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Volume 12 - Issue 2 - February 2012

Column

Letter from the Editor
The Riata Recall
01/27/2012

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS Edi...
On December 14, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration classified St. Jude Medical’s Riata defibrillator lead as a Class I recall, because of the “potential risk of serious injury or patient death if affected devices malfunction.”
On December 14, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration classified St. Jude Medical’s Riata defibrillator lead as a Class I recall, because of the “potential risk of serious injury or patient death if affected devices malfunction.”
On December 14, 2011, the Food...
01/27/2012
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: Merkezi Klinika Hospital
01/26/2012

Farid Aliyev, MD, Director of EP Lab
Merkezi Klinika Hospital
Heart Center, Baku, Azerbaijan

Farid Aliyev, MD, Director of EP Lab ...
Merkezi Klinika Hospital is located in the center of Baku, the capital of the Azerbaijan Republic. It is equipped with the latest technology and offers a full range of state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular services.
Merkezi Klinika Hospital is located in the center of Baku, the capital of the Azerbaijan Republic. It is equipped with the latest technology and offers a full range of state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular services.
Merkezi Klinika Hospital is...
01/26/2012
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Review
Cryoballoon Ablation at the Mayo Clinic
01/27/2012

Fred Kusumoto, MD, Electrophysiology and Pacing Service, Division of Cardiovascular Disease Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida

Fred Kusumoto, MD, Electrophysiology ...
We are at the cusp of a new era of ablation for arrhythmias similar to the transition 25 years ago when RF supplanted direct current energy.
We are at the cusp of a new era of ablation for arrhythmias similar to the transition 25 years ago when RF supplanted direct current energy.
We are at the cusp of a new era...
01/27/2012
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Case Study: Pacemaker Twiddler’s Syndrome
01/27/2012

Shawn Balaschak, RN, BSN, MS, Manager, Cardiac Cath and EP laboratories
St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Shawn Balaschak, RN, BSN, MS, Manager...
Shawn Balaschak, RN, BSN, MS, presents a brief case study on a patient with Twiddler’s syndrome. Find out more about this unusual phenomenon here.
Shawn Balaschak, RN, BSN, MS, presents a brief case study on a patient with Twiddler’s syndrome. Find out more about this unusual phenomenon here.
Shawn Balaschak, RN, BSN, MS,...
01/27/2012
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Early Experiences With Novel Quadripolar Technology
01/26/2012

Michael Cao, MD
Director of the EP Laboratory at LAC/USC Medical Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Michael Cao, MD Director of the EP La...
This case illustrates a realistic dilemma when medical therapy has no additional benefit. Both VAD and transplant therapy have been shown to be helpful in certain patient populations, but it may not be applicable in all heart failure...
This case illustrates a realistic dilemma when medical therapy has no additional benefit. Both VAD and transplant therapy have been shown to be helpful in certain patient populations, but it may not be applicable in all heart failure...
This case illustrates a...
01/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
MR Conditional ICD Technology: Update
01/26/2012

Luca Santini, MD, PhD1, Valentina Romano, MD1; Massimo Santini, MD, FESC, FACC2
1Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Rome, Italy; 2San Filippo Neri Hospital, Cardiovascular Department, Division of Cardiology, Rome, Italy

Luca Santini, MD, PhD1, Valentina Rom...
The ability to use MR scans is important and will become even more important in the future. Until recently, patients with an ICD had been excluded from undergoing MR scans despite that these scans are critical for the diagnosis and therapy of...
The ability to use MR scans is important and will become even more important in the future. Until recently, patients with an ICD had been excluded from undergoing MR scans despite that these scans are critical for the diagnosis and therapy of...
The ability to use MR scans is...
01/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
Review
A Comparison of the New Anticoagulants for Use in Atrial Fibrillation
01/26/2012

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...
Recently, dabigatran was approved for stroke prevention in the AF population, followed closely by rivaroxaban. Apixaban is also currently undergoing FDA review. The following is a summary of these new warfarin rivals.
Recently, dabigatran was approved for stroke prevention in the AF population, followed closely by rivaroxaban. Apixaban is also currently undergoing FDA review. The following is a summary of these new warfarin rivals.
Recently, dabigatran was...
01/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
Atrial Fibrillation Certification Program at Genesis HealthCare System
01/25/2012

Cathy Huggins, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN, Chest Pain/Heart Failure Coordinator, Abdulhay Albirini, MD, FACC, Director, Cardiac Catherization Laboratory, Amber Scheffler, RN, PCCN, and M. Magdy A. Migeed, MD, FACC, FHRS, Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory
Genesis HealthCare System
Zanesville, Ohio

Cathy Huggins, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN, Ch...
The Society of Chest Pain Centers recently selected Genesis HealthCare System as one of 5 hospitals in the nation to participate in beta site testing for the forthcoming Atrial Fibrillation Certification. 
The Society of Chest Pain Centers recently selected Genesis HealthCare System as one of 5 hospitals in the nation to participate in beta site testing for the forthcoming Atrial Fibrillation Certification. 
The Society of Chest Pain...
01/25/2012
EP Lab Digest

Insights

10-Minute Interview
10-Minute Interview: Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil
01/27/2012

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
EPLD speaks with Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center.
EPLD speaks with Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center.
EPLD speaks with Jagmeet P....
01/27/2012
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Bradley Knight, MD

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