Volume 19 - Issue 12 - December 2019
Cover Story
12/02/2019
Pierre C. Qian, BSc(Hons), MBBS; William H. Sauer, MD, PhD
The birth of cardiac catheter ablation in the late 1970s was an inflection point in the world of cardiac electrophysiology. No longer did simple arrhythmias treatable by focal ablation require open surgery. With the advent of radiofrequency...
The birth of cardiac catheter ablation in the late 1970s was an inflection point in the world of cardiac electrophysiology. No longer did simple arrhythmias treatable by focal ablation require open surgery. With the advent of radiofrequency...
The birth of cardiac catheter...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
12/02/2019
David E. Haines, MD, FHRS, FACC; Christopher J. Bradley, DO
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) employs trains of high voltage in very short duration electrical pulses to injure tissue by the mechanism of irreversible electroporation.
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) employs trains of high voltage in very short duration electrical pulses to injure tissue by the mechanism of irreversible electroporation.
Pulsed field ablation (PFA)...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
12/02/2019
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
A 47-year-old woman, mother of two, was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during family screening after her sister and brother were found to have HCM. She had no symptoms other than mild palpitations. She had no syncope and no...
A 47-year-old woman, mother of two, was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during family screening after her sister and brother were found to have HCM. She had no symptoms other than mild palpitations. She had no syncope and no...
A 47-year-old woman, mother of...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
12/02/2019
Christine Franzini
When was the EP program started at your institution? By whom?
The first ablation at our clinic was performed in 2006 by an external consultant. Then in 2008, Dr. Thomas Stuber joined the clinic and started today’s EP program with great...
When was the EP program started at your institution? By whom?
The first ablation at our clinic was performed in 2006 by an external consultant. Then in 2008, Dr. Thomas Stuber joined the clinic and started today’s EP program with great...
When was the EP program started...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
12/02/2019
Anish Amin, MD; Anupam Basuray, MD; Eugene Fu, MD; Adam Pleister, MD; Asim Roy, MD
The role of sleep-disordered breathing is well recognized as a comorbid condition in heart and vascular patients. Assessment and therapy of sleep apnea is considered part of the “standard of care” for patients with heart failure and atrial...
The role of sleep-disordered breathing is well recognized as a comorbid condition in heart and vascular patients. Assessment and therapy of sleep apnea is considered part of the “standard of care” for patients with heart failure and atrial...
The role of sleep-disordered...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/02/2019
Sok-Sithikun Bun, MD, PhD; Pamela Moceri, MD, PhD; Emile Ferrari, MD
Introduction
Cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter may be one of the best examples for which there is a high correlation between electrocardiogram morphology and circuit mechanism/location. Nevertheless, some important variations...
Introduction
Cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter may be one of the best examples for which there is a high correlation between electrocardiogram morphology and circuit mechanism/location. Nevertheless, some important variations...
Introduction
Cavotricuspid...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/02/2019
Amit Rout, MD; Paresh M. Shah, MD; M. Yousuf Kanjwal, MD, FACC
In this article, authors Amit Rout, MD, and colleagues present 2 cases of PVC ablation, briefly discussing PVCs and their management, including catheter ablation.
In this article, authors Amit Rout, MD, and colleagues present 2 cases of PVC ablation, briefly discussing PVCs and their management, including catheter ablation.
In this article, authors Amit...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/02/2019
Amir Schricker, MD, MS; Jonathan Salcedo, MD, FACC, FHRS
Background
Transvenous lead extraction of fractured or infected cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) remains a necessary skill set for cardiac electrophysiologists in both academic and private practices. Avoiding catastrophic...
Background
Transvenous lead extraction of fractured or infected cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) remains a necessary skill set for cardiac electrophysiologists in both academic and private practices. Avoiding catastrophic...
Background
Transvenous lead...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/02/2019
James Stone, MD
Syncope can be one of the most challenging symptoms to manage because its etiology is wide ranging. In some cases, syncope resolves on its own with little problem. In other cases, it may indicate imminent cardiac arrest or be the harbinger of...
Syncope can be one of the most challenging symptoms to manage because its etiology is wide ranging. In some cases, syncope resolves on its own with little problem. In other cases, it may indicate imminent cardiac arrest or be the harbinger of...
Syncope can be one of the most...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/02/2019
Daniel Friedman, MD, FACC, FHRS; Lei Xu, DO
This case presentation is an example of the technologies currently being used by a single operator in a private, medium sized, general hospital to accomplish safe, effective, and efficient atrial fibrillation ablations.
This case presentation is an example of the technologies currently being used by a single operator in a private, medium sized, general hospital to accomplish safe, effective, and efficient atrial fibrillation ablations.
This case presentation is an...
12/02/2019
EP Lab Digest
