Volume 7 - Issue 9 - September 2007
05/03/2008
Tell us more about Mended Hearts. When was it formed?
Mended Hearts, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Heart Association. It was founded in Boston by heart surgeon Dr. Dwight Harken. We have been...
Tell us more about Mended Hearts. When was it formed?
Mended Hearts, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Heart Association. It was founded in Boston by heart surgeon Dr. Dwight Harken. We have been...
Tell us more about Mended...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Does your ICD group have a name or nickname? When and how often does your ICD group meet?
Providence Hospital Medical Centers: We polled our patients to come up with a support group name but we didn't get any names that were special...
Does your ICD group have a name or nickname? When and how often does your ICD group meet?
Providence Hospital Medical Centers: We polled our patients to come up with a support group name but we didn't get any names that were special...
Does your ICD group have a name...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
New Questions:
ACT Guidelines
I was just wondering what people are using for ACT guidelines during pulmonary vein isolations. I am also curious as to what ACT machine they are using.
Heidi Helmer, RN, BSN
(To reply to this question, please...
New Questions:
ACT Guidelines
I was just wondering what people are using for ACT guidelines during pulmonary vein isolations. I am also curious as to what ACT machine they are using.
Heidi Helmer, RN, BSN
(To reply to this question, please...
New Questions:
ACT Guidelines...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Potentially lethal complications include arterial-venous fistula and/or dissecting hematoma, tears into the thoracic cavity, and tears of the superior vena cava (SVC) and/or heart wall.These potentially lethal complications all result from...
Potentially lethal complications include arterial-venous fistula and/or dissecting hematoma, tears into the thoracic cavity, and tears of the superior vena cava (SVC) and/or heart wall.These potentially lethal complications all result from...
Potentially lethal complications...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
One of the draws of cardiac electrophysiology, for me, was the technology. While working in the Cardiac Care Unit, I cared one day for a patient who had a pacemaker. When I walked into his room to administer some medications, I noticed that...
One of the draws of cardiac electrophysiology, for me, was the technology. While working in the Cardiac Care Unit, I cared one day for a patient who had a pacemaker. When I walked into his room to administer some medications, I noticed that...
One of the draws of cardiac...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
You are considered a nationally recognized expert on the topic of psychological care and quality of life outcomes of ICD patients; your research in this area is quite extensive. When in your career did you first begin to study the effects of...
You are considered a nationally recognized expert on the topic of psychological care and quality of life outcomes of ICD patients; your research in this area is quite extensive. When in your career did you first begin to study the effects of...
You are considered a nationally...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
For patients and families at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to heart rhythm disorders, an abnormal 12-lead electrocardiogram often yields the first critical clues of serious underlying disease. While it is true that some...
For patients and families at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to heart rhythm disorders, an abnormal 12-lead electrocardiogram often yields the first critical clues of serious underlying disease. While it is true that some...
For patients and families at...
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?
The cardiac rhythm management program at Morristown Memorial Hospital has grown from one lab with a single cardiac...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The cardiac rhythm management program at Morristown Memorial Hospital has grown from one lab with a single cardiac...
What is the size of your EP lab...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
