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Volume 19 - Issue 12 - December 2019

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Cover Story
Stereotactic Radioablation for the Non-Invasive Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias: From the Perspective of the Cardiac SBRT Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
12/02/2019
The birth of cardiac catheter ablation in the late 1970s was an inflection point in the world of cardiac electrophysiology. No longer did simple arrhythmias treatable by focal ablation require open surgery. With the advent of radiofrequency...
The birth of cardiac catheter ablation in the late 1970s was an inflection point in the world of cardiac electrophysiology. No longer did simple arrhythmias treatable by focal ablation require open surgery. With the advent of radiofrequency...
The birth of cardiac catheter...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
The Promise of Pulsed Field Ablation
12/02/2019
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) employs trains of high voltage in very short duration electrical pulses to injure tissue by the mechanism of irreversible electroporation.
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) employs trains of high voltage in very short duration electrical pulses to injure tissue by the mechanism of irreversible electroporation.
Pulsed field ablation (PFA)...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
Delay in Insurance Preauthorization for a Defibrillator Nearly Costs Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Her Life
12/02/2019
A 47-year-old woman, mother of two, was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during family screening after her sister and brother were found to have HCM. She had no symptoms other than mild palpitations. She had no syncope and no...
A 47-year-old woman, mother of two, was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during family screening after her sister and brother were found to have HCM. She had no symptoms other than mild palpitations. She had no syncope and no...
A 47-year-old woman, mother of...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: Stadtspital Triemli
12/02/2019
When was the EP program started at your institution? By whom? The first ablation at our clinic was performed in 2006 by an external consultant. Then in 2008, Dr. Thomas Stuber joined the clinic and started today’s EP program with great...
When was the EP program started at your institution? By whom? The first ablation at our clinic was performed in 2006 by an external consultant. Then in 2008, Dr. Thomas Stuber joined the clinic and started today’s EP program with great...
When was the EP program started...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study
Central Sleep Apnea: A Team-Based Approach to Recognition and Therapy
12/02/2019
The role of sleep-disordered breathing is well recognized as a comorbid condition in heart and vascular patients. Assessment and therapy of sleep apnea is considered part of the “standard of care” for patients with heart failure and atrial...
The role of sleep-disordered breathing is well recognized as a comorbid condition in heart and vascular patients. Assessment and therapy of sleep apnea is considered part of the “standard of care” for patients with heart failure and atrial...
The role of sleep-disordered...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
An Atypical “Isthmus”-Dependent Atrial Flutter Case
12/02/2019
Introduction Cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter may be one of the best examples for which there is a high correlation between electrocardiogram morphology and circuit mechanism/location. Nevertheless, some important variations...
Introduction Cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter may be one of the best examples for which there is a high correlation between electrocardiogram morphology and circuit mechanism/location. Nevertheless, some important variations...
Introduction Cavotricuspid...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Premature Ventricular Complexes and the Role of Catheter Ablation in Current Times
12/02/2019
In this article, authors Amit Rout, MD, and colleagues present 2 cases of PVC ablation, briefly discussing PVCs and their management, including catheter ablation.
In this article, authors Amit Rout, MD, and colleagues present 2 cases of PVC ablation, briefly discussing PVCs and their management, including catheter ablation.
In this article, authors Amit...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Approach to High-Risk Lead Extraction in a Community Setting
12/02/2019
Background Transvenous lead extraction of fractured or infected cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) remains a necessary skill set for cardiac electrophysiologists in both academic and private practices. Avoiding catastrophic...
Background Transvenous lead extraction of fractured or infected cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) remains a necessary skill set for cardiac electrophysiologists in both academic and private practices. Avoiding catastrophic...
Background Transvenous lead...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Using a Novel Cardiac Monitor to Find the Cause of Syncope: The Diagnosis is Only as Good as the Data
12/02/2019
Syncope can be one of the most challenging symptoms to manage because its etiology is wide ranging. In some cases, syncope resolves on its own with little problem. In other cases, it may indicate imminent cardiac arrest or be the harbinger of...
Syncope can be one of the most challenging symptoms to manage because its etiology is wide ranging. In some cases, syncope resolves on its own with little problem. In other cases, it may indicate imminent cardiac arrest or be the harbinger of...
Syncope can be one of the most...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Modern Tools and Techniques for a Safe, Effective, and Efficient Procedure
12/02/2019
This case presentation is an example of the technologies currently being used by a single operator in a private, medium sized, general hospital to accomplish safe, effective, and efficient atrial fibrillation ablations.
This case presentation is an example of the technologies currently being used by a single operator in a private, medium sized, general hospital to accomplish safe, effective, and efficient atrial fibrillation ablations.
This case presentation is an...
12/02/2019
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