Toshimasa Okabe, MD

EP Tips & Techniques

Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Clinical Implications in the Era of COVID-19

12/29/2020

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that was first reported in late 2019 has led to an ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious, and primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory particles generated when...

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Impact of Sedation and Echocardiographic Guidance Strategy on Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Purpose: Traditionally, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been performed under general anesthesia (GA) with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), but operators are increasingly u...

Sapan Bhuta , MD;

Jose R. Sleiman , MD;

Connor C. Jacob , BS;

Nooruddin S. Pracha , BS;

Sachit Rustagi , BS;

John S. Scandale , BS;

Nicholas J. Yavornitzky , BS;

Raul Weiss , MD;

Steven J. Kalbfleisch , MD;

Salvatore J. Savona , MD;

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Muhammad R. Afzal , MD;