Volume 2 - Issue 3 - March 2002
Feature
Feature Story
05/03/2008
Michelle Ferguson, RN, BSN, Electrophysiology Nurse Clinician
Michelle Ferguson, RN, BSN, Electroph...
Device patient follow-up has long been an extremely time-consuming task for most organizations, with at least a moderate volume of pacemaker patients. At some point, the expenditure of resources needed to maintain adequate follow-up exceeds...
Device patient follow-up has long been an extremely time-consuming task for most organizations, with at least a moderate volume of pacemaker patients. At some point, the expenditure of resources needed to maintain adequate follow-up exceeds...
Device patient follow-up has...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
05/03/2008
On November 7, 2001, a colleague and I were the first to use the new Medtronic CareLink programmer and Remote View software (Medtronic) during an ICD implant procedure at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.
On November 7, 2001, a colleague and I were the first to use the new Medtronic CareLink programmer and Remote View software (Medtronic) during an ICD implant procedure at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.
On November 7, 2001, a colleague...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
05/03/2008
Alice Ross, RT(R) (CV), NASPE Testamur
Alice Ross, RT(R) (CV), NASPE Testamu...
In the electrophysiology lab, testing for re-entrant tachycardias is a frequently performed procedure. It is necessary to find the mechanism or the substrate that supports the tachycardia.
In the electrophysiology lab, testing for re-entrant tachycardias is a frequently performed procedure. It is necessary to find the mechanism or the substrate that supports the tachycardia.
In the electrophysiology lab,...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
05/03/2008
Douglas Beinborn, RN, BSN, MA, Cindy Truex
Douglas Beinborn, RN, BSN, MA, Cindy ...
Nearly one million patients are discharged from the hospital annually with the diagnosis of heart failure, an increase of 159.4% from 1979 to 1998.
Nearly one million patients are discharged from the hospital annually with the diagnosis of heart failure, an increase of 159.4% from 1979 to 1998.
Nearly one million patients are...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
05/03/2008
Our group decided several years ago to do all we could to ensure standardization of these systems from facility to facility. In this article, we describe why this is so important and how we went about choosing both a system and a vendor who...
Our group decided several years ago to do all we could to ensure standardization of these systems from facility to facility. In this article, we describe why this is so important and how we went about choosing both a system and a vendor who...
Our group decided several years...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Column
Spotlight Interview
05/03/2008
Richard Easly, RN, EP Lab Supervisor
Richard Easly, RN, EP Lab Supervisor
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In 1990, the Saint Vincent Heart Center introduced the first comprehensive electrophysiology lab in the northwestern Pennsylvania region and has continued innovations in both diagnosis and treatment.
In 1990, the Saint Vincent Heart Center introduced the first comprehensive electrophysiology lab in the northwestern Pennsylvania region and has continued innovations in both diagnosis and treatment.
In 1990, the Saint Vincent Heart...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
05/03/2008
We had the opportunity to speak with Jawahar M. Desai, MD, FACC, and Shawn Fojtik regarding current and future treatments in atrial fibrillation.
We had the opportunity to speak with Jawahar M. Desai, MD, FACC, and Shawn Fojtik regarding current and future treatments in atrial fibrillation.
We had the opportunity to speak...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
