Volume 13 - Issue 1 - January 2013

Feature

Review

Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) for Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

01/03/2013

David E. Krummen, MD, Thomas McGarry, MD, Marian Holland, MD, and Sanjiv M. Narayan, MD, PhD, MSc, University of California and Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Diego, California

David E. Krummen, MD, Thomas McGarry,...

This review focuses on the evidence that stable rotors and focal sources drive paroxysmal AF, as well as persistent AF, where FIRM can substantially reduce the extent of atrial ablation and increase success rates.

This review focuses on the...

01/03/2013

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Changes Coming for 2013 CPT Codes

01/03/2013

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC, President, CardiologyCoder.Com, Inc.

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC, President, Car...

The 2013 CPT codes have been finalized; brace for an overhaul in the way you report ablation procedures effective January 1st.

The 2013 CPT codes have been...

01/03/2013

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Think Before You Choose: The Case Against the Routine Use of Dual Coil ICD Leads

01/02/2013

Laurence M. Epstein, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Laurence M. Epstein, MD, Brigham and ...

Given the lack of benefit of dual coil ICD leads in the vast majority of patients, coupled with the increased risk of extraction, single coil leads be the standard of care for most patients.

Given the lack of benefit of...

01/02/2013

EP Lab Digest

Review

Utilizing the Cryoballoon to Isolate the PVs: Do Not Fear the Common

01/02/2013

Scott L. Greenberg, MD, FACC, FHRS, Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano, Plano, Texas

Scott L. Greenberg, MD, FACC, FHRS, M...

As a new user of the technology, Dr. Scott L. Greenberg has made a conscious effort to consistently and methodically use the cryoballoon to attempt to isolate the pulmonary veins (PVs), even in the patient with more complex PV anatomy.

As a new user of the technology,...

01/02/2013

EP Lab Digest

Review

Creating an Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence: A ‘Football’ Playbook to Jumpstart Your Game

01/02/2013

Dr. Charles Kinder, Founder and Director of the Heart Rhythm Program - Heart Care Centers of Illinois, and Marsha Knapik, Account Manager, Corazon, Inc.

Dr. Charles Kinder, Founder and Direc...

A desire for a comprehensive way to manage atrial fibrillation patients has led many hospitals to pursue the concept of an AF Center of Excellence. This approach allows for a winning “game plan.”

A desire for a comprehensive way...

01/02/2013

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Atypical AVNRT Successfully Treated by Changing Pacemaker Parameters

01/02/2013

Adel Mina, MD, Theodore Wang, MD, Evgueni Fayn, MD, Mansour Razminia, MD, and Richard Kehoe, MD
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Adel Mina, MD, Theodore Wang, MD, Evg...

In this article, the authors provide a case on recurrent supraventricular tachycardias that were successfully treated using a novel concept of device tracking pace prevention of atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia.

In this article, the authors...

01/02/2013

EP Lab Digest

Column

Feature Interview

Nonfluoroscopic Catheter Ablation Study: Interview With Mansour Razminia, MD

01/02/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

EP Lab Digest speaks with Mansour Razminia, MD, about his techniques for nonfluoroscopic catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias in adults.

EP Lab Digest speaks with...

01/02/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

A Novel Approach in Therapeutic Hypothermia: Interview With Aqeel Sandhu, MD, FACS

01/02/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Dr Sandhu is the Medical Director, Chairman, and Founder of Cryothermic Systems, which produces the Excel Cryo Cooling System, a non-invasive solution for effectively cooling the brain after cardiac arrest, stroke, or traumatic brain injury.

Dr Sandhu is the Medical...

01/02/2013

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Bradley Knight, MD

Managing Editor
Jodie Elrod

Design Operations Manager
Beth Vasil

Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor, EP Lab Digest
HMP Global, 70 E. Swedesford Rd.,
Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355
Email: jelrod@hmpglobal.com