Volume 17 - Issue 11 - November 2017

Featured Article

Cover Story

Spotlight Interview: Paras HMRI Hospital

11/05/2017

Prof. Dr. Narendra Kumar, MD, PhD, MCSE, FRCP-Edin, FACC, FESC
Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Paras HMRI Hospitals,
Raja Bazar, Patna, Bihar, India

Prof. Dr. Narendra Kumar, MD, PhD, MC...

Paras HMRI Hospital is the first corporate hospital of Bihar and Jharkhand. The 350-bed multispecialty tertiary care institute, with over 25 medical and surgical disciplines, is a state-of-the-art facility with the latest high-tech...

Paras HMRI Hospital is the first...

11/05/2017

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Accreditation: Experience at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

11/05/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this article, we learn more about how the pediatric EP program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) became one of the first two pediatric EP labs to receive IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology accreditation.

In this article, we learn more...

11/05/2017

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Outsourced Remote Monitoring Speed Trap

11/05/2017

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

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC Consultant, Car...

When considering outsourcing, keep the following issues in the forefront.

When considering outsourcing,...

11/05/2017

EP Lab Digest

SASEAP Conference: Celebrating 25th Annual Workshop in 2018

11/07/2017

Bob Roth, Executive Director,

SASEAP

Bob Roth, Executive Director, SASEA...

SASEAP is run by a small group of seasoned professionals assisted by a volunteer board of allied health professionals (AHPs) in electrophysiology.

SASEAP is run by a small group...

11/07/2017

EP Lab Digest

SADS Foundation’s Focus on Services for Medical Professionals

11/06/2017

Jan Schiller, Director of Development & Marketing
SADS Foundation
Salt Lake City, Utah

Jan Schiller, Director of Development...

In the 1970s, Dr. G. Michael Vincent led a team that studied and treated families with long QT syndrome (LQTS). Dr. Vincent’s team identified and expanded the family pedigrees of many of these LQTS patients.

In the 1970s, Dr. G. Michael...

11/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Hurricane Harvey’s Healing Heroes

11/06/2017

John Bisney, Vice President of Publications, LeQ Medical
Seminole, Florida

John Bisney, Vice President of Public...

Hurricane Harvey was one of the most catastrophic and costly natural disasters in U.S. history. From its first Texas landfall on August 25 until it finally dissipated on September 3, an estimated 25 trillion gallons of water fell on Houston...

Hurricane Harvey was one of the...

11/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor

Recent Data on Ablation for AF and Heart Failure

11/06/2017

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

Patients with heart failure (HF) commonly have persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), and vice versa. Many of these patients are unaware of their AF aside from the heart failure symptoms, but there is mounting evidence that the irregularity of...

Patients with heart failure (HF)...

11/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Converting to the EnSite Precision™ Cardiac Mapping System and TactiCath™ Quartz Contact Force Ablation Catheter: Experience at Houston Methodist

11/05/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Ramesh Hariharan, MD and Rajesh Venkataraman, MD — two electrophysiologists from Houston Methodist who recently converted to Abbott’s EnSite Precision™ Cardiac Mapping System and TactiCath™...

In this feature interview, EP...

11/05/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for the Complex Heart Failure Patient

11/06/2017

George Thomas, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

George Thomas, MD NewYork-Presbyteria...

This report describes the selection of the appropriate CRT system for a particularly challenging case.

This report describes the...

11/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Leadless Pacemaker Implantation and AV Nodal Ablation: Initial Experience

11/06/2017

Wassim Ballany, MD
Community Hospital, Munster
Munster, Indiana

Wassim Ballany, MD Community Hospital...

In this article, we describe our first pace-and-ablate experience using the Micra TPS.

In this article, we describe our...

11/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Vagal Ganglia Ablation: A Little-Known Route in the Treatment of Vasovagal Syncope

11/06/2017

¹Tolga Aksu, MD, Associate Professor of Cardiology, FESC, FEHRA, ¹Tumer Erdem Guler, MD, ²Kivanc Yalin, MD, FEHRA, ¹Serdar Bozyel, MD
¹University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey; ²Usak University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Usak, Turkey

1Tolga Aksu, MD, Associate Professor ...

Syncope is a clinical condition related to transient loss of consciousness, secondary to cerebral hypoperfusion.1 Its cumulative incidence can be as high as 42% in the general population.

Syncope is a clinical condition...

11/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Continuing Education

Education

Arrhythmia Technologies Institute: Marking Its 30th Year

11/06/2017

Mark Sweesy, CCDS, CEPS, RCES, FHRS,
President, ATI
Greenville, South Carolina

Mark Sweesy, CCDS, CEPS, RCES, FHRS, ...

Whether it’s a one-day or eight-month program, we remain patient-centric in our efforts and maintain an industry-neutral position. We are happy to work with anyone to find a solution to their CRM/EP educational and training needs.

Whether it’s a one-day or...

11/06/2017

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