Volume 19 - Issue 8 - August 2019
Cover Story
08/02/2019
Cardiac Innervation
The heart has a dense innervation that permanently regulates its activity, composed by the autonomic visceral nervous system. However, unlike skeletal muscle, the cardiac nervous system has the sympathetic partition that...
Cardiac Innervation
The heart has a dense innervation that permanently regulates its activity, composed by the autonomic visceral nervous system. However, unlike skeletal muscle, the cardiac nervous system has the sympathetic partition that...
Cardiac Innervation
The heart...
08/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
08/02/2019
In the next episode of The EP Edit podcast, we speak with Dr. Marco Perez, a cardiac electrophysiologist and associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center in California. As director of the Stanford...
In the next episode of The EP Edit podcast, we speak with Dr. Marco Perez, a cardiac electrophysiologist and associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center in California. As director of the Stanford...
In the next episode of The EP...
08/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
08/03/2019
In July 2019, the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society published a focused update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AF).1 The authors...
In July 2019, the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society published a focused update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AF).1 The authors...
In July 2019, the American Heart...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
Women in Electrophysiology
08/03/2019
I am thankful for the opportunity and platform to write about my personal experience on “lessons learned” as a female electrophysiologist. The fact that there is a “Women in EP” series in EP Lab Digest speaks volumes — not only to the growing...
I am thankful for the opportunity and platform to write about my personal experience on “lessons learned” as a female electrophysiologist. The fact that there is a “Women in EP” series in EP Lab Digest speaks volumes — not only to the growing...
I am thankful for the...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
08/02/2019
A Q&A with Dr. Bradley Knight, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
A Q&A with Dr. Bradley Knight, Di...
Tell us about your EP program. What types of procedures do you most commonly perform? What is the case volume?
I’ve been at Northwestern for 10 years. We have seven faculty members, six of which are independently performing atrial...
Tell us about your EP program. What types of procedures do you most commonly perform? What is the case volume?
I’ve been at Northwestern for 10 years. We have seven faculty members, six of which are independently performing atrial...
Tell us about your EP program....
08/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
08/02/2019
When was the EP program started at your institution? By whom?
The EP program at Sunnybrook’s Schulich Heart Centre was developed by Dr. Eugene Crystal, director of arrhythmia services. He has demonstrated exemplary leadership and innovative...
When was the EP program started at your institution? By whom?
The EP program at Sunnybrook’s Schulich Heart Centre was developed by Dr. Eugene Crystal, director of arrhythmia services. He has demonstrated exemplary leadership and innovative...
When was the EP program started...
08/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
08/03/2019
His bundle pacing (HBP) is increasingly preferred for ventricular pacing.1 Despite the surging popularity among electrophysiologists, available tools dedicated to HBP remain limited. In this report, we discuss how HBP is feasible without...
His bundle pacing (HBP) is increasingly preferred for ventricular pacing.1 Despite the surging popularity among electrophysiologists, available tools dedicated to HBP remain limited. In this report, we discuss how HBP is feasible without...
His bundle pacing (HBP) is...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
08/03/2019
The authors report a case of a patient who underwent device system extraction due to infection and required reimplantation in an alternative site due to congenital absence of the pectoralis muscle.
The authors report a case of a patient who underwent device system extraction due to infection and required reimplantation in an alternative site due to congenital absence of the pectoralis muscle.
The authors report a case of a...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
EP Research
08/03/2019
Background
The concept of evaluating pulses as a mechanical indicator of heart activity has ancient roots; the first clinical arrhythmia studies were a part of traditional Chinese medicine in the 5th century BC.1 In 1902, a significant...
Background
The concept of evaluating pulses as a mechanical indicator of heart activity has ancient roots; the first clinical arrhythmia studies were a part of traditional Chinese medicine in the 5th century BC.1 In 1902, a significant...
Background
The concept of...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
Clinical Images
08/03/2019
Case Description
A 10-year-old girl with an epicardial VVI pacemaker system for cardioinhibitory syncope was seen in routine follow-up, and the high rate counter showed multiple detections from three months prior. Figures 1 and 2 are...
Case Description
A 10-year-old girl with an epicardial VVI pacemaker system for cardioinhibitory syncope was seen in routine follow-up, and the high rate counter showed multiple detections from three months prior. Figures 1 and 2 are...
Case Description
A 10-year-old...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP 101
08/03/2019
As a cardiac electrophysiologist, I have been working on reducing fluoro time since my EP fellowship. Thanks to the support of my attending physicians, EP lab staff members, and support staff members, I am now doing zero fluoro ablation for...
As a cardiac electrophysiologist, I have been working on reducing fluoro time since my EP fellowship. Thanks to the support of my attending physicians, EP lab staff members, and support staff members, I am now doing zero fluoro ablation for...
As a cardiac...
08/03/2019
EP Lab Digest
Imaging Corner
08/02/2019
Images courtesy UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
This case involving a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) demonstrates the advantages of 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) over 2D imaging. An 81-year-old female with a...
Images courtesy UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
This case involving a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) demonstrates the advantages of 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) over 2D imaging. An 81-year-old female with a...
Images courtesy UC Davis Medical...
08/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
