Volume 4 - Issue 7 - July 2004
Column
EP Tips & Techniques
05/03/2008
We are in the process of converting the device implants from the OR to our lab. Some EP/cath labs are very strict regarding sterile technique practices. Others are less rigid. Is there a national standard regarding sterile technique practices...
We are in the process of converting the device implants from the OR to our lab. Some EP/cath labs are very strict regarding sterile technique practices. Others are less rigid. Is there a national standard regarding sterile technique practices...
We are in the process of...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Guest Editorial
05/03/2008
Jodie Miller, Managing Editor
Jodie Miller, Managing Editor
Information in the field of electrophysiology is constantly changing and being updated. We hope this month's articles will provide you with the information needed to help better diagnose and treat your patients every day in the EP lab.
Information in the field of electrophysiology is constantly changing and being updated. We hope this month's articles will provide you with the information needed to help better diagnose and treat your patients every day in the EP lab.
Information in the field of...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
05/03/2008
Our lab is unique in that two very busy private practice EP groups manage to work together to perform over 2,000 cases in a single laboratory with a fixed schedule. Our EP lab staff is composed of motivated, dedicated, experienced and...
Our lab is unique in that two very busy private practice EP groups manage to work together to perform over 2,000 cases in a single laboratory with a fixed schedule. Our EP lab staff is composed of motivated, dedicated, experienced and...
Our lab is unique in that two...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
05/03/2008
Interview by Jodie Miller
Interview by Jodie Miller
We created what became Biophan Technologies to pursue the technology to find a solution to MRI safety.
We created what became Biophan Technologies to pursue the technology to find a solution to MRI safety.
We created what became Biophan...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
05/03/2008
Stelios Paraskevaidis, MD, Kostas P. Polymeropoulos, MD, and George Louridas, MD
Stelios Paraskevaidis, MD, Kostas P. ...
Electromagnetic interference due to external alternating current leakage was the cause of inappropriate ICD shock.
Electromagnetic interference due to external alternating current leakage was the cause of inappropriate ICD shock.
Electromagnetic interference due...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
05/03/2008
The Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing, and Defibrillation in Heart Failure (COMPANION) study enrolled a total of 1,520 patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure classifications III or IV, having ischemic or nonischemic...
The Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing, and Defibrillation in Heart Failure (COMPANION) study enrolled a total of 1,520 patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure classifications III or IV, having ischemic or nonischemic...
The Comparison of Medical...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Review
05/03/2008
Ravi K. Yarlagadda, MD and Suneet Mittal, MD
Ravi K. Yarlagadda, MD and Suneet Mit...
The management of the patient who presents with syncope begins with the history and physical examination and almost always includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram. The initial step in diagnosis involves distinguishing cardiac...
The management of the patient who presents with syncope begins with the history and physical examination and almost always includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram. The initial step in diagnosis involves distinguishing cardiac...
The management of the patient...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Review
05/03/2008
Hamid Ghanbari, MD, Medical Resident, Bischan Hassunizadeh, MD, Cardiology Fellow, and Christian Machado, MD, Medical Director of Electrophysiology and Cardiology Fellowship Cardiology Division
Hamid Ghanbari, MD, Medical Resident,...
Biventricular or univentricular LV pacing may provide a more physiologic correction of mechanical dyssynchrony, and results in significant and sustained improvements in functional capacity, LV ejection fraction, quality of life parameters,...
Biventricular or univentricular LV pacing may provide a more physiologic correction of mechanical dyssynchrony, and results in significant and sustained improvements in functional capacity, LV ejection fraction, quality of life parameters,...
Biventricular or univentricular...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP 101
05/03/2008
What is the exact diagnosis of this tachycardia, and what diagnostic maneuver or treatment could be initiated to determine the diagnosis?
What is the exact diagnosis of this tachycardia, and what diagnostic maneuver or treatment could be initiated to determine the diagnosis?
What is the exact diagnosis of...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
