Volume 11 - Issue 11 - November 2011
Column
Letter from the Editor
10/27/2011
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Edi...
The recent Medicare CERT audits that have led to denials of payment for dual-chamber pacemakers based on reimbursement criteria developed in 1985 are unfair and uninformed.
The recent Medicare CERT audits that have led to denials of payment for dual-chamber pacemakers based on reimbursement criteria developed in 1985 are unfair and uninformed.
The recent Medicare CERT audits...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
10/27/2011
In this interview, we speak with Benedict S. Maniscalco, MD, Chairman and CEO of Heartbeat International Foundation, Inc.
In this interview, we speak with Benedict S. Maniscalco, MD, Chairman and CEO of Heartbeat International Foundation, Inc.
In this interview, we speak with...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest speaks with Brian G. Choi, MD, MBA, FACC, about his recent research testing remote interpretation on a smartphone with dedicated medical imaging software.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Brian G. Choi, MD, MBA, FACC, about his recent research testing remote interpretation on a smartphone with dedicated medical imaging software.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Brian...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
10/27/2011
Tonja LaDue, RCIS, MBA, Regional Director, Heart & Vascular Services, St. Luke's Heart, Boise, Idaho
Tonja LaDue, RCIS, MBA, Regional Dire...
The electrophysiology lab at St. Luke’s is approximately 800 square feet, with a core team of 4 staff members and 13 cross-trained rotating staff members from the cardiac cath lab.
The electrophysiology lab at St. Luke’s is approximately 800 square feet, with a core team of 4 staff members and 13 cross-trained rotating staff members from the cardiac cath lab.
The electrophysiology lab at St....
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Perspectives
10/27/2011
Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC, Executive Medical Director,
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin,Texas
Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC, ...
Dr. Andrea Natale provides a brief discussion on his use of an investigative contact force sensing catheter for the treatment of drug-refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), as part of the SMART-AF clinical trial.
Dr. Andrea Natale provides a brief discussion on his use of an investigative contact force sensing catheter for the treatment of drug-refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), as part of the SMART-AF clinical trial.
Dr. Andrea Natale provides a...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Review
10/27/2011
Rishi Anand, MD, Medical Director, EP Laboratory
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Rishi Anand, MD, Medical Director, EP...
Dr. Rishi Anand outlines the key steps taken at Holy Cross Hospital to redesign the EP laboratories, including design buildout, vendor selection, sterility, cables, and electrical noise.
Dr. Rishi Anand outlines the key steps taken at Holy Cross Hospital to redesign the EP laboratories, including design buildout, vendor selection, sterility, cables, and electrical noise.
Dr. Rishi Anand outlines the key...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
10/27/2011
Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO, StopAfib.org
Decatur, Texas
Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO,...
Creating a partnership between healthcare providers and patients is the key to finding the best long-term treatment.
Creating a partnership between healthcare providers and patients is the key to finding the best long-term treatment.
Creating a partnership between...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Review
10/27/2011
Ata Soleimanirahbar, MD and Byron K. Lee, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiology,
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of
Medicine
San Francisco, California
Ata Soleimanirahbar, MD and Byron K. ...
At this point, there is no consensus on whether TASERs are safe enough for widespread use by law enforcement. Some studies and case reports describe the possibility of the TASER pacing the heart into VF and causing sudden death.
At this point, there is no consensus on whether TASERs are safe enough for widespread use by law enforcement. Some studies and case reports describe the possibility of the TASER pacing the heart into VF and causing sudden death.
At this point, there is no...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Review
10/27/2011
Ahmad Abdul-Karim, MD, and Sunil Shroff, MD
Heartland Cardiovascular Center, Provena St. Joseph Medical Center
Joliet, Illinois
Ahmad Abdul-Karim, MD, and Sunil Shro...
Ahmad Abdul-Karim, MD, and Sunil Shroff, MD, discuss techniques in atrial fibrillation ablation and tips for a successful procedure.
Ahmad Abdul-Karim, MD, and Sunil Shroff, MD, discuss techniques in atrial fibrillation ablation and tips for a successful procedure.
Ahmad Abdul-Karim, MD, and Sunil...
10/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
