Michelle D. Meyer, RN, BSN

Electrophysiologic Management and Treatment of Chronic and Acute Cardiac Device Infection

05/03/2008

Potentially lethal complications include arterial-venous fistula and/or dissecting hematoma, tears into the thoracic cavity, and tears of the superior vena cava (SVC) and/or heart wall.These potentially lethal complications all result from...

Potentially lethal complications...

05/03/2008

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The Esophagus and Left Atrial Ablation: A Review of Monitoring Techniques

05/01/2008

J. Mark Burnett , RCP;

Michelle D. Meyer , RN, BSN;

James D. Maloney , MD;

The intention of this mini-review is to help identify the location, characteristics and methods for monitoring the esophagus during ablative therapies of the left atrium. Anatomic Location and Features of the Esophagus Under normal...

The intention of this...

05/01/2008

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Intracardiac Echocardiography 101: The Beginner's Guide to ICE Imaging and Cardiac Structure Recognition

05/01/2008

J. Mark Burnett , RCP;

Michelle D. Meyer , RN, BSN;

James D. Maloney , MD;

Dana Bourn , RT(R);

Intracardiac echocardiographic imaging can potentially be one of the most useful tools in your arsenal for diagnosis and treatment of multiple disorders corrected in the electrophysiology laboratory.

Intracardiac echocardiographic...

05/01/2008

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