Volume 17 - Issue 1 - January 2017
Cover Story
01/01/2017
Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRS and Kimberly S. Latacha, PhD
Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRS an...
Whenever I have cared for an ICD patient that passes, I have always made sure the device was deactivated, and I assumed most of the ICDs in the anatomy lab had been turned off as well.
Whenever I have cared for an ICD patient that passes, I have always made sure the device was deactivated, and I assumed most of the ICDs in the anatomy lab had been turned off as well.
Whenever I have cared for an ICD...
01/01/2017
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
01/01/2017
Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD, Mehdi Razavi, MD, Mohammad Saeed, MD, Joanna Esther Molina Razavi, MD, Abdi Rasekh, MD
Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD, Mehdi Razavi...
Benign arrhythmias should not be treated medically. Treatment should not be denied in malignant arrhythmias. Invasive procedures involving fluoroscopy should be avoided and reserved for drug-refractory and intolerable tachycardia.
Benign arrhythmias should not be treated medically. Treatment should not be denied in malignant arrhythmias. Invasive procedures involving fluoroscopy should be avoided and reserved for drug-refractory and intolerable tachycardia.
Benign arrhythmias should not be...
01/01/2017
EP Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
01/02/2017
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
As the number of patients with implanted devices and heart rhythm disorders increases, as more patients demand prompt clinic access, and as administrators focus more on metrics, the pressure for physicians to see more outpatients is growing.
As the number of patients with implanted devices and heart rhythm disorders increases, as more patients demand prompt clinic access, and as administrators focus more on metrics, the pressure for physicians to see more outpatients is growing.
As the number of patients with...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
01/02/2017
EPLD speaks with Dr. Brett Faulknier, Director of Electrophysiology at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Florida, about the hospital’s new $5 million EP lab featuring MediGuide™ Technology (St. Jude Medical).
EPLD speaks with Dr. Brett Faulknier, Director of Electrophysiology at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Florida, about the hospital’s new $5 million EP lab featuring MediGuide™ Technology (St. Jude Medical).
EPLD speaks with Dr. Brett...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Insights
Early Experience
01/02/2017
B. John Hynes, MD, FHRS, CCDS
St. Rita's Medical Center
Lima, Ohio
B. John Hynes, MD, FHRS, CCDS
St. Rit...
St. Rita’s is a large regional medical center that serves a 70-mile radius in the west central part of the state. It is a member of Mercy Health Partners, which includes 23 hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky.
St. Rita’s is a large regional medical center that serves a 70-mile radius in the west central part of the state. It is a member of Mercy Health Partners, which includes 23 hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky.
St. Rita’s is a large regional...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP 101
01/02/2017
Linda Moulton, RN, MS1 and Kriegh Moulton, MD2
1Owner, Critical Care ED and C.C.E. Consulting; Faculty, Order and Disorder Electrophysiology Training Program, New Berlin, Illinois
2Prairie Cardiovascular Institute, Springfield, Illinois; Faculty, Order and Disorder Electrophysiology Training Program, New Berlin, Illinois
Linda Moulton, RN, MS1 and Kriegh Mou...
The EP study consists of: measurement of baseline intervals, decremental ventricular pacing, decremental atrial pacing, atrial extrastimulus testing, and ventricular extrastimulus testing. This article briefly reviews the purpose of each...
The EP study consists of: measurement of baseline intervals, decremental ventricular pacing, decremental atrial pacing, atrial extrastimulus testing, and ventricular extrastimulus testing. This article briefly reviews the purpose of each...
The EP study consists of:...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
EP 101
01/02/2017
Oftentimes, the first sign of pacemaker malfunction is shown on the electrocardiogram (ECG). Yet, the interpretation of pacemaker ECG can be daunting, as one needs to be familiar with timing cycles and the manufacturer-specific programmable...
Oftentimes, the first sign of pacemaker malfunction is shown on the electrocardiogram (ECG). Yet, the interpretation of pacemaker ECG can be daunting, as one needs to be familiar with timing cycles and the manufacturer-specific programmable...
Oftentimes, the first sign of...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Perspectives
01/02/2017
Why should the patient be subjected to a financial burden when the product they have purchased has malfunctioned?
Why should the patient be subjected to a financial burden when the product they have purchased has malfunctioned?
Why should the patient be...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
EP Research
01/01/2017
Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD1, Yisachar J. Greenberg, MD1; Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD2; Felix Yang, MD1
1 Department of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
2 Department of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD1, Yisachar J...
Although technological advances have allowed electrophysiologists to produce more effective ablation lesions, the risk for collateral injury remains.
Although technological advances have allowed electrophysiologists to produce more effective ablation lesions, the risk for collateral injury remains.
Although technological advances...
01/01/2017
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
01/01/2017
Tara Mudd, MSN, APRN, NP-C, Watchman Coordinator
Norton Heart Specialists
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky
Tara Mudd, MSN, APRN, NP-C, Watchman ...
In February 2016, Norton Hospital became the first facility in Louisville, Kentucky to begin implanting the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure device (Boston Scientific).
In February 2016, Norton Hospital became the first facility in Louisville, Kentucky to begin implanting the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure device (Boston Scientific).
In February 2016, Norton...
01/01/2017
EP Lab Digest
01/02/2017
Tom Harmon
Vice President, SpringBoard Healthcare
Phoenix, Arizona
Tom Harmon
Vice President, SpringBoar...
It’s the new year, which signals a time for reevaluation and fresh starts. At the beginning of the new year, many workers across the nation take stock of their job, wages, and overall satisfaction. It’s also a time when many people consider...
It’s the new year, which signals a time for reevaluation and fresh starts. At the beginning of the new year, many workers across the nation take stock of their job, wages, and overall satisfaction. It’s also a time when many people consider...
It’s the new year, which signals...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
01/02/2017
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Professor of Internal Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Director of Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices
Medical Information Officer
Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute
Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Prof...
To an arrhythmia specialist, often an electrophysiologist, there are three types of heart rhythm data that need to be collected and placed into context with clinical data. All are critical to patient care: 1) implantable device data; 2)...
To an arrhythmia specialist, often an electrophysiologist, there are three types of heart rhythm data that need to be collected and placed into context with clinical data. All are critical to patient care: 1) implantable device data; 2)...
To an arrhythmia specialist,...
01/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
