Volume 21 - Issue 1 - January 2021

Featured Article

Cover Story

Hybrid Convergent Procedure Combined With Endocardial Cryoablation: Evolution of Approach and Future Directions

12/29/2020

Andrew J. Sherman , MD;

Iraklis Gerogiannis , MD;

Nitesh Sood , MD;

Kevin J. Makati , MD;

A prevailing strategy to manage non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) that balances procedural risk and efficacy remains elusive. Despite technological advancements and refinements in our understanding of fibrillatory mechanisms,...

A prevailing strategy to manage...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Cardiovascular Considerations for the Athlete With COVID-19

12/29/2020

Eugene H. Chung , MD, MSc, MS, MPH, FHRS;

Max Weiss , MD;

The cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 infection on athletes and the population at large is a topic of ongoing research and debate. Atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, acute coronary syndrome, thrombosis, cardiogenic shock, myocarditis, and...

The cardiovascular effects of...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Further Optimizing Electrogram Signal Quality in the EP Lab

12/29/2020

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

It has been a long time since any novel techniques have been developed to further improve EGM signal fidelity. Given the critical importance of intracardiac EGMs during most ablation procedures, any new ideas to improve EGM fidelity are...

It has been a long time since...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Lab Digest January 2021: Digital Online Issue

02/02/2021

Access the digital flipbook version of EP Lab Digest's January 2021 issue here: https://bit.ly/3arkbBk

Access the digital flipbook...

02/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Column

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Pulse Heart Institute at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital

12/29/2020

Lane Wilson , RCIS, CEPS, CCDS;

Tariq Salam , MD, MBA, FACC, FHRS;

Michael McDonald , RCIS, MBA;

Lane Wilson, RCIS, CEPS, CCDS and colleagues discuss their EP program in Tacoma, Washington.

Lane Wilson, RCIS, CEPS, CCDS...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Reflections on a Longstanding Career in EP as a Nurse Practitioner

12/29/2020

Jodie Elrod ;

In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest talks with Laura Horwood, MS, ACNP-BC, CCDS, about her long and successful career in EP at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In this feature interview, EP...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Clinical Implications in the Era of COVID-19

12/29/2020

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Ralph S. Augostini , MD;

John D. Hummel , MD;

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that was first reported in late 2019 has led to an ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious, and primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory particles generated when...

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Mechanical Deviation of the Esophagus During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: The Esophageal Retractor and More

12/29/2020

Domenico G. Della Rocca , MD, PhD;

Vijay Swarup , MD, FHRS;

Rakesh Gopinathannair , MD, MA, FACC, FHRS;

Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Donita Atkins , BSN, RN;

Andrea Natale , MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC;

Marcos Daccarett , MD;

Steven Miller ;

Sri Harsha Kanuri , MD;

Mehmet Ali Elbey , MD;

Luigi Di Biase , MD, PhD, FHRS;

Saumil R. Oza , MD;

Abstract Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is more widely available and considered now to be the most performed catheter ablation procedure. Permanent electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins (PV) is well established as the...

Abstract Catheter ablation of...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Using a Zero Fluoroscopy Approach at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital

12/29/2020

Khalil Kanjwal , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting approximately 5 million people. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the most effective rhythm control strategy in patients with symptomatic AF,1-3 and the number...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the...

12/29/2020

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Volume 21 - Issue 1 - January 2021