Volume 11 - Issue 8 - August 2011
07/28/2011
Biosense Webster Enrolls First Patient in Groundbreaking SMART-AF TrialBiosense Webster, Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient in their latest groundbreaking clinical trial, the SMART-AF Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)...
Biosense Webster Enrolls First Patient in Groundbreaking SMART-AF TrialBiosense Webster, Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient in their latest groundbreaking clinical trial, the SMART-AF Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)...
Biosense Webster Enrolls First...
07/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/28/2011
If you know it, show it...get EP certified! Certification brings personal pride and professional growth. Being certified opens doors and gives you opportunities. Certification also secures your future in EP. Show people you are serious about...
If you know it, show it...get EP certified! Certification brings personal pride and professional growth. Being certified opens doors and gives you opportunities. Certification also secures your future in EP. Show people you are serious about...
If you know it, show it...get EP...
07/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/28/2011
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRSEdit...
Dear Readers,There is increasing pressure on hospitals to reduce supply costs. Due to their high cost, implantable cardiac devices are frequently targeted by hospital administrators. Because hospitals recognize that pacemaker and...
Dear Readers,There is increasing pressure on hospitals to reduce supply costs. Due to their high cost, implantable cardiac devices are frequently targeted by hospital administrators. Because hospitals recognize that pacemaker and...
Dear Readers,There is increasing...
07/28/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/27/2011
In June 2011, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) and WomenHeart:The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease released the 2011 10Q Report: Advancing Women’s Heart Health through Improved Research, Diagnosis and Treatment....
In June 2011, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) and WomenHeart:The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease released the 2011 10Q Report: Advancing Women’s Heart Health through Improved Research, Diagnosis and Treatment....
In June 2011, the Society for...
07/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/27/2011
Linda Moulton, RN, MS Owner, Critical Care ED and C.C.E. Consulting Faculty, Order and Disorder Electrophysiology Training Program
New Berlin, Illinois
Linda Moulton, RN, MS Owner, Critical...
The quest for improvement in safety and efficacy of catheter ablation procedures continues. Catheter tip-to-tissue contact impacts both safety and efficacy. Subjective surrogates for contact have been operator tactile feedback, fluoroscopic...
The quest for improvement in safety and efficacy of catheter ablation procedures continues. Catheter tip-to-tissue contact impacts both safety and efficacy. Subjective surrogates for contact have been operator tactile feedback, fluoroscopic...
The quest for improvement in...
07/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/27/2011
Christine Fontanella, Medical Education Director, Laura Wall,VP for Development, and Alice A. Lara, BSN, SADS President and CEO
The SADS Foundation
Salt Lake City, Utah
Christine Fontanella, Medical Educati...
Learn more here about the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation, a leader in education, research and advocacy for families and individuals at risk for cardiac arrhythmias that can cause sudden death in young people.Cardiac...
Learn more here about the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation, a leader in education, research and advocacy for families and individuals at risk for cardiac arrhythmias that can cause sudden death in young people.Cardiac...
Learn more here about the Sudden...
07/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/27/2011
Patrick Parete, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA; Kelly Melgun, RN, BSN; Cheryl Bell, RN, BSN; Lisa Keene, RN, ADN; Melissa Williams, RN, MSN; Barb Paulic, RN, MSN
Cleveland, Ohio
Patrick Parete, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA; ...
What is the size of the EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials in the lab?The Cleveland Clinic is composed of 7 EP labs and 1 cardioversion suite. A hybrid operating room is available within the Heart and...
What is the size of the EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials in the lab?The Cleveland Clinic is composed of 7 EP labs and 1 cardioversion suite. A hybrid operating room is available within the Heart and...
What is the size of the EP lab...
07/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/27/2011
Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO, StopAfib.org
Decatur, Texas
Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO,...
We’ve all heard the saying that “communication is a two-way street.” In the doctor-patient relationship, especially when the patient has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, we should be building multi-lane highways of communication....
We’ve all heard the saying that “communication is a two-way street.” In the doctor-patient relationship, especially when the patient has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, we should be building multi-lane highways of communication....
We’ve all heard the saying that...
07/27/2011
EP Lab Digest
07/27/2011
A White Paper, entitled Reconnecting the Pieces to Optimize Care in Atrial Fibrillation, was recently released by the Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC), of the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada. This report...
A White Paper, entitled Reconnecting the Pieces to Optimize Care in Atrial Fibrillation, was recently released by the Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC), of the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada. This report...
A White Paper, entitled...
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EP Lab Digest
