Volume 8 - Issue 5 - May 2008
10/24/2008
Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator Churches Can Be Leaders in Public Access Defibrillator Programs
Defibtech is a designer and manufacturer of AEDs, which revive potential victims of sudden...
Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator Churches Can Be Leaders in Public Access Defibrillator Programs
Defibtech is a designer and manufacturer of AEDs, which revive potential victims of sudden...
Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
This month’s issue not only highlights new research, but also EP staff as well!
Dear readers,
The month of May is always my favorite time of the year, because it is when I get to see all the familiar faces at the Heart Rhythm meeting! To...
This month’s issue not only highlights new research, but also EP staff as well!
Dear readers,
The month of May is always my favorite time of the year, because it is when I get to see all the familiar faces at the Heart Rhythm meeting! To...
This month’s issue not only...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Rakesh Latchamsetty,MD, and Abraham G. Kocheril, MD, FACC, FACP
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Rakesh Latchamsetty,MD, and Abraham G...
The goals of this ECG 101 article are to define ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring, identify clinical scenarios where ambulatory monitoring has proven useful, and discuss the different types of monitoring available. We will...
The goals of this ECG 101 article are to define ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring, identify clinical scenarios where ambulatory monitoring has proven useful, and discuss the different types of monitoring available. We will...
The goals of this ECG 101...
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EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Interview with Dr. Charles Berul
Interview by Jodie Elrod
Interview with Dr. Charles Berul
Inte...
Can digital music players (DMPs) such as iPods cause interference with implantable devices such as pacemakers and ICDs? In their research, Charles Berul, MD and colleagues recently found that DMPs can interfere with programmer communication,...
Can digital music players (DMPs) such as iPods cause interference with implantable devices such as pacemakers and ICDs? In their research, Charles Berul, MD and colleagues recently found that DMPs can interfere with programmer communication,...
Can digital music players (DMPs)...
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EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Michael L.Arnold, RN
Tucson,Arizona
Michael L.Arnold, RN
Tucson,Arizona
...
A Case Study of Multiple-shock Incidents Using Biphasic External Defibrillators Following Induced Ventricular Fibrillation
Defibrillation using biphasic energy delivery is quickly becoming the standard in the acute care setting. The major...
A Case Study of Multiple-shock Incidents Using Biphasic External Defibrillators Following Induced Ventricular Fibrillation
Defibrillation using biphasic energy delivery is quickly becoming the standard in the acute care setting. The major...
A Case Study of Multiple-shock...
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EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Peggy McElgunn, Esq., Executive Director of the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP)
Peggy McElgunn, Esq., Executive Direc...
In the next installment of the “5 Ways” column, the author provides some advice on why you should join a professional medical organization.
1. Build your network of support.
The more individuals participating with you in an...
In the next installment of the “5 Ways” column, the author provides some advice on why you should join a professional medical organization.
1. Build your network of support.
The more individuals participating with you in an...
In the next installment of the...
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EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Tone M. Norekval, Chair of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP)
European Society of Cardiology
Tone M. Norekval, Chair of the Counci...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the European Union, killing over 2 million people per year. These deaths cost the economy 301.5 billion U.S. dollars annually. Many of these deaths could be averted with proper...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the European Union, killing over 2 million people per year. These deaths cost the economy 301.5 billion U.S. dollars annually. Many of these deaths could be averted with proper...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview, Gregory M. Ayers, MD, PhD, Medical Advisor of Catheter Robotics, Inc. (CRI), discusses their new catheter manipulation system.
Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this inte...
Tell us about the Catheter Robotics Manipulation System by CRI. What are the key features?
The Catheter Robotics Manipulation System (Figure 1) design was based on the following principles:
• The system allows remote manipulation of...
Tell us about the Catheter Robotics Manipulation System by CRI. What are the key features?
The Catheter Robotics Manipulation System (Figure 1) design was based on the following principles:
• The system allows remote manipulation of...
Tell us about the Catheter...
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EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Laurence M. Epstein, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Laurence M. Epstein, MD
Brigham and W...
Historically, electrophysiology laboratories were designed on the model of catheterization laboratories. In this model, the x-ray images were the focal point of the procedure. This model worked for early electrophysiology laboratories, which...
Historically, electrophysiology laboratories were designed on the model of catheterization laboratories. In this model, the x-ray images were the focal point of the procedure. This model worked for early electrophysiology laboratories, which...
Historically, electrophysiology...
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EP Lab Digest
Feature
Perspectives
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Richard B. Fish, RRT, Electrophysiology Technician, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
Richard B. Fish, RRT, Electrophysiolo...
The following is the story of my exciting first year in EP. It has been nearly two years since I joined the EP lab at Orlando Regional Medical Center, although my career in the medical field really began 16 years ago in respiratory therapy.
The following is the story of my exciting first year in EP. It has been nearly two years since I joined the EP lab at Orlando Regional Medical Center, although my career in the medical field really began 16 years ago in respiratory therapy.
The following is the story of my...
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EP Lab Digest
