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Volume 7 - Issue 2 - February 2007

05/03/2008
When did this study take place? Why was it important to study depression in this population of patients? Is depression becoming more prevalent in heart failure patients? This study took place between January 2003 and June 2004. It is...
When did this study take place? Why was it important to study depression in this population of patients? Is depression becoming more prevalent in heart failure patients? This study took place between January 2003 and June 2004. It is...
When did this study take place?...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
The Medtronic CareLink Network is an Internet-based remote monitoring service for Medtronic cardiac device patients. The service has been available for patients with ICDs and CRT-Ds for several years, and is now being offered for pacemaker...
The Medtronic CareLink Network is an Internet-based remote monitoring service for Medtronic cardiac device patients. The service has been available for patients with ICDs and CRT-Ds for several years, and is now being offered for pacemaker...
The Medtronic CareLink Network...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Electrocautery has long been described to generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and oversensing by implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. Electrocautery is commonly used during surgical procedures involving implantation and...
Electrocautery has long been described to generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and oversensing by implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. Electrocautery is commonly used during surgical procedures involving implantation and...
Electrocautery has long been...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
AV and VV optimization are performed through the use of echocardiography or Doppler echo guidance. The reported paucity of optimization in the clinical area has been blamed on many factors: time, money, and lack of skilled cardiac...
AV and VV optimization are performed through the use of echocardiography or Doppler echo guidance. The reported paucity of optimization in the clinical area has been blamed on many factors: time, money, and lack of skilled cardiac...
AV and VV optimization are...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
About the INTRINSIC RV Study: The Inhibition of Unnecessary RV Pacing with AV Search Hysteresis in ICDs (INTRINSIC RV) tested the hypothesis that outcomes of ICD patients programmed DDDR with AV search hysteresis (AVSH) 60-130 are not...
About the INTRINSIC RV Study: The Inhibition of Unnecessary RV Pacing with AV Search Hysteresis in ICDs (INTRINSIC RV) tested the hypothesis that outcomes of ICD patients programmed DDDR with AV search hysteresis (AVSH) 60-130 are not...
About the INTRINSIC RV Study:...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Our campus includes two EP labs and a dedicated procedure room. There are 12 attending electrophysiologists and 11 EP fellows...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Our campus includes two EP labs and a dedicated procedure room. There are 12 attending electrophysiologists and 11 EP fellows...
What is the size of your EP lab...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
On December 2, 2000, Greg Moyer collapsed in the locker room from SCA after playing 10 minutes of a basketball game. No automated external defibrillator (AED) was available and CPR was not started for 10 minutes because Greg had a pulse....
On December 2, 2000, Greg Moyer collapsed in the locker room from SCA after playing 10 minutes of a basketball game. No automated external defibrillator (AED) was available and CPR was not started for 10 minutes because Greg had a pulse....
On December 2, 2000, Greg Moyer...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
New Questions: EP Data Entry I am interested in software that would help keep physicians' statistics, inventory, billing, and complications for the EP lab. Is there any software package that would be available or could be recommended?...
New Questions: EP Data Entry I am interested in software that would help keep physicians' statistics, inventory, billing, and complications for the EP lab. Is there any software package that would be available or could be recommended?...
New Questions: EP Data Entry ...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest