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Volume 11 - Issue 9 - September 2011

Column

Letter from the Editor
08/30/2011
Rivaroxaban appears to be an important step toward improved options for patients with AF to reduce their risk of stroke. However, more progress is needed.
Rivaroxaban appears to be an important step toward improved options for patients with AF to reduce their risk of stroke. However, more progress is needed.
Rivaroxaban appears to be an...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Guest Editorial
08/30/2011
We take a moment to remember the fateful events that took place on September 11, 2001. Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS, Emeritus Editor in Chief of EP Lab Digest, provides an editorial about life in the post-9/11 era.
We take a moment to remember the fateful events that took place on September 11, 2001. Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS, Emeritus Editor in Chief of EP Lab Digest, provides an editorial about life in the post-9/11 era.
We take a moment to remember the...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest speaks with Mohammad Zubaid, MB, ChB, FRCPC, FACC, Professor of Medicine at Kuwait University and Head of the Division of Cardiology at Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital in Kuwait.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Mohammad Zubaid, MB, ChB, FRCPC, FACC, Professor of Medicine at Kuwait University and Head of the Division of Cardiology at Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital in Kuwait.
EP Lab Digest speaks with...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest speaks with Bernard Klocman, President and CEO of Emergency Medical Technologies, about the WriskWatch device, a watch-sized device worn on the wrist to detect loss of pulse.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Bernard Klocman, President and CEO of Emergency Medical Technologies, about the WriskWatch device, a watch-sized device worn on the wrist to detect loss of pulse.
EP Lab Digest speaks with...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
08/29/2011
Dr. Rishi Anand is the Medical Director of the electrophysiology lab at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Dr. Rishi Anand is the Medical Director of the electrophysiology lab at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Dr. Rishi Anand is the Medical...
08/29/2011
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
08/29/2011
Akron General Medical Center's EP program was started in 1997. There are 3 dedicated EP labs.
Akron General Medical Center's EP program was started in 1997. There are 3 dedicated EP labs.
Akron General Medical Center's...
08/29/2011
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study
08/30/2011
William F. DeForge, PhD, CCDS, and Jaclyn Conelius, PhD, APRN-BC, CCDS, describe how crucial proper programming of stored intracardiac electrograms can be when trying to associate specific cardiac symptoms or events with a stored record.
William F. DeForge, PhD, CCDS, and Jaclyn Conelius, PhD, APRN-BC, CCDS, describe how crucial proper programming of stored intracardiac electrograms can be when trying to associate specific cardiac symptoms or events with a stored record.
William F. DeForge, PhD, CCDS,...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
08/30/2011
Dr. Neil Sanghvi presents his experience with cryoballoon technology coupled with simultaneous monitoring of pulmonary vein activity via the Achieve Mapping Catheter (Medtronic).
Dr. Neil Sanghvi presents his experience with cryoballoon technology coupled with simultaneous monitoring of pulmonary vein activity via the Achieve Mapping Catheter (Medtronic).
Dr. Neil Sanghvi presents his...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
08/30/2011
In recognition of Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, author Mellanie True Hills discusses the efforts being made toward the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation.
In recognition of Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, author Mellanie True Hills discusses the efforts being made toward the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation.
In recognition of Atrial...
08/30/2011
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
08/29/2011
This case describes a patient with an ICD who received several shocks while exercising. Review of this clinical event highlights the need for high-energy devices, since there is often variation in energy required to terminate tachyarrhythmias.
This case describes a patient with an ICD who received several shocks while exercising. Review of this clinical event highlights the need for high-energy devices, since there is often variation in energy required to terminate tachyarrhythmias.
This case describes a patient...
08/29/2011
EP Lab Digest