Volume 3 - Issue 6 - June 2003
Feature
Review
05/03/2008
Dr. Luis Andrade reviews the present literature in atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Luis Andrade reviews the present literature in atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Luis Andrade reviews the...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
05/03/2008
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 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
Perspectives
05/03/2008
NASPE's 24th Annual Scientific Sessions were held May 14-17, 2003, at The New Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. In this article, we provide different perspectives from attendees about they found most interesting at the meeting.
NASPE's 24th Annual Scientific Sessions were held May 14-17, 2003, at The New Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. In this article, we provide different perspectives from attendees about they found most interesting at the meeting.
NASPE's 24th Annual Scientific...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Insights
Commentary
05/03/2008
As we improve our understanding of this fascinating arrhythmia, we will be able to tailor therapeutic interventions to each individual patient, instead of using the same treatment for all patients.
As we improve our understanding of this fascinating arrhythmia, we will be able to tailor therapeutic interventions to each individual patient, instead of using the same treatment for all patients.
As we improve our understanding...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Commentary
05/03/2008
Providing effective treatment of atrial fibrillation is one of the future tasks of electrophysiology, and is the focus of major research initiatives in the United States and abroad.
Providing effective treatment of atrial fibrillation is one of the future tasks of electrophysiology, and is the focus of major research initiatives in the United States and abroad.
Providing effective treatment of...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
10-Minute Interview
05/03/2008
Dr. Saul talks with EP Lab Digest about his career in cardiac electrophysiology.
Dr. Saul talks with EP Lab Digest about his career in cardiac electrophysiology.
Dr. Saul talks with EP Lab...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
EP Spotlight
05/03/2008
There are 2 dedicated clinical electrophysiology laboratories, a device laboratory and a larger laboratory where more complex procedures are completed. There is also a separate pediatric EP/cardiac catheterization laboratory.
There are 2 dedicated clinical electrophysiology laboratories, a device laboratory and a larger laboratory where more complex procedures are completed. There is also a separate pediatric EP/cardiac catheterization laboratory.
There are 2 dedicated clinical...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
In the past, atrial fibrillation (AF) was regarded as an arrhythmia caused by multiple wavelets rotating in a totally random fashion around both atria. Recent studies, however, show that a variable amount of organization is involved in the...
In the past, atrial fibrillation (AF) was regarded as an arrhythmia caused by multiple wavelets rotating in a totally random fashion around both atria. Recent studies, however, show that a variable amount of organization is involved in the...
In the past, atrial fibrillation...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Column
Guest Editorial
05/03/2008
Dr. Karch and colleagues describe the results of right atrial mapping with a 64-pole basket catheter during persistent, induced sustained, and nonsustained atrial fibrillation. One implication which may be gathered from their report is that...
Dr. Karch and colleagues describe the results of right atrial mapping with a 64-pole basket catheter during persistent, induced sustained, and nonsustained atrial fibrillation. One implication which may be gathered from their report is that...
Dr. Karch and colleagues...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Guest Editorial
05/03/2008
Our Spotlight Interview this month comes from the University of Iowa Hospitals, which runs 2 very busy EP labs. We also present an interesting feature on a hot topic in electrophysiology right now: reprocessing single-use devices.
Our Spotlight Interview this month comes from the University of Iowa Hospitals, which runs 2 very busy EP labs. We also present an interesting feature on a hot topic in electrophysiology right now: reprocessing single-use devices.
Our Spotlight Interview this...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest