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Volume 20 - Issue 6 - June 2020

Featured Article

Utility of Ultra High-Density Mapping and Conduction System Pacing to Limit Lifelong Morbidity in a Young Patient
Cover Story
06/06/2020

Kanwar Singh, MD, FHRS and Richard Abben, MD, FACC

Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Kanwar Singh, MD, FHRS and Richard Ab...
This case presentation demonstrates the importance of both high-density 3D mapping and CSP in the management of a complex young patient who required treatment for a resistant atrial arrhythmia while also requiring long-term ventricular pacing.
This case presentation demonstrates the importance of both high-density 3D mapping and CSP in the management of a complex young patient who required treatment for a resistant atrial arrhythmia while also requiring long-term ventricular pacing.
This case presentation...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias Using Half-Normal Saline
Cover Story
06/05/2020

Eric S. Williams, MD, FACC, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiology, Mercy Clinic Heart and Vascular, Mercy Hospital; St. Louis, Missouri

Eric S. Williams, MD, FACC, FHRS Car...
We describe a ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation procedure in a patient treated successfully with half-normal saline irrigation.
We describe a ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation procedure in a patient treated successfully with half-normal saline irrigation.
We describe a ventricular...
06/05/2020
EP Lab Digest

Column

Grilling a Burger in the Winter
Letter from the Editor
06/06/2020

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief

 

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a rare but potentially lethal complication associated with left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Many strategies are therefore employed to minimize esophageal injury during AF ablation. These include...
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a rare but potentially lethal complication associated with left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Many strategies are therefore employed to minimize esophageal injury during AF ablation. These include...
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
A 3D-Model Program Supporting Patient Education: CardioShowroom
Feature Interview
06/06/2020

Cath Lab Digest talks with Boris Keweloh, MD, Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Klinik Hirslanden, Zürich, Switzerland; Founder, CEO, Cardiolectra GmbH; Berlin, Germany

Cath Lab Digest talks with Boris Kewe...
This article was reprinted with permission from Cath Lab Digest.
This article was reprinted with permission from Cath Lab Digest.
This article was reprinted with...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Tips for Successful Telehealth Visits in EP: Interview with Kenneth Civello, MD
Feature Interview
06/06/2020

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Kenneth Civello, MD about his experience implementing telemedicine visits for his EP patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Kenneth Civello, MD about his experience implementing telemedicine visits for his EP patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this interview, EP Lab Digest...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Spotlight Interview
06/06/2020

Tahmeed Contractor, MD, Evan Diamantakos, DO, Ravi Mandapati, MD, Joanne Medie, NP, Ingrid Mitchell, DNP, Pam Timothy, NP
Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California

Tahmeed Contractor, MD, Evan Diamanta...
EP Lab Digest talks with this EP program in Loma Linda, California.
EP Lab Digest talks with this EP program in Loma Linda, California.
EP Lab Digest talks with this EP...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Keeping Patients Connected Through Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
06/06/2020

Amber Seiler, NP, John Nivens, RCIS, Emily Miliano, RN, Laurie Short, RN, Will Camnitz, MD,
Steven Klein, MD, Gregg Taylor, MD, and James Allred, MD

Cone Health Medical Center HeartCare, Moses Cone Memorial Hospital; Greensboro, North Carolina

Amber Seiler, NP, John Nivens, RCIS, ...
In March 2020, the United States began to experience the reality of a pandemic. However, implementation of social distancing, cancellations of elective procedures, and a significantly decreased volume of in-office patients forced us to...
In March 2020, the United States began to experience the reality of a pandemic. However, implementation of social distancing, cancellations of elective procedures, and a significantly decreased volume of in-office patients forced us to...
In March 2020, the United States...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
COVID-19 Related Billing and Coding Considerations
06/06/2020

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC

President, CardiologyCoder.Com, Inc.

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC President, Car...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve seen an increase in mainstream telehealth, FaceTime for visits, waiving out-of-pocket expenses, working from home, and reporting office visit codes for telehealth services. However, all these go away as...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve seen an increase in mainstream telehealth, FaceTime for visits, waiving out-of-pocket expenses, working from home, and reporting office visit codes for telehealth services. However, all these go away as...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19,...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Pacemaker Generator Replacement in a Patient with COVID-19
06/06/2020

David Kenigsberg, MD, FHRS

David Kenigsberg, MD, FHRS
Dr. Kenigsberg describes a recent case of a patient with COVID-19 who underwent pacemaker generator replacement.
Dr. Kenigsberg describes a recent case of a patient with COVID-19 who underwent pacemaker generator replacement.
Dr. Kenigsberg describes a...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Update on the Evolution of U.S. Healthcare Reimbursement
06/06/2020

Furqan A. Rajput, MD, MS1 and Abraham G. Kocheril, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS2
1 Department of Medicine; University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, Wisconsin;
2 Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at OSF Health- Care Cardiovascular Institute, Professor of Medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana- Champaign, and Clinical Professor at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, Illinois

Furqan A. Rajput, MD, MS1 and Abraham...
Although there was a lag in accepting value-based care, larger health systems are increasingly adapting to the new reality.
Although there was a lag in accepting value-based care, larger health systems are increasingly adapting to the new reality.
Although there was a lag in...
06/06/2020
EP Lab Digest

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