Volume 17 - Issue 3 - March 2017
Cover Story
03/02/2017
Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, MD, Venkat Vuddanda, MD, Melissa Jaeger, BSN, Sudharani Bommana, M.Phil, Donita Atkins, BSN, and Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MD, FACC, FHRS
Kansas City, Kansas
Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, MD, Venkat Vud...
The University of Kansas Hospital cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program has experienced tremendous growth from the time of its inception to its present-day status as a major referral center in the Midwest.
The University of Kansas Hospital cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program has experienced tremendous growth from the time of its inception to its present-day status as a major referral center in the Midwest.
The University of Kansas...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
03/02/2017
John D. Day, MD
Director, Intermountain Heart Rhythm Specialists
Murray, Utah
John D. Day, MD
Director, Intermounta...
On December 19, 2016, an 88-year-old woman from Salt Lake City was the first person in the U.S. to experience the new EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Abbott). This next generation mapping system allowed me far better assessment of...
On December 19, 2016, an 88-year-old woman from Salt Lake City was the first person in the U.S. to experience the new EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Abbott). This next generation mapping system allowed me far better assessment of...
On December 19, 2016, an...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
03/02/2017
Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC
Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC
The idea that cyber hacking of medical devices is even possible was once thought to be something from a science fiction story. Now it is becoming a reality, and it is not just pacemakers and ICDs that are at risk.
The idea that cyber hacking of medical devices is even possible was once thought to be something from a science fiction story. Now it is becoming a reality, and it is not just pacemakers and ICDs that are at risk.
The idea that cyber hacking of...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
03/03/2017
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
It is likely that many EP programs are unaware that their hospital is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on isoproterenol.
It is likely that many EP programs are unaware that their hospital is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on isoproterenol.
It is likely that many EP...
03/03/2017
EP Lab Digest
Insights
Early Experience
03/03/2017
Zachary M. Lill, MD, Mehmet K. Aktas, MD, and David T. Huang, MD, Director of Cardiac EP
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Zachary M. Lill, MD, Mehmet K. Aktas,...
Permanent transvenous pacemaker systems have been demonstrated to be safe and effective in the treatment of patients with bradyarrhythmias. The involved technologies of battery longevity, circuit miniaturization, and electrical consumption as...
Permanent transvenous pacemaker systems have been demonstrated to be safe and effective in the treatment of patients with bradyarrhythmias. The involved technologies of battery longevity, circuit miniaturization, and electrical consumption as...
Permanent transvenous pacemaker...
03/03/2017
EP Lab Digest
Early Experience
03/02/2017
Ali A. Sovari, MD
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Cabrillo Cardiology Medical Group
Oxnard, California
Ali A. Sovari, MD
St. John's Regional...
Included is a summary of protocols and our initial experience with the cryoballoon technique at SJRMC.
Included is a summary of protocols and our initial experience with the cryoballoon technique at SJRMC.
Included is a summary of...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Interview
03/02/2017
Growing up, medicine always fascinated me. I grew up in a family that had no physicians, but I was always impressed by our family physician who took care of everything, from a common cold to a major sickness.
Growing up, medicine always fascinated me. I grew up in a family that had no physicians, but I was always impressed by our family physician who took care of everything, from a common cold to a major sickness.
Growing up, medicine always...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Perspectives
03/03/2017
Lorraine Buck, Director
Corazon, Inc.
Lorraine Buck, Director
Corazon, Inc....
The projected decrease in cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology volumes, along with a continued decrease in reimbursement, will definitely challenge facilities operationally, clinically, and financially.
The projected decrease in cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology volumes, along with a continued decrease in reimbursement, will definitely challenge facilities operationally, clinically, and financially.
The projected decrease in...
03/03/2017
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
03/02/2017
Laurence M. Epstein, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Laurence M. Epstein, MD
Brigham and W...
In this report, we review the use of a novel, shielded mechanical extraction sheath to successfully remove older, chronic pacemaker and ICD leads (22 and 17 years).
In this report, we review the use of a novel, shielded mechanical extraction sheath to successfully remove older, chronic pacemaker and ICD leads (22 and 17 years).
In this report, we review the...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP 101
03/02/2017
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
2Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Prairie Heart Institute, Springfield, Illinois; Faculty, Order and Disorder Electrophysiology Training Program, New Berlin, Illinois
Linda Moulton, RN, MS1 and Kriegh Mou...
This is the third part of a series of articles in EP Lab Digest outlining the five components of a basic electrophysiology study.
This is the third part of a series of articles in EP Lab Digest outlining the five components of a basic electrophysiology study.
This is the third part of a...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
Coding and Billing
03/02/2017
Jim Collins, CPC, CCC
President, CardiologyCoder.Com
Jim Collins, CPC, CCC
President, Card...
Electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management device procedures have been bundled into similar packages. The package of services reimburses less than its components would if they were billed separately.
Electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management device procedures have been bundled into similar packages. The package of services reimburses less than its components would if they were billed separately.
Electrophysiology and cardiac...
03/02/2017
EP Lab Digest
