Services at Overlake Hospital Medical Center operate five laboratories. We provide comprehensive...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
Invasive Cardiovascular Services at Overlake Hospital Medical Center operate five laboratories. We provide comprehensive...
What is the size of your EP lab...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, Kontos Professor of Medicine
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, Kontos Pro...
In the DDD pacing mode, the ventricular sensing channel waits for a conducted beat until the programmed AV interval (AV delay) times out. This typically results in a high percentage of ventricular pacing. Programming longer AV delays can...
In the DDD pacing mode, the ventricular sensing channel waits for a conducted beat until the programmed AV interval (AV delay) times out. This typically results in a high percentage of ventricular pacing. Programming longer AV delays can...
In the DDD pacing mode, the...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
Review of Literature
The ventricular lead for a single or dual permanent pacemaker is routinely positioned in the right ventricular apex (RVA) or right ventricular septum. Maneuvering the lead into the pulmonary artery via the right...
Review of Literature
The ventricular lead for a single or dual permanent pacemaker is routinely positioned in the right ventricular apex (RVA) or right ventricular septum. Maneuvering the lead into the pulmonary artery via the right...
Review of Literature
The...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
Readers, you can also go to www.eplabdigest.com and click on the email discussion group link. The website is always being updated, so check back often. We look forward to hearing from you!
New Question: Your EP Lab
What is the most...
Readers, you can also go to www.eplabdigest.com and click on the email discussion group link. The website is always being updated, so check back often. We look forward to hearing from you!
New Question: Your EP Lab
What is the most...
Readers, you can also go to...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an infrequently documented etiology of myocardial ischemia, infarction and sudden cardiac death (SCD). There have been approximately 160 reported cases since the first description in 1931. In...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an infrequently documented etiology of myocardial ischemia, infarction and sudden cardiac death (SCD). There have been approximately 160 reported cases since the first description in 1931. In...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
Approximately how many hospitals and institutions were not adhering to the guidelines? How was HRS able to come across the information that these institutions were not following the minimum competency standards for implantation?
We heard...
Approximately how many hospitals and institutions were not adhering to the guidelines? How was HRS able to come across the information that these institutions were not following the minimum competency standards for implantation?
We heard...
Approximately how many hospitals...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/01/2008
Case Report
M.W. is a 23-year-old male with a history of recurrent palpitations for several years. They generally occurred only with exercise, but he is a college football player with potential for a career with the NFL. He could often get...
Case Report
M.W. is a 23-year-old male with a history of recurrent palpitations for several years. They generally occurred only with exercise, but he is a college football player with potential for a career with the NFL. He could often get...
Case Report
M.W. is a...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
