Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2021

Featured Article

EP Lab Digest May 2021: Digital Online Issue

05/06/2021

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05/06/2021

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

How Can We Stop Heparin Bridging in Patients Taking NOACs?

05/02/2021

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

The rapid offset and onset of NOACs obviates the need for bridging anticoagulation.

The rapid offset and onset of...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Inside the EP Lab

The Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Atrial Fibrillation

05/02/2021

Michael Kutayli , MD, FACC;

Matthew J. Kapalis , DO, BA, BSc, BS;

Robert Lee Percell Jr., MD, FACC, FHRS;

Erin D. Sharpe , ARNP;

The Bryan Heart Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence (BRACE) Clinic was established 10 years ago to develop high-quality care for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.

The Bryan Heart Atrial...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

Computed Tomography and Late-Iodine Enhancement in Guiding Substrate Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias

05/02/2021

Ahmadreza Karimianpour , DO;

Joshua Payne , MD;

Jeffrey R. Winterfield , MD;

The authors present a ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation case in which computed tomography imaging was fused with high-density electroanatomic mapping to delineate VT circuitry.

The authors present a...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Hybrid Ablation for a Patient With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

05/02/2021

Armin Kiankhooy , MD;

Susan Eisenberg , MD;

Carolyn Pierce , NP;

Gansevoort Dunnington , MD;

Dr. Dunnington, Jr. and colleagues describe a case of hybrid ablation in a patient with highly symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation and prior coronary artery bypass grafting.

Dr. Dunnington, Jr. and...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

Cardioneuroablation in a Young Patient With Severe Vasovagal Syncope

05/02/2021

David Singh , MD;

David Singh, MD presents a case report detailing cardioneuroablation in a patient with severe vasovagal syncope.

David Singh, MD presents a case...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

Steps for Performing Physiologic Pacing: The St. George Regional Hospital Experience

05/02/2021

Ryan Cooley , MD, FHRS;

Steve Taysom , RN;

Ryan Cooley, MD, FHRS, and Steve Taysom, RN present a case on left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) and share their steps for performing the LBBAP procedure.

Ryan Cooley, MD, FHRS, and Steve...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Assessment and Management of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (nOH) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

05/02/2021

Jacquie Baker , BSc, MSc, PhD;

Sevan Letourneau-Shesaf , MD;

Satish R. Raj , MD, FRCPC;

Jacquie Baker, BSc, MSc, PhD and colleagues discuss how recognizing the common clinical features of nOH and POTS has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life in hundreds of thousands of patients.

Jacquie Baker, BSc, MSc, PhD and...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

The Future of Electrophysiology: Using Mixed Reality During Cardiac Ablation Procedures

05/02/2021

Jennifer N. Avari Silva , MD;

Michael K. Southworth ;

Jonathan R. Silva , PhD;

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD and colleagues discuss the extended realities system called the Enhanced Electrophysiology Visualization and Interaction System.

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD and...

05/02/2021

EP Lab Digest