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Volume 15 - Issue 1 - January 2015

Featured Article

Case Study
Combined Epicardial–Endocardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia
12/29/2014

Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD, Mohammad Saeed, MD, Abdi Rasekh, MD, MD, Ali Massumi, Mehdi Razavi, MD
Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD, Mohammad Sae...
In this article, the authors present 2 cases of ARVC/D that were admitted to their center for evaluation and treatment of drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia and recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks.
In this article, the authors present 2 cases of ARVC/D that were admitted to their center for evaluation and treatment of drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia and recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks.
In this article, the authors...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Fluoroless Catheter Ablation in an Infant With Congenital Heart Disease
12/29/2014

Bhavya Trivedi, MD, PhD
Director, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Electrophysiology
Florida Hospital for Children
Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Orlando, Florida

Bhavya Trivedi, MD, PhD Director, Ped...
Dr Trivedi describes a case in which an infant with congenital heart disease and other medical conditions underwent successful ablation of incessant atrial arrhythmias that could not be controlled with medical management.
Dr Trivedi describes a case in which an infant with congenital heart disease and other medical conditions underwent successful ablation of incessant atrial arrhythmias that could not be controlled with medical management.
Dr Trivedi describes a case in...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
MagnaSafe: The Magna Carta for Safely Performing MRIs in Patients with Pacemakers and Defibrillators
01/02/2015

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator are often advised to undergo MRI for various health issues. However, there are potential risks, including heating of the transvenous lead tip with loss of pacing capture and damage to the generator.
Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator are often advised to undergo MRI for various health issues. However, there are potential risks, including heating of the transvenous lead tip with loss of pacing capture and damage to the generator.
Patients with a pacemaker or...
01/02/2015
EP Lab Digest
EP Tips & Techniques
Potential Strategies for the Management of Subcutaneous Defibrillator-Related Pocket Infections
12/29/2014

Apoor Patel, MD1 and Neil Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FHRS2
1Electrophysiology Attending, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Hofstra Medical School, New Hyde Park, New York; 2Electrophysiology Attending, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Hofstra Medical School, First Coast Heart and Vascular Center, PLLC, Jacksonville, Florida

Apoor Patel, MD1 and Neil Sanghvi, MD...
Drs Patel and Sanghvi review their experience with 3 subcutaneous defibrillator-related pocket infections, and offer potential management strategies as well as methods to reduce infection rates.
Drs Patel and Sanghvi review their experience with 3 subcutaneous defibrillator-related pocket infections, and offer potential management strategies as well as methods to reduce infection rates.
Drs Patel and Sanghvi review...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Force Sensing Catheters: An Interview With Dr. Moussa Mansour
12/29/2014

Interview by Rishi Anand, MD, FACC, FHRS

Interview by Rishi Anand, MD, FACC, F...
Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr Moussa Mansour, a study author in both the SMART-AF and TOCCASTAR studies, about force sensing catheters.
Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr Moussa Mansour, a study author in both the SMART-AF and TOCCASTAR studies, about force sensing catheters.
Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
10-Minute Interview: Nicholas Skipitaris, MD
12/29/2014

Interview by Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT

Interview by Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, ...
Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT, talks with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT, talks with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS,...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
In the Literature
Book Review: Women and Cardiovascular Disease
12/29/2014

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview, we talk with Dr. Kevin Campbell about his newly published book, Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Addressing Disparities in Care.
In this interview, we talk with Dr. Kevin Campbell about his newly published book, Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Addressing Disparities in Care.
In this interview, we talk with...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Initiatives
Force for Health Foundation and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Jointly Launch Student Health Force Chain of Survival Grant Program
12/29/2014

Robert G. Gillio, MD1 and Mary M. Newman, MS2
1Founder, Force for Health Foundation, and Co-founder, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; 2President, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Robert G. Gillio, MD1 and Mary M. New...
In recognition of National SCA Awareness month, the Force for Health Foundation and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation jointly launched the Student Health Force Chain of Survival Grant Program.
In recognition of National SCA Awareness month, the Force for Health Foundation and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation jointly launched the Student Health Force Chain of Survival Grant Program.
In recognition of National SCA...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
Case Study: Diagnosis and Management of Infrequent Syncope
12/29/2014

John D. Rogers, MD
Director, Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Device Therapy
Scripps Clinic
San Diego, California

John D. Rogers, MD Director, Cardiac ...
In this case, author John D. Rogers, MD, demonstrates a not uncommon situation when patients experience recurrent yet infrequent episodes of arrhythmia.
In this case, author John D. Rogers, MD, demonstrates a not uncommon situation when patients experience recurrent yet infrequent episodes of arrhythmia.
In this case, author John D....
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
Convergent Ablation Using the Cryoballoon in the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
12/29/2014

Kevin J. Makati, MD1, Andrew Sherman, MD1, Neil Bourgeois, CEPS, CCDS2, Zachary Gassman, CEPS2
1St. Joseph's Hospital, BayCare Health System, Tampa, Florida; 2St. Jude Medical, Atlanta, Georgia and Tampa, Florida

Kevin J. Makati, MD1, Andrew Sherman,...
Kevin J. Makati, MD, and colleagues describe a patient with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent hybrid epicardial radiofrequency ablation with concomitant endocardial cryoballoon ablation.
Kevin J. Makati, MD, and colleagues describe a patient with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent hybrid epicardial radiofrequency ablation with concomitant endocardial cryoballoon ablation.
Kevin J. Makati, MD, and...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
Implementing a Stereotaxis Program: Interview With Dr. Hetal Bhakta
12/29/2014

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
EP Lab Digest speaks with cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Hetal Bhakta from Desert Regional Medical Center about his use of Stereotaxis technology.
EP Lab Digest speaks with cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Hetal Bhakta from Desert Regional Medical Center about his use of Stereotaxis technology.
EP Lab Digest speaks with...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study
Ablation of a Mahaim Accessory Pathway Using Remote Magnetic Navigation After Recurrence Following Conventional Ablation and Mapping
12/29/2014

Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS
Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS Cardiac El...
Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS, discusses how catheter ablation of Mahaim-type accessory pathways can be difficult due to challenges with accurate mapping of AP location.
Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS, discusses how catheter ablation of Mahaim-type accessory pathways can be difficult due to challenges with accurate mapping of AP location.
Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS,...
12/29/2014
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