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Volume 19 - Issue 2 - February 2019

Featured Article

Cover Story
Contemporary Atrial Fibrillation Management: Spectrum Health’s Comprehensive AFib Program
02/04/2019
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) continues to rise, with the projected number of cases to exceed 12 million by the year 2030.1 Patients with atrial fibrillation often first seek medical attention through the emergency department...
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) continues to rise, with the projected number of cases to exceed 12 million by the year 2030.1 Patients with atrial fibrillation often first seek medical attention through the emergency department...
The prevalence of atrial...
02/04/2019
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Cover Story
Fluoroless Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
02/04/2019
Case Description We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis manifesting with esophageal dysmotility and difficulty swallowing as well as pulmonary hypertension. The patient first developed atrial fibrillation 13...
Case Description We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis manifesting with esophageal dysmotility and difficulty swallowing as well as pulmonary hypertension. The patient first developed atrial fibrillation 13...
Case Description We present the...
02/04/2019
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News

News
The State of the Industry: SpringBoard Healthcare Releases Results of the 2019 Cath/IR/EP Wage Survey
02/21/2019
SpringBoard Healthcare (springboardhealthcare.com), a Phoenix-based healthcare staffing and education company, announces the release of its 2019 wage survey results. Over 1,600 Cath, IR, and EP nurses and technicians from across the U.S. took...
SpringBoard Healthcare (springboardhealthcare.com), a Phoenix-based healthcare staffing and education company, announces the release of its 2019 wage survey results. Over 1,600 Cath, IR, and EP nurses and technicians from across the U.S. took...
SpringBoard Healthcare...
02/21/2019
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Column

Letter from the Editor
The Primacy of the Primary Data
02/05/2019
A 68-year-old woman presents to clinic for a second opinion after being recently diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib). She is relatively healthy, but has a history of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy that was diagnosed four years ago...
A 68-year-old woman presents to clinic for a second opinion after being recently diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib). She is relatively healthy, but has a history of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy that was diagnosed four years ago...
A 68-year-old woman presents to...
02/05/2019
EP Lab Digest
Women in Electrophysiology
The Impostor Phenomenon
02/04/2019
The impostor phenomenon is an increasingly documented condition affecting highly accomplished individuals. A term originally coined in 1978, it is a self-inflicted level of incompetence and self-doubt. One feels like a “fraud” amidst evidence...
The impostor phenomenon is an increasingly documented condition affecting highly accomplished individuals. A term originally coined in 1978, it is a self-inflicted level of incompetence and self-doubt. One feels like a “fraud” amidst evidence...
The impostor phenomenon is an...
02/04/2019
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: MidMichigan Medical Center – Midland
02/04/2019
When was the EP program started at your institution? Is the EP lab separate from the cath lab? The EP lab was created in 2007, and we also added a second lab in 2018. Since its inception, the EP lab has always been separate from the cath...
When was the EP program started at your institution? Is the EP lab separate from the cath lab? The EP lab was created in 2007, and we also added a second lab in 2018. Since its inception, the EP lab has always been separate from the cath...
When was the EP program started...
02/04/2019
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Feature

EP Research
How Shocking? Patient Perception Following Cardioversion
02/05/2019
Introduction There are numerous challenges today in the delivery of healthcare. Perceptions of performance and quality of healthcare organizations have begun to move beyond examining the provision of excellent clinical care alone, and...
Introduction There are numerous challenges today in the delivery of healthcare. Perceptions of performance and quality of healthcare organizations have begun to move beyond examining the provision of excellent clinical care alone, and...
Introduction There are numerous...
02/05/2019
EP Lab Digest
Initiatives
Quality Initiative in Indiana Focuses on Evidence-Based Guidelines for AFib Treatment
02/05/2019
Hospital leaders throughout Indiana are collaborating on a new initiative to elevate care for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. The Indiana Atrial Fibrillation Initiative helps hospitals consistently apply the six evidence-based measures...
Hospital leaders throughout Indiana are collaborating on a new initiative to elevate care for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. The Indiana Atrial Fibrillation Initiative helps hospitals consistently apply the six evidence-based measures...
Hospital leaders throughout...
02/05/2019
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Featured Case
Multi-Electrode Mapping Utilizing a High-Density Mapping Catheter for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Atypical Flutters
02/04/2019
Multi-electrode mapping (MEM) has immensely improved mapping of complex atrial and ventricular tachycardias and atrial flutters. The advantages of multi-electrode mapping include quicker and more accurate map creation. Several tools are...
Multi-electrode mapping (MEM) has immensely improved mapping of complex atrial and ventricular tachycardias and atrial flutters. The advantages of multi-electrode mapping include quicker and more accurate map creation. Several tools are...
Multi-electrode mapping (MEM)...
02/04/2019
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Featured Case
A Multisensor Approach to Heart Failure Monitoring
02/04/2019
Introduction Heart failure (HF) is the number one cause of hospitalization in the developed world.1 With more people surviving heart attacks, an aging population, and a sharp rise in diabetes and obesity, HF rates are expected to skyrocket...
Introduction Heart failure (HF) is the number one cause of hospitalization in the developed world.1 With more people surviving heart attacks, an aging population, and a sharp rise in diabetes and obesity, HF rates are expected to skyrocket...
Introduction Heart failure (HF)...
02/04/2019
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Jodie Elrod

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