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Volume 19 - Issue 2 - February 2019

Featured Article

Cover Story
02/04/2019

Andre J. Gauri, MD, FHRS1 and Veronica Sanders, RN, BSN2

1Chief, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Medical Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Program; 2Practice Manager, Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Program Manager of the Atrial Fibrillation Program

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Spectrum Health

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Andre J. Gauri, MD, FHRS1 and Veronic...
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
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
02/04/2019

Nilubon Methachittiphan, MD, Demyan Tekmenzhi, RCIS, Billy Coliron, CEPS, RCES, Stephanie Sheridan, RN, MSN, and Nazem Akoum, MD, MS

Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington

Nilubon Methachittiphan, MD, Demyan T...
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
EP Lab Digest

News

News
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
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
02/05/2019

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
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
02/04/2019

Kavita P. Krishnasamy, MD, FACC

Assistant Professor,

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Kavita P. Krishnasamy, MD, FACC Assi...
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
02/04/2019

Nilofar H. Islam, MD, FACC, CEPS, Director of Electrophysiology

MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland

Midland, Michigan

Nilofar H. Islam, MD, FACC, CEPS, Dir...
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
EP Lab Digest

Feature

EP Research
02/05/2019

Michelle Saltsburg, BSN, MS, CRNP,1 Cory Hess, RN, BSN,1 Gerald Smith, RT(R)(CI), RCES,1 Paul Snavely, RN,1 Gary Laudermilch, RN, MSN,1 Amy Bloomfield, CEPS, RCES,1 Susan McGovern, BSN, RCES,1 Lesley Johnstone, RCES,1 Greg Hummer, CEPS, CCDS,1 Daniel Cortez, MD,2 Soraya Samii, MD, PhD1

1Milton S. Hershey Medical Center-Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania;

2Pediatric Cardiology/Electrophysiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michelle Saltsburg, BSN, MS, CRNP,1 C...
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
02/05/2019

Brett A. Halbleib

Brett A. Halbleib
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
EP Lab Digest
Featured Case
02/04/2019

Usman R. Siddiqui, MD, FACC, FHRS

Director of Electrophysiology, Florida Cardiology, and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

Usman R. Siddiqui, MD, FACC, FHRS Di...
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
EP Lab Digest
Featured Case
02/04/2019

Devi G. Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS,

Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

St. Bernard’s Heart & Vascular Center, & White River Medical Center

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Devi G. Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS, Direct...
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
EP Lab Digest

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