Volume 8 - Issue 6 - June 2008
07/31/2008
June 6 – 7
Prucka/Cardiolab GE System Workshop
Location: South Austin Hospital, Austin, Texas
Tel.: 866-892-3408
Email: admin@tcainstitute.com
Website: www.tcainstitute.com
June 14 – 17
Heart Failure 2008
Location: Milano Convention...
June 6 – 7
Prucka/Cardiolab GE System Workshop
Location: South Austin Hospital, Austin, Texas
Tel.: 866-892-3408
Email: admin@tcainstitute.com
Website: www.tcainstitute.com
June 14 – 17
Heart Failure 2008
Location: Milano Convention...
June 6 – 7
Prucka/Cardiolab GE...
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EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
David A. Sandler, MD, FACC, Director of Electrophysiology, Tulsa, Oklahoma
David A. Sandler, MD, FACC, Director ...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The dedicated EP lab at Hillcrest Medical Center is one of three cath lab rooms. We have two electrophysiologists (Dr. David...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The dedicated EP lab at Hillcrest Medical Center is one of three cath lab rooms. We have two electrophysiologists (Dr. David...
What is the size of your EP lab...
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EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
Tell us about how and when you were diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). Had other family members already been diagnosed before that time?
I was the first in my family to be diagnosed. It happened in 1991 after a sudden cardiac arrest at...
Tell us about how and when you were diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). Had other family members already been diagnosed before that time?
I was the first in my family to be diagnosed. It happened in 1991 after a sudden cardiac arrest at...
Tell us about how and when you...
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EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
Dr. John Strobel, Internal Medicine Associates, Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Indiana
Dr. John Strobel, Internal Medicine A...
Background
The patient was a 33-year-old white female who presented with symptoms of dyspnea, palpitations, and fatigue that had been present for six months. A 48-hour Holter monitor demonstrated 68,356 premature ventricular complexes...
Background
The patient was a 33-year-old white female who presented with symptoms of dyspnea, palpitations, and fatigue that had been present for six months. A 48-hour Holter monitor demonstrated 68,356 premature ventricular complexes...
Background
The patient was a...
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EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
Patient Information and Understanding Lacking When Faced with Cardiac Device Recalls
Although nearly 80 percent of patients prefer to receive cardiac device recall information directly from their cardiologist, more than half primarily...
Patient Information and Understanding Lacking When Faced with Cardiac Device Recalls
Although nearly 80 percent of patients prefer to receive cardiac device recall information directly from their cardiologist, more than half primarily...
Patient Information and...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
Heather Connelly, RN, BSN, EP Lab Manager, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Heather Connelly, RN, BSN, EP Lab Man...
In my time as the manager of a dynamic and lively EP lab at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, I have learned many things. In my opinion, these are the five things that have contributed to our department’s success.
1. Shared...
In my time as the manager of a dynamic and lively EP lab at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, I have learned many things. In my opinion, these are the five things that have contributed to our department’s success.
1. Shared...
In my time as the manager of a...
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EP Lab Digest
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Explain T-wave alternans testing. What were your goals in doing this T-wave alternans research?
T-wave alternans (TWA) is a measure of cardiac electrical instability that has been used to predict long-term risk of arrhythmia by measuring...
Explain T-wave alternans testing. What were your goals in doing this T-wave alternans research?
T-wave alternans (TWA) is a measure of cardiac electrical instability that has been used to predict long-term risk of arrhythmia by measuring...
Explain T-wave alternans...
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EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
New Questions:
Mobile EP Labs
I was wondering if anyone is aware of any functioning mobile EP labs? I have found little information on mobile electrophysiology laboratories. I am specifically wondering how one is set up, the cost to run...
New Questions:
Mobile EP Labs
I was wondering if anyone is aware of any functioning mobile EP labs? I have found little information on mobile electrophysiology laboratories. I am specifically wondering how one is set up, the cost to run...
New Questions:
Mobile EP...
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EP Lab Digest
07/31/2008
For 2008, the focus was on “Late-Breaking Clinical Trials.” The sponsor of this meeting was the Al-Sabah Arrhythmia Institute of St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Co-Chairmen of...
For 2008, the focus was on “Late-Breaking Clinical Trials.” The sponsor of this meeting was the Al-Sabah Arrhythmia Institute of St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Co-Chairmen of...
For 2008, the focus was on...
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EP Lab Digest
Column
Feature Interview
07/31/2008
I had always wanted to be a pediatric nurse, and only came to the Cleveland Clinic for some job experience. It is now 36 years later!
I had always wanted to be a pediatric nurse, and only came to the Cleveland Clinic for some job experience. It is now 36 years later!
I had always wanted to be a...
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EP Lab Digest
