Volume 20 - Issue 9 - September 2020

Featured Article

Cover Story

Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent AF During the COVID-19 Pandemic

08/31/2020

We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We report a case of a patient...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Building a Joint Pediatric/Congenital Electrophysiology Program

08/31/2020

Shaun Mohan , MD, MPH, FHRS;

Adults with CHD represent a unique subset of the population who often need the resources of pediatric and adult cardiology programs.

Adults with CHD represent a...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Letter to the Editor in Response to “Neuromodulation for Heart Failure: An EP Perspective”

08/31/2020

Ishu V. Rao ;

Recent advances in device-based therapy for the treatment of refractory heart failure herald an encouraging new era for patients with heart failure.

Recent advances in device-based...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor

The Direction of Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation

08/31/2020

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Interventions for AF are headed in multiple directions.

Interventions for AF are headed...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

The Evolving Role of the Nurse Practitioner in Cardiac Electrophysiology

08/31/2020

Jodie Elrod ;

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about her role as a nurse practitioner in the EP setting. Tell us about your medical background. How...

In this interview, EP Lab Digest...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: National Heart Center at the Royal Hospital, Oman

08/31/2020

Ghaliah Almohani , MD, MSc, PhD, CEPS, FHRS, FESC;

The Royal Hospital is a large, tertiary-level, acute-care hospital in Muscat, Oman; it is part of the ministry of health hospitals and is an educational facility. Dr. Qasem Al-Salmi is the Director General and CEO of the Royal Hospital. The...

The Royal Hospital is a large,...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Department

EP 101

Compensatory Versus Non-Compensatory Pauses: It’s All About the P Waves

08/31/2020

Jerry Jones ;

Do not measure R-R intervals when determining the presence of compensatory pauses, non-compensatory pauses, and interpolated ectopic beats. It’s all about the P waves!

Do not measure R-R intervals...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study

Local Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Monitoring for a Global Patient Population

08/31/2020

Harish Duraiswami , CCDS;

Jane Smyth-Melsky , RN, CCDS;

Larry A. Chinitz , MD;

Chirag R. Barbhaiya , MD, FHRS;

We present a case report illustrating present challenges and solutions related to remote monitoring of patients residing internationally.

We present a case report...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest

Rate-Related Left Bundle Branch Block-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Case Study

08/31/2020

Gregory P. Siroky , MD;

Patrick Lam , MD;

Hieu Huynh , DO;

Devendra Singh Bisht , MD, DM;

Ahsanuddin Ahmad , MD;

Asad Mohammad , DO;

Davendra Mehta , MD, PhD;

We present a case of a patient with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) who was diagnosed with rate-related LBBB-induced CM (RR-LBBB-CM) after extraction of his device.

We present a case of a patient...

08/31/2020

EP Lab Digest