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Volume 11 - Issue 7 - July 2011

06/30/2011

Compiled by EPLabDigest

Compiled by EPLabDigest
Cardiovascular Credentialing International to Sunset On-the-Job Training as Qualification Pathway for Invasive Registry Examination  Effective July 1, 2013, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) will officially remove the RCIS1...
Cardiovascular Credentialing International to Sunset On-the-Job Training as Qualification Pathway for Invasive Registry Examination  Effective July 1, 2013, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) will officially remove the RCIS1...
Cardiovascular Credentialing...
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Dear Readers,The field of cardiac electrophysiology has evolved rapidly over the past 10 to 15 years as implantable devices and ablation procedures have become more complex, and as interventional electrophysiologists have had to continuously...
Dear Readers,The field of cardiac electrophysiology has evolved rapidly over the past 10 to 15 years as implantable devices and ablation procedures have become more complex, and as interventional electrophysiologists have had to continuously...
Dear Readers,The field of...
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Our December 2009 Cath Lab Digest article entitled “State of the Union: What is Keeping You Up at Night?” made some predictions about the future of healthcare. One prediction was that a new focus on prevention and chronic disease management...
Our December 2009 Cath Lab Digest article entitled “State of the Union: What is Keeping You Up at Night?” made some predictions about the future of healthcare. One prediction was that a new focus on prevention and chronic disease management...
Our December 2009 Cath Lab...
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In this feature interview we speak with investigator and lead author of the EXCLUDE clinical trial, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, about the use of the AtriClip™ (AtriCure, Inc., West Chester, OH) for left atrial appendage exclusion. Dr. Gorav Ailawadi...
In this feature interview we speak with investigator and lead author of the EXCLUDE clinical trial, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, about the use of the AtriClip™ (AtriCure, Inc., West Chester, OH) for left atrial appendage exclusion. Dr. Gorav Ailawadi...
In this feature interview we...
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In this article EP Lab Digest speaks with Gerard R. Martin, MD, FACC, Chair of the NCDR® IMPACT Registry Steering Committee. The IMPACT Registry™ is the first national registry designed to track outcomes for pediatric and adult patients...
In this article EP Lab Digest speaks with Gerard R. Martin, MD, FACC, Chair of the NCDR® IMPACT Registry Steering Committee. The IMPACT Registry™ is the first national registry designed to track outcomes for pediatric and adult patients...
In this article EP Lab Digest...
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ABSTRACT: Purpose. Our objective was to evaluate the early efficacy of a new atrial fibrillation (AF) program in Peoria, Illinois. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of patients who had undergone AF ablation at the Methodist Medical...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. Our objective was to evaluate the early efficacy of a new atrial fibrillation (AF) program in Peoria, Illinois. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of patients who had undergone AF ablation at the Methodist Medical...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. Our objective...
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So finally, what is the effect of biventricular (BiV) pacing on VT and VF?Most electrophysiologists can remember a case or two in which biventricular pacing significantly reduced the amount of ventricular tachycardia. However, while several...
So finally, what is the effect of biventricular (BiV) pacing on VT and VF?Most electrophysiologists can remember a case or two in which biventricular pacing significantly reduced the amount of ventricular tachycardia. However, while several...
So finally, what is the effect...
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What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center currently has one dedicated, leading-edge EP lab. Funds have been approved for the...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center currently has one dedicated, leading-edge EP lab. Funds have been approved for the...
What is the size of your EP lab...
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Pacemakers are in common use nowadays for a variety of reasons. These devices have been very successful in the treatment of various bradyarrhythmias and have even proven lifesaving in patients with Stokes–Adams Syndrome. However, normal...
Pacemakers are in common use nowadays for a variety of reasons. These devices have been very successful in the treatment of various bradyarrhythmias and have even proven lifesaving in patients with Stokes–Adams Syndrome. However, normal...
Pacemakers are in common use...
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The second-annual EPI Congress, taking place September 9–11, 2011 in Washington, DC, is the key scientific event for what’s new in cardiac device therapy. Learn more about the 2011 program here from Course Co-Directors Seth J. Worley, MD,...
The second-annual EPI Congress, taking place September 9–11, 2011 in Washington, DC, is the key scientific event for what’s new in cardiac device therapy. Learn more about the 2011 program here from Course Co-Directors Seth J. Worley, MD,...
The second-annual EPI Congress,...
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