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Volume 10 - Issue 9 - September 2010

09/01/2010
Interview by Jodie Elrod
Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview, we speak with Lauren D. Vazquez, PhD, lead investigator of the Female-Specific Education, Management, and Lifestyle Enhancement for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients Study (FEMALE-ICD Study).[1] What are some...
In this interview, we speak with Lauren D. Vazquez, PhD, lead investigator of the Female-Specific Education, Management, and Lifestyle Enhancement for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients Study (FEMALE-ICD Study).[1] What are some...
In this interview, we speak with...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Kimberly Clawson, RN, RCES, Tharen J. Leesch, RCES, CVT-AAS, Dr. Nadim Khan, Dr. Huy Khuu Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, EP Lab Zephyrhills, Florida
Kimberly Clawson, RN, RCES, Tharen J....
In this next case installment from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, the authors describe a diagnosis of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a patient who works as a skydiving instructor. Case Description A 60-year-old Caucasian male,...
In this next case installment from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, the authors describe a diagnosis of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a patient who works as a skydiving instructor. Case Description A 60-year-old Caucasian male,...
In this next case installment...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Interview by Jodie Elrod
Interview by Jodie Elrod
New research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that survival rates with a wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) vest were comparable to that of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).[1] In this...
New research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that survival rates with a wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) vest were comparable to that of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).[1] In this...
New research in the Journal of...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Lisa Williams, MBA, BSN, RN and Heather Bloom, MD Atlanta VA Medical Center Atlanta, GA
Lisa Williams, MBA, BSN, RN and Heath...
In this article the authors describe their use of Precedex in the lab during ablation cases. By adding Precedex to their moderate sedation protocol for these extended cases, they have been able to increase patient comfort and significantly...
In this article the authors describe their use of Precedex in the lab during ablation cases. By adding Precedex to their moderate sedation protocol for these extended cases, they have been able to increase patient comfort and significantly...
In this article the authors...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Amanda Elfstrum, MBA, and Eric Hoesing*, Director of CV Services Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota *Bryan LGH Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska
Amanda Elfstrum, MBA, and Eric Hoesin...
In this article, the authors from Bryan LGH Hospital’s EP program discuss their participation in the Medtronic HEARTmark benchmarking program. Long recognized as one of the premier electrophysiology (EP) services in the Midwest, the EP...
In this article, the authors from Bryan LGH Hospital’s EP program discuss their participation in the Medtronic HEARTmark benchmarking program. Long recognized as one of the premier electrophysiology (EP) services in the Midwest, the EP...
In this article, the authors...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Interview by Jodie Elrod
Interview by Jodie Elrod
Tell us about the completion of the TRUST trial (Lumax-T/Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-Up). What did final results show? Post-implant monitoring is an essential part of the management of patients receiving implantable...
Tell us about the completion of the TRUST trial (Lumax-T/Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-Up). What did final results show? Post-implant monitoring is an essential part of the management of patients receiving implantable...
Tell us about the completion of...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Compiled by Jodie Elrod
Compiled by Jodie Elrod
From LinkedIn: Right-Sided EPS Is there data to support right-sided EPS/ablations without a Heparinized Saline flush to the sheath's sideport? — C. Reoch, RCIS,CEPS Staffing Practices We are surveying labs throughout the country for feedback...
From LinkedIn: Right-Sided EPS Is there data to support right-sided EPS/ablations without a Heparinized Saline flush to the sheath's sideport? — C. Reoch, RCIS,CEPS Staffing Practices We are surveying labs throughout the country for feedback...
From LinkedIn: Right-Sided...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Interview by Jodie Elrod
Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview with Dr. Xiaoke Liu, Director of the EP lab at Borgess Medical Center, he describes his experience using the new ZeroGravity Radiation Protection System (CFI Medical Solutions, Fenton, MI). Unlike conventional lead aprons...
In this interview with Dr. Xiaoke Liu, Director of the EP lab at Borgess Medical Center, he describes his experience using the new ZeroGravity Radiation Protection System (CFI Medical Solutions, Fenton, MI). Unlike conventional lead aprons...
In this interview with Dr....
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS Edi...
Dear Readers, What is the difference between a “medical test” and a “diagnostic procedure”? According to Wikipedia,[1] “a medical test is a kind of medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or evaluate disease, disease processes,...
Dear Readers, What is the difference between a “medical test” and a “diagnostic procedure”? According to Wikipedia,[1] “a medical test is a kind of medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or evaluate disease, disease processes,...
Dear Readers, What is the...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest

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Spotlight Interview
09/01/2010

Thomas Segoria, RN, RCES, CEPS, Electrophysiology Coordinator, and Dave Thorpe, BS, RT(R) EP Lab at Salem Hospital

Thomas Segoria, RN, RCES, CEPS, Elect...
Salem Cardiovascular Center's EP lab, located in Salem, Oregon, serves more than 360,000 people in a 2-county region.
Salem Cardiovascular Center's EP lab, located in Salem, Oregon, serves more than 360,000 people in a 2-county region.
Salem Cardiovascular Center's EP...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest

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