Volume 20 - Issue 5 - May 2020

Featured Article

Cover Story

The LAAO Program at The University of Kansas Health System: Current Strategies, Protocols, Quality Metrics, and Research

04/27/2020

Nachiket Apte, MBBS and Madhu Reddy, MD, FACC, FHRS¹

¹Director of the LAAO Program and the Division Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology; The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City, Kansas

Nachiket Apte, MBBS and Madhu Reddy, ...

The cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program at The University of Kansas Health System (KU) in Kansas City is one of the largest electrophysiology programs in the Midwest offering comprehensive services in all domains in electrophysiology. The...

The cardiac electrophysiology...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

New-Onset Left Bundle Branch Block in Post-Operative Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: To Pace, or Not to Pace?

04/27/2020

Rohan S. Trivedi, DO and Rahul N. Doshi, MD, FHRS; Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, HonorHealth; Scottsdale, Arizona

Rohan S. Trivedi, DO and Rahul N. Dos...

Conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) are known complications of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. Given the location of the aortic valve annulus in the annular fibrocartilage...

Conduction disturbances...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

Real-World Evidence for VASCADE MVP

EP Lab Digest May 2020: Digital Online Issue

02/02/2021

Access the digital flipbook version of EP Lab Digest's May 2020 issue here: https://bit.ly/3j8AXJc

Access the digital flipbook...

02/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

HRS 2020 Science: Meeting Coverage

05/12/2020

View our news coverage of Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2020 Science, which was held virtually for the first time.

View our news coverage of Heart...

05/12/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Rapid Transition of a Traditional Cardiology/Electrophysiology Clinic to Telehealth in the Setting of an Emergent Pandemic

04/27/2020

Emily Dries, OMS-3¹, Slava Gitelman, OMS-4¹, Todd J. Cohen, MD^2,3

¹New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), Old Westbury, New York; ²Professor of Clinical Specialties, Chief of Cardiology and Director of Medical Device Innovation at NYITCOM, Old Westbury, New York; ³Director and Founder of the Long Island Heart Rhythm Center, Old Westbury, New York

Emily Dries, OMS-31, Slava Gitelman, ...

We describe an easy, cost-efficient, HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution being used at the Long Island Heart Rhythm Center (LIHRC) that allows for the immediate provision of care.

We describe an easy,...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Using an Epicardial-Only Scar Modification Approach Guided by Cardiac Imaging

Column

Letter from the Editor

Front-line Opportunity for Electrophysiologists During COVID-19: Form an ICU “Line Team”

04/27/2020

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS

@DrBradleyKnight
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS @D...

At the time of this writing, more than 41,758 people in the United States have already died from COVID-19. Some cities, like New York, have been hit harder than others, and some hospitals, such as DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, have...

At the time of this writing,...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Integrating Long-Axis and Short-Axis Views with a Twist for Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access, Part I: Femoral Approach

04/27/2020

Jonathan Salcedo, MD, FACC, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiology; Palo Alto Medical Foundation – Sutter Health; Silicon Valley Cardiology; Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California

Jonathan Salcedo, MD, FACC, FHRS Car...

This article will describe a hybrid approach using both short-axis and long-axis (ie, longitudinal axis) techniques to enhance visualization of the needle tip into the femoral vessel with a twisting motion to further reduce the chance of...

This article will describe a...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Our Road to Zero Radiation Catheter Ablation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

04/27/2020

Jeffrey M. Vinocur, MD

Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology Program, Golisano Children’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor (Pediatrics), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rochester, New York

Jeffrey M. Vinocur, MD Director, Ped...

Radiation use during catheter ablation has important consequences for patients (particularly in children who have a long period of stochastic risk, and complex congenital heart disease patients who frequently have significant exposure from...

Radiation use during catheter...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Contemporary Role of Catheter Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

04/27/2020

Florentino Lupercio, MD and Jonathan C. Hsu, MD

Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of California San Diego Health System, San Diego, California

Florentino Lupercio, MD and Jonathan ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice. As the population ages, AF is predicted to affect 6-12 million people in the U.S. by 2050 and 17.9 million in Europe by 2060. AF significantly impairs...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the...

04/27/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study

A Robot Can Do Better: Perspectives During a Case of Atrial Tachycardia

04/27/2020

Aseem Desai, MD, FHRS

Co-Director, Mission Heritage Heart Rhythm Specialists; Mission Viejo, California

Aseem Desai, MD, FHRS Co-Director, M...

In this particular case, RMN was extremely helpful in providing catheter stability and maneuverability.

In this particular case, RMN was...

04/27/2020

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Volume 20 - Issue 5 - May 2020