Volume 11 - Issue 5 - May 2011
04/27/2011
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Dear Readers,Anyone who has reviewed a cardiac rhythm strip is well aware that electrocardiographic artifact can mimic an arrhythmia. The literature is full of case reports, common sources, and various categorizations of artifact. However,...
Dear Readers,Anyone who has reviewed a cardiac rhythm strip is well aware that electrocardiographic artifact can mimic an arrhythmia. The literature is full of case reports, common sources, and various categorizations of artifact. However,...
Dear Readers,Anyone who has...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/27/2011
New Study of Medicare Beneficiaries Reveals Significant Cost Burden, High Mortality Associated with Patient Infections Following Cardiac Device ImplantationSurgical infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 3-fold...
New Study of Medicare Beneficiaries Reveals Significant Cost Burden, High Mortality Associated with Patient Infections Following Cardiac Device ImplantationSurgical infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 3-fold...
New Study of Medicare...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/27/2011
Annette Akers New York, NY
Annette Akers New York, NY
The author tells us about her journey from working as an EP sales representative to creating her own business.As a sales representative calling on EPs for almost 15 years, I spent a large portion of my career in scrubs. During this time I...
The author tells us about her journey from working as an EP sales representative to creating her own business.As a sales representative calling on EPs for almost 15 years, I spent a large portion of my career in scrubs. During this time I...
The author tells us about her...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/27/2011
Rangadham Nagarakanti, MD and Sanjeev Saksena, MD, FHRS, FESC, FACC, FAHA†
Section of Cardiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; †Clinical Professor of Medicine, RWJ Medical School and Medical Director, Electrophysiology Research Foundation, Warren, New Jersey
Rangadham Nagarakanti, MD and Sanjeev...
The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains problematic. While a significant array of individual pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies have been evaluated for rhythm control, recurrence of AF is common with virtually all...
The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains problematic. While a significant array of individual pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies have been evaluated for rhythm control, recurrence of AF is common with virtually all...
The management of atrial...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/27/2011
Jeanne E. Poole, MD, Marye J. Gleva, MD†, Crystal Miller, MS‡, Kevin Mitchell, RN, BS‡, Richard G. Holcomb, PhD*
University of Washington, Seattle, WA; †Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; ‡Biotronik Inc., Lake Oswego, OR; *Private practice, Minneapolis, MN
Jeanne E. Poole, MD, Marye J. Gleva, ...
The relatively high complication rates identified in the REPLACE Registry highlight the need to carefully consider the risk associated with more complex devices. In this article, the authors present the data relevant to this and include data...
The relatively high complication rates identified in the REPLACE Registry highlight the need to carefully consider the risk associated with more complex devices. In this article, the authors present the data relevant to this and include data...
The relatively high complication...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/27/2011
Amy J. Newell, Director Corazon, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA
Amy J. Newell, Director Corazon, Inc...
It seems now more than ever that Information Technology (IT) is at the forefront of healthcare discussions. Information that documents the patient experience is essential to the understanding of clinical quality and cost outcomes. Information...
It seems now more than ever that Information Technology (IT) is at the forefront of healthcare discussions. Information that documents the patient experience is essential to the understanding of clinical quality and cost outcomes. Information...
It seems now more than ever that...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/27/2011
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, Alexander Mazur, MD†, Brian Olshansky, MD, FHRS† Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky †Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, Alexan...
In this article, the authors describe a case involving two different wide complex tachycardias. The authors also highlight the importance of a thorough electrophysiological evaluation when evaluating a wide complex tachycardia in a young...
In this article, the authors describe a case involving two different wide complex tachycardias. The authors also highlight the importance of a thorough electrophysiological evaluation when evaluating a wide complex tachycardia in a young...
In this article, the authors...
04/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/26/2011
Kenneth Civello, MD, MPH, FACC, Charles Andrew Smith, MD, FACC, and William Boedefeld, MD Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Kenneth Civello, MD, MPH, FACC, Charl...
In this article, the authors present a case study and overview of a new interdisciplinary approach to cardiac ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.Case DescriptionA 66-year-old male with a history of atrial fibrillation was referred for...
In this article, the authors present a case study and overview of a new interdisciplinary approach to cardiac ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.Case DescriptionA 66-year-old male with a history of atrial fibrillation was referred for...
In this article, the authors...
04/26/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/26/2011
Dr. Nassir Marrouche, Executive Director of the Comprehensive Arrhythmia Research & Management Center (CARMA), Director of Electrophysiology
Dr. Nassir Marrouche, Executive Direc...
Less than three years ago, my article in this publication1 (“MR Imaging: New Techniques for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation,” November 2008) noted that, “as advanced techniques for scar imaging become available, MRI will be an...
Less than three years ago, my article in this publication1 (“MR Imaging: New Techniques for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation,” November 2008) noted that, “as advanced techniques for scar imaging become available, MRI will be an...
Less than three years ago, my...
04/26/2011
EP Lab Digest
04/26/2011
Get to know Medicomp’s President and CEO, Dan Balda, MD. Medicomp develops, manufactures, and provides service with the most reliable and sophisticated ambulatory heart-monitoring systems in the world.Please describe your background in EP and...
Get to know Medicomp’s President and CEO, Dan Balda, MD. Medicomp develops, manufactures, and provides service with the most reliable and sophisticated ambulatory heart-monitoring systems in the world.Please describe your background in EP and...
Get to know Medicomp’s President...
04/26/2011
EP Lab Digest
