Volume 14 - Issue 12 - December, 2014
Cover Story
11/30/2014
William A. Zoghbi, MD, Co-Chair, World Heart Federation’s Global Cardiovascular Disease Taskforce, Past President, American College of Cardiology
William A. Zoghbi, MD, Co-Chair, Worl...
In order to positively affect health care, prevent cardiovascular disease, and improve overall health, we must work collectively from an individual level, reaching patients and the population around us, as well as on a global level, with...
In order to positively affect health care, prevent cardiovascular disease, and improve overall health, we must work collectively from an individual level, reaching patients and the population around us, as well as on a global level, with...
In order to positively affect...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
11/30/2014
Michael McCullough, Afibrunner.com
Michael McCullough, Afibrunner.com
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Being in persistent atrial fibrillation (afib) is sort of like being a pickup truck with a four-speed manual transmission, but you can only use second and third gear.
I’m a 55-year-old distance runner and mountain biker in permanent atrial...
Being in persistent atrial fibrillation (afib) is sort of like being a pickup truck with a four-speed manual transmission, but you can only use second and third gear.
I’m a 55-year-old distance runner and mountain biker in permanent atrial...
Being in persistent atrial...
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EP Lab Digest
Column
EP Tips & Techniques
11/30/2014
James Kneller, MD, MSc, PhD, FHRS, CCDS,
Regional Health System,
Yakima, Washington
James Kneller, MD, MSc, PhD, FHRS, CC...
The localization and catheter ablation of PVCs represent everything we love about clinical electrophysiology. PVC ablation requires conceptualizing cardiac anatomy in 3D, and how a focal impulse arising from any source of ventricular...
The localization and catheter ablation of PVCs represent everything we love about clinical electrophysiology. PVC ablation requires conceptualizing cardiac anatomy in 3D, and how a focal impulse arising from any source of ventricular...
The localization and catheter...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
11/30/2014
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
There is clearly a need for a nonpharmacological alternative to prevent stroke in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and it is logical to assume that removal or occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) would be a valid...
There is clearly a need for a nonpharmacological alternative to prevent stroke in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and it is logical to assume that removal or occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) would be a valid...
There is clearly a need for a...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
11/30/2014
Jodi McCall, RT(R), RCIS, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jodi McCall, RT(R), RCIS, Fayettevill...
Walker Heart & Vascular Institute at Washington Regional Medical Center (WRMC) is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The current hospital facility was constructed in 2002, and is licensed for 366 beds.
Walker Heart & Vascular Institute at Washington Regional Medical Center (WRMC) is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The current hospital facility was constructed in 2002, and is licensed for 366 beds.
Walker Heart & Vascular...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
News
Guideline Updates
11/30/2014
Linda Moulton, RN, MS, Owner, Critical Care ED and C.C.E. Consulting, Faculty, Order and Disorder Electrophysiology Training Program, New Berlin, Illinois
Linda Moulton, RN, MS, Owner, Critica...
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently published a scientific statement promoting the enhancement of radiation safety in cardiovascular imaging.1 The document outlined three approaches for achievement of that goal: through education,...
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently published a scientific statement promoting the enhancement of radiation safety in cardiovascular imaging.1 The document outlined three approaches for achievement of that goal: through education,...
The American Heart Association...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
11/30/2014
Hanscy Seide, MD and Hae W. Lim, PhD1, Daytona Heart Group, Daytona Beach, Florida; 1Medtronic, Inc., Mounds View, Minnesota
Hanscy Seide, MD and Hae W. Lim, PhD1...
In this article, we examine the potential efficiencies that may be possible with the cryoballoon system through short and predictable time usage to help maximize staff and EP lab utilization. It is important to note that this study only...
In this article, we examine the potential efficiencies that may be possible with the cryoballoon system through short and predictable time usage to help maximize staff and EP lab utilization. It is important to note that this study only...
In this article, we examine the...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP Highlights
11/30/2014
Michele Snyder, Executive Director, and Martha Lopez-Anderson, Chair, Board of Directors, Parent Heart Watch
Michele Snyder, Executive Director, a...
Almost a decade ago, four mothers who each lost a child to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) came together and founded Parent Heart Watch (PHW), a grassroots network of parents turning their tragedy into positive actions to save young...
Almost a decade ago, four mothers who each lost a child to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) came together and founded Parent Heart Watch (PHW), a grassroots network of parents turning their tragedy into positive actions to save young...
Almost a decade ago, four...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Continuing Education
Education
11/30/2014
Jerry W. Jones, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Medicus of Houston, Houston, Texas
Jerry W. Jones, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Med...
Advanced ECG Interpretation Boot Camp
In 2011, I established Medicus of Houston, a provider of continuing education for physicians and other medical personnel specializing in advanced ECG interpretation and dysrhythmia analysis.
Over the...
Advanced ECG Interpretation Boot Camp
In 2011, I established Medicus of Houston, a provider of continuing education for physicians and other medical personnel specializing in advanced ECG interpretation and dysrhythmia analysis.
Over the...
Advanced ECG Interpretation Boot...
11/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Report
11/30/2014
Jessica A. Chung, Daniel J. Kersten, Shicong Ye, MD, Todd J. Cohen, MD, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Jessica A. Chung, Daniel J. Kersten, ...
This case highlights the potential applications of a novel, miniaturized, subcutaneous injectable loop recorder for the diagnosis and treatment of syncope of unknown etiology, potentially helping with a previously undiagnosed neurological...
This case highlights the potential applications of a novel, miniaturized, subcutaneous injectable loop recorder for the diagnosis and treatment of syncope of unknown etiology, potentially helping with a previously undiagnosed neurological...
This case highlights the...
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EP Lab Digest
