Volume 11 - Issue 12 - December 2011
Column
Letter from the Editor
12/01/2011
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Edi...
Although it is common for patients with persistent AF to require more than one catheter ablation procedure to reduce their AF burden, minimally invasive surgical techniques are available. Should this patient have cardiac surgery instead of...
Although it is common for patients with persistent AF to require more than one catheter ablation procedure to reduce their AF burden, minimally invasive surgical techniques are available. Should this patient have cardiac surgery instead of...
Although it is common for...
12/01/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
11/30/2011
In this interview, EPLD speaks with Lisa A. Levine, CAE, President of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) and Co-Chair of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition.
In this interview, EPLD speaks with Lisa A. Levine, CAE, President of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) and Co-Chair of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition.
In this interview, EPLD speaks...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
11/30/2011
Dr. William Abraham talks with EP Lab Digest about a new study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the OPTIMIZER System (Impulse Dynamics N.V.).
Dr. William Abraham talks with EP Lab Digest about a new study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the OPTIMIZER System (Impulse Dynamics N.V.).
Dr. William Abraham talks with...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
11/30/2011
EPLD speaks with William J. Oetgen, MD, MBA, FACC, Senior Vice President for Science and Quality of the American College of Cardiology, about the PINNACLE Registry.
EPLD speaks with William J. Oetgen, MD, MBA, FACC, Senior Vice President for Science and Quality of the American College of Cardiology, about the PINNACLE Registry.
EPLD speaks with William J....
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
11/30/2011
Linda Pollard, RN, EP Lab Coordinator
Saginaw, Michigan
Linda Pollard, RN, EP Lab Coordinator...
Covenant HealthCare has 2 dedicated electrophysiology labs: one is completely upgraded for Carto 3D mapping (Biosense Webster, Inc) and laser lead extractions, and the other is Carto equipped.
Covenant HealthCare has 2 dedicated electrophysiology labs: one is completely upgraded for Carto 3D mapping (Biosense Webster, Inc) and laser lead extractions, and the other is Carto equipped.
Covenant HealthCare has 2...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
11/30/2011
The Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium will take place January 12-14, 2012. In this interview, we speak with Course Director Jeremy N. Ruskin, MD.
The Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium will take place January 12-14, 2012. In this interview, we speak with Course Director Jeremy N. Ruskin, MD.
The Boston Atrial Fibrillation...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Review
11/30/2011
J.G.Baust, FACC, FSC,1 N.K. Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FHRS,2 K.K. Snyder, PhD,1,3 J.M. Baust, PhD1,3
1Inst. Biomed. Technology, SUNY Binghamton, New York; 2The Heart Rhythm Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York; 3CPSI Biotech, Inc. Owego, New York
J.G.Baust, FACC, FSC,1 N.K. Sanghvi, ...
The authors review the science behind cryoablation, including cellular physiology and mechanism of ablation, as well as clinical applications for cryoablation such as atrial fibrillation ablation and ablation of certain supraventricular...
The authors review the science behind cryoablation, including cellular physiology and mechanism of ablation, as well as clinical applications for cryoablation such as atrial fibrillation ablation and ablation of certain supraventricular...
The authors review the science...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
11/30/2011
Jim Collins, CPC, CCC, President, CardiologyCoder.Com, Inc.
Jim Collins, CPC, CCC, President, Car...
The deadline is approaching for recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding which Medicare regulations and policies should be eliminated or revised to remove administrative burden and improve the quality of...
The deadline is approaching for recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding which Medicare regulations and policies should be eliminated or revised to remove administrative burden and improve the quality of...
The deadline is approaching for...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
11/30/2011
Michele K. Derheim, MSN, RN, CNML Director of Clinical Operations Cardiac Procedures Unit Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michele K. Derheim, MSN, RN, CNML Dir...
The author discusses the development of a hybrid OR at the University of Michigan, which has 3 hybrid rooms and plans to add 2 more: one for the new children’s and women’s hospitals, and another in the Cardiovascular Center.
The author discusses the development of a hybrid OR at the University of Michigan, which has 3 hybrid rooms and plans to add 2 more: one for the new children’s and women’s hospitals, and another in the Cardiovascular Center.
The author discusses the...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
11/30/2011
Jeremy P. Moore, MD†, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD*, Ravi Mandapati, MD*¥
*UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; ¥Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center; †Division of Pediatric Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Jeremy P. Moore, MD†, Kalyanam Shiv...
The authors provide an overview on the major types of congenital heart disease surgery, including biventricular repair, modified Fontan procedure, and atrial baffle procedures, and share details on catheter-based therapies.
The authors provide an overview on the major types of congenital heart disease surgery, including biventricular repair, modified Fontan procedure, and atrial baffle procedures, and share details on catheter-based therapies.
The authors provide an overview...
11/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
