Convergent Procedure

Tips and Techniques

Utilizing the Convergent Procedure to Treat Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Experience at Genesys Regional Medical Center

08/05/2015

Allore Sharp, RCES, Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan

Allore Sharp, RCES, Genesys Regional ...

Genesys Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Michigan to offer the Convergent procedure. To date, they have performed 28 Convergent procedures since January 2014.

Genesys Regional Medical Center...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Converging Towards an Effective Cure for Persistent AF: A Review of Techniques, and the Case for a First-Line Multidisciplinary Approach

05/02/2015

Felix Yang, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS, Associate Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Felix Yang, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS, Ass...

Given the heterogeneity of AF sources and mechanisms, a consistently effective endocardially-based treatment strategy has been elusive.

Given the heterogeneity of AF...

05/02/2015

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Advancing EP Services with a Closed-Chest Hybrid Approach for AF Ablation: Experience at The Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital

02/01/2015

Valay Parikh, MD¹, Estelle Torbey, MD¹, Marcin Kowalski, MD, MBA, FHRS¹, Alexander Wohler, MD, FACS²

¹Division of Electrophysiology/Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York; ²Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, New York

Valay Parikh, MD1, Estelle Torbey, MD...

Valay Parikh, MD, and colleagues review their process for setting up a hybrid ablation program for AF and detail the hospital course of the patient.

Valay Parikh, MD, and colleagues...

02/01/2015

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...

12/29/2014

EP Lab Digest