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Volume 12 - Issue 3 - March 2012

Column

Letter from the Editor
Your Patient Has Atrial Fibrillation on His Pacemaker Interrogation — Do You Want to Start Anticoagulation?
02/29/2012

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS Edi...
It seems reasonable to consider anticoagulation in patients with subclinical AF detected at the time of a pacemaker interrogation if it lasted more than 18 hours. The harder decision at this time might actually be which drug to start.
It seems reasonable to consider anticoagulation in patients with subclinical AF detected at the time of a pacemaker interrogation if it lasted more than 18 hours. The harder decision at this time might actually be which drug to start.
It seems reasonable to consider...
02/29/2012
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Remote-K-Viewer Technology: Managing Cardiac Devices Remotely Via an iPad
02/28/2012

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr. E. Martin Kloosterman, Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, about the remote-K-viewer technology he developed.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr. E. Martin Kloosterman, Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, about the remote-K-viewer technology he developed.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr. E....
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Implementation of a Cardiovascular Information System at Lehigh Valley Health Network
02/28/2012

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Featured is a discussion with Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) Coordinator Cyndi Ciocco, RHIT, Robert F. Malacoff, MD, Hari Joshi, MD, and Project Manager Carolyn Suess, RN, about implementation of the Centricity CVIS system (GE...
Featured is a discussion with Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) Coordinator Cyndi Ciocco, RHIT, Robert F. Malacoff, MD, Hari Joshi, MD, and Project Manager Carolyn Suess, RN, about implementation of the Centricity CVIS system (GE...
Featured is a discussion with...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: Spectrum Health
02/28/2012

Matt Jackson, RT(R)
Spectrum Health Electrophysiology
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Matt Jackson, RT(R) Spectrum Health E...
At Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, there are 5 board-certified cardiac electrophysiologists and 3 dedicated EP labs within the cardiac catheterization department.
At Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, there are 5 board-certified cardiac electrophysiologists and 3 dedicated EP labs within the cardiac catheterization department.
At Spectrum Health in Grand...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Feature Story
I Can See Your Heart Beat: A Patient’s Guide to the Heart’s Electrical System
02/28/2012

Jeff Schoeben, RCIS

Jeff Schoeben, RCIS
Jeff Schoeben, RCIS, recently wrote and self-published a patient's guide to heart arrhythmias, entitled "I Can See Your Heart Beat: A Patient’s Guide to the Heart’s Electrical System." Featured is an excerpt.
Jeff Schoeben, RCIS, recently wrote and self-published a patient's guide to heart arrhythmias, entitled "I Can See Your Heart Beat: A Patient’s Guide to the Heart’s Electrical System." Featured is an excerpt.
Jeff Schoeben, RCIS, recently...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Case Study From CarolinaEast Medical Center
02/28/2012

Christopher Hudson, MD, and Angela Park, MD
CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern, North Carolina

Christopher Hudson, MD, and Angela Pa...
Based on their early experience, Christopher Hudson, MD, and Angela Park, MD, envision the cryoballoon procedure becoming the cornerstone of therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Based on their early experience, Christopher Hudson, MD, and Angela Park, MD, envision the cryoballoon procedure becoming the cornerstone of therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Based on their early experience,...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest
Review
Clinical Genetic Testing for Familial Atrial Fibrillation: Is it Time?
02/28/2012

Michael H. Gollob, MD
Director, Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic and Arrhythmia Research Laboratory
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Michael H. Gollob, MD Director, Inher...
The ‘pharmacogenomic approach’ as a future management strategy to AFib is now within grasp. Clinical genetic testing for the currently known culprit genes for AFib are now commercially available.
The ‘pharmacogenomic approach’ as a future management strategy to AFib is now within grasp. Clinical genetic testing for the currently known culprit genes for AFib are now commercially available.
The ‘pharmacogenomic approach’...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
Career Advice for Newly Trained Electrophysiologists
02/28/2012

Rishi Anand, MD
Medical Director of the EP lab at Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Rishi Anand, MD Medical Director of t...
The practice of electrophysiology is fantastic, alive, and ever changing; I hope this article helps provide perspective as you start your career.
The practice of electrophysiology is fantastic, alive, and ever changing; I hope this article helps provide perspective as you start your career.
The practice of...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest
Review
Ablating Rotors and Focal Beat Sources of Atrial Fibrillation to Improve Outcome: The CONFIRM Trial
02/28/2012

Sanjiv M. Narayan, MB, MD, PhD1; David E. Krummen, MD1; Kalayanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD2; John M. Miller, MD3
1University of California and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California; 
2University of California, Los Angeles, California; 
3Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Sanjiv M. Narayan, MB, MD, PhD1; Davi...
The success of the approach of Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) ablation for AF led to the CONFIRM trial, and to the initiation of clinical programs for FIRM ablation at several institutions beyond the initial study group.
The success of the approach of Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) ablation for AF led to the CONFIRM trial, and to the initiation of clinical programs for FIRM ablation at several institutions beyond the initial study group.
The success of the approach of...
02/28/2012
EP Lab Digest

Insights

10-Minute Interview
10-Minute Interview: Dr. Edward Schloss
02/28/2012

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Dr. Schloss is the Director of Electrophysiology for The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was also recently named by MedCity News as one of the top 10 cardiologists to follow on Twitter.
Dr. Schloss is the Director of Electrophysiology for The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was also recently named by MedCity News as one of the top 10 cardiologists to follow on Twitter.
Dr. Schloss is the Director of...
02/28/2012
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Bradley Knight, MD

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