Initial Experience

EP Research

Two-Center Experience with the Subcutaneous ICD

12/29/2015

Abhijit Ghatak, MD, MRCP¹*, Christina M. Dookhan, MD²*, Santosh K. Padala, MD³*, Rizwan Alimohammad, MD⁴, David A. Steckman, MD⁴, Henry T. Tan, MD⁴, James O‚ÄôBrien, MD⁴, Mandeep S. Sidhu, MD³, Roger Carrillo, MD⁵, Ivan Mendoza, MD⁶, Assaf Tzur, MD⁶
¹Division of Interventional Cardiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida; ²Division of Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida; ³Division of Cardiology, Albany Medical Center, New York; ⁴Division of Electrophysiology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York; ⁵Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, Florida; ⁶Department of Electrophysiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Abhijit Ghatak, MD, MRCP1*, Christina...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is a novel advance in ICD technology minimizing intravascular lead complications associated with the traditional transvenous ICD. We report our initial experience with this...

The subcutaneous implantable...

12/29/2015

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Initial Experience with MR-Conditional ICD Technology

12/28/2015

Kelly Williams, RN, RCES,
EP Clinical Coordinator
Parkridge Medical Center
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Kelly Williams, RN, RCES, EP Clinica...

Numerous advances in the field of electrophysiology are coming at an astounding rate. It is indeed a great time to be working in the EP lab.

Numerous advances in the field...

12/28/2015

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Utilizing the MR-Conditional ICD at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville

12/02/2015

Scott Lee, MD
Director of Electrophysiology, Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, Florida

Scott Lee, MD Director of Electrophys...

As the number of patients with a pacemaker or ICD increases, it is to be expected that those who will eventually need an MRI due to comorbid medical conditions will also increase.

As the number of patients with a...

12/02/2015

EP Lab Digest