Volume 12 - Issue 5 - May 2012
04/26/2012
Nicole Shore, SICP Executive Director
Nicole Shore, SICP Executive Director...
Save the Date and Register Today: SICP’s Signature RCES Review Course
The Heart Hospital Baylor
Plano, TX
June 15-16, 2012
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals will present a two-day RCES Registry Review Course conducted by...
Save the Date and Register Today: SICP’s Signature RCES Review Course
The Heart Hospital Baylor
Plano, TX
June 15-16, 2012
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals will present a two-day RCES Registry Review Course conducted by...
Save the Date and Register...
04/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/26/2012
New Radiation Protection Products Approved for Device ImplantsLEMER PAX announced the CE Mark and market release of three new versions of its CATHPAX Radiation Protection Cabin. Like the original CATHPAX radiation cabin, which was designed...
New Radiation Protection Products Approved for Device ImplantsLEMER PAX announced the CE Mark and market release of three new versions of its CATHPAX Radiation Protection Cabin. Like the original CATHPAX radiation cabin, which was designed...
New Radiation Protection...
04/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRSEdit...
On August 24, 2010, the FDA announced that there was a voluntary recall by DePuy of their ASR™ metal-on-metal total hip system, because the revision rates within five years were approximately 13%.1 My father had his hip replaced with this...
On August 24, 2010, the FDA announced that there was a voluntary recall by DePuy of their ASR™ metal-on-metal total hip system, because the revision rates within five years were approximately 13%.1 My father had his hip replaced with this...
On August 24, 2010, the FDA...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
M. Obadah Al Chekakie, MD, FACC
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Cheyenne, Wyoming
M. Obadah Al Chekakie, MD, FACCCheyen...
Case PresentationA 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department with chest pain and palpitations. She was hiking with her husband when the palpitations started and she felt her pulse, which seemed to be fast and irregular. Her...
Case PresentationA 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department with chest pain and palpitations. She was hiking with her husband when the palpitations started and she felt her pulse, which seemed to be fast and irregular. Her...
Case PresentationA 39-year-old...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
David E. Haines, MD
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Beaumont Heath System
Royal Oak, Michigan
David E. Haines, MDProfessor, Cardiov...
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) as an adjunct to procedures in cardiac electrophysiology has allowed operators to obtain real-time, three-dimensional anatomical information. Over the years, the evolution of procedures for the...
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) as an adjunct to procedures in cardiac electrophysiology has allowed operators to obtain real-time, three-dimensional anatomical information. Over the years, the evolution of procedures for the...
The use of intracardiac...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Brad S. Sutton, MD, MBA,
Saraswathy Manickavasagam, MD,
A. Gregory Deam, MD, and
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
Brad S. Sutton, MD, MBA, Saraswathy M...
Focal atrial tachycardias (AT) originate from a circumscribed area with centrifugal spread to both atria. They can be due to enhanced automaticity, triggered activity, or microreentry. Sites of origin for focal AT tend to cluster at specific...
Focal atrial tachycardias (AT) originate from a circumscribed area with centrifugal spread to both atria. They can be due to enhanced automaticity, triggered activity, or microreentry. Sites of origin for focal AT tend to cluster at specific...
Focal atrial tachycardias (AT)...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Antonio Navarrete, MD, FACC, CCDS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Medicine, Indiana University
IU Health Ball Hospital
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Medical Consultants
Muncie, Indiana
Antonio Navarrete, MD, FACC, CCDSAssi...
Patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) have an increase in the incidence of atrial arrhythmias that persist after surgical or percutaneous septal closure. Adult cardiologists are faced with treating atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial...
Patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) have an increase in the incidence of atrial arrhythmias that persist after surgical or percutaneous septal closure. Adult cardiologists are faced with treating atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial...
Patients with atrial septal...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRS
Omaha, Nebraska
Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRSOma...
IntroductionIn recent years, ablation strategies aimed at curing atrial fibrillation have completely changed the landscape of clinical electrophysiology. The efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation, particularly for the treatment of paroxysmal...
IntroductionIn recent years, ablation strategies aimed at curing atrial fibrillation have completely changed the landscape of clinical electrophysiology. The efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation, particularly for the treatment of paroxysmal...
IntroductionIn recent years,...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Jana M. Hoffmeister, MD and
Ann C. Garlitski, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Jana M. Hoffmeister, MD and Ann C. Ga...
Case PresentationWith advancements in both device-based therapy as well as ablation strategies, the field of electrophysiology offers treatments for congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death, bradyarrhythmias, and tachyarrhythmias. Both...
Case PresentationWith advancements in both device-based therapy as well as ablation strategies, the field of electrophysiology offers treatments for congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death, bradyarrhythmias, and tachyarrhythmias. Both...
Case PresentationWith...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
David M. Gilligan, MD
CJW Medical Center-The Levinson Heart Hospital
Richmond, Virginia
David M. Gilligan, MDCJW Medical Cent...
When I was given this opportunity to contribute an article to EP Lab Digest®, I offered to share some tips on how to avoid complications with device implantation. This topic was on my mind because of a recent bad outcome despite years of...
When I was given this opportunity to contribute an article to EP Lab Digest®, I offered to share some tips on how to avoid complications with device implantation. This topic was on my mind because of a recent bad outcome despite years of...
When I was given this...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
