Volume 11 - Issue 10 - October 2011
Column
Letter from the Editor
09/28/2011
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Edi...
Attorneys are responsible for the growing cost of health care far beyond the problem of excessive malpractice litigation. This issue needs more attention and quantification.
Attorneys are responsible for the growing cost of health care far beyond the problem of excessive malpractice litigation. This issue needs more attention and quantification.
Attorneys are responsible for...
09/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
09/27/2011
Bonnie Christensen, RN, BSN and M. Obadah Al Chekakie, MD, MSc
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Bonnie Christensen, RN, BSN and M. Ob...
The electrophysiology lab at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center was established in July 2009. It was the first functioning EP lab in the state of Wyoming.
The electrophysiology lab at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center was established in July 2009. It was the first functioning EP lab in the state of Wyoming.
The electrophysiology lab at...
09/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Feature Story
09/28/2011
Thomas Paul, MD1, and J. Philip Saul, MD2
1Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Director, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Georg-August-University, Gottingen, Germany;
2Professor of Pediatrics, Director, The Children's Heart Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Paul, MD1, and J. Philip Saul,...
The Sixth Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology: Focus on Clinical Management will take place December 11-13 in South Carolina. Here we provide an overview of what to expect at the meeting.
The Sixth Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology: Focus on Clinical Management will take place December 11-13 in South Carolina. Here we provide an overview of what to expect at the meeting.
The Sixth Charleston Symposium...
09/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
Review
09/28/2011
Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, Director, and Sean Halleran, MD
Leighton Heart and Vascular Center and Memorial Advanced Cardiovascular Institute, South Bend, Indiana
Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, Director, and S...
Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, and Sean Halleran, MD describe their experience using Medronic's Arctic Front at Memorial Advanced Cardiovascular Institute.
Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, and Sean Halleran, MD describe their experience using Medronic's Arctic Front at Memorial Advanced Cardiovascular Institute.
Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, and Sean...
09/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
Review
09/28/2011
Mark S. Link, MD
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Mark S. Link, MD
Tufts Medical Center...
The Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Curriculum was recently updated. In this overview, Dr. Link provides a summary of the changes.
The Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Curriculum was recently updated. In this overview, Dr. Link provides a summary of the changes.
The Clinical Cardiac...
09/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
09/27/2011
Kimberly A. Parks, DO, FACC, and Mary Orencole, RN, MS, ANP
Division of Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Section, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Kimberly A. Parks, DO, FACC, and Mary...
There is an urgent need for novel strategies to optimize outpatient management of patients with heart failure and prevent recurrent hospitalizations.
There is an urgent need for novel strategies to optimize outpatient management of patients with heart failure and prevent recurrent hospitalizations.
There is an urgent need for...
09/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
09/27/2011
L. Bing Liem, DO, FACC; James D. Joye, DO, FACC; Benjamin Potkin, MD, FACC
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California
L. Bing Liem, DO, FACC; James D. Joye...
Dr. Liem et al provide a case on dual-site LV pacing.The patient was an example of a non-responder to the traditional CRT method who became a partial responder and benefitted from freedom of ICD shocks.
Dr. Liem et al provide a case on dual-site LV pacing.The patient was an example of a non-responder to the traditional CRT method who became a partial responder and benefitted from freedom of ICD shocks.
Dr. Liem et al provide a case on...
09/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
09/26/2011
Joann Eller, Clinical Manager, EP and Cardiac Cath Labs,
Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Joann Eller, Clinical Manager, EP and...
The EP lab at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta has been running a successful reprocessing program for nearly 10 years. In 2010, Piedmont saved more than $303,000, and is on track to increase its savings for 2011. Learn more about their strategies...
The EP lab at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta has been running a successful reprocessing program for nearly 10 years. In 2010, Piedmont saved more than $303,000, and is on track to increase its savings for 2011. Learn more about their strategies...
The EP lab at Piedmont Hospital...
09/26/2011
EP Lab Digest
Review
09/26/2011
Pasquale Santangeli, MD; J. David Burkhardt, MD; Andrea Natale, MD
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas
Pasquale Santangeli, MD; J. David Bur...
Dr. Santangeli et al summarize available evidence on primary ventricular tachycardia ablation, reviewing the techniques and results of this ablation strategy.
Dr. Santangeli et al summarize available evidence on primary ventricular tachycardia ablation, reviewing the techniques and results of this ablation strategy.
Dr. Santangeli et al summarize...
09/26/2011
EP Lab Digest
