Volume 20 - Issue 1 - January 2020

Featured Article

Cover Story

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Without X-Rays: The Zero Fluoro Technique

01/02/2020

Eduardo B. Saad, MD, PhD, FHRS, FESC; Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service and Center for Atrial Fibrillation; Hospital Pró-Cardíaco; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eduardo B. Saad, MD, PhD, FHRS, FESC;...

The case presented here shows how multiple targets in both atria can be precisely reached and successfully ablated, even in the presence of previously implanted pacemaker leads.

The case presented here shows...

01/02/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Update on the CAF and PLUG Dementia Trials

01/02/2020

T. Jared Bunch, MD; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; University of Utah School of Medicine; Salt Lake City, Utah

T. Jared Bunch, MD; Division of Cardi...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, and it is increasing worldwide due to augmented longevity, higher incidences of AF-related risk factors, societal shifts that decrease activity and increase obesity, and...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the...

01/02/2020

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Column

Letter from the Editor

Use of Electrocardiography to Detect AF: Hard to Beat

01/02/2020

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

This weekend, a colleague sent an email related to a mutual patient who has a history of atrial fibrillation (AF). Attached to the email was a patient-acquired rhythm strip in the form of a PDF clearly showing AF (Figure 1). The rhythm strip...

This weekend, a colleague sent...

01/02/2020

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EP Tips & Techniques

Starting a His Bundle Pacing Program: Our Experience at Rush University Medical Center

01/02/2020

Jillian L. Hanifin, RN and Parikshit S. Sharma, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS

Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center; Chicago, Illinois

Jillian L. Hanifin, RN and Parikshit ...

In this article, we discuss key considerations to starting a successful HBP program, with a focus on HBP device follow-up.

In this article, we discuss key...

01/02/2020

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Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Shanghai General Hospital

01/02/2020

Genqing Zhou, MD and Shaowen Liu, MD, PhD, FHRS, FESC

Shanghai, China

Genqing Zhou, MD and Shaowen Liu, MD,...

Shanghai General Hospital was founded in 1864 by French consuls as one of the largest and earliest Western medicine hospitals in China. For the past 155 years, Shanghai General Hospital has remained a leader in national and local medical...

Shanghai General Hospital was...

01/02/2020

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Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department: Strategies to Achieve Best Outcomes

01/02/2020

Da’Marcus E. Baymon, MD¹ and Christopher W. Baugh, MD, MBA²

¹Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency; Boston, Massachusetts

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Boston, Massachusetts

Da’Marcus E. Baymon, MD1 and Christop...

Emergency physicians play a unique role in creating innovative strategies and driving future AF management.

Emergency physicians play a...

01/02/2020

EP Lab Digest

Three-Dimensional Printing in Cardiac Electrophysiology: Current Applications and Future Directions

01/02/2020

Daniel Nguyen, MD; Jason Appelbaum, MD; Fahad Ali, MD; Stephen Shorofsky, MD, PhD; Timm Dickfeld, MD, PhD; Vincent See, MD; Alejandro Jimenez Restrepo, MD

Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, Maryland

Daniel Nguyen, MD; Jason Appelbaum, M...

We review the concept of 3D printing and present some of the current uses of 3D printing in clinical, teaching, and research settings within our institution.

We review the concept of 3D...

01/02/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Review

A Streamlined Approach to Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

01/02/2020

Jim O’Brien, MD and Dhiraj Gupta, MD, DM, FESC, FRCP

Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital; Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Jim O’Brien, MD and Dhiraj Gupta, MD,...

The authors explore the various logistic, heuristic, clinical, and technological factors that, when aligned with appropriate protocols, have resulted in the desirable confluence of high success rates, low complication rates, and minimal...

The authors explore the various...

01/02/2020

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Review

Women and Atrial Fibrillation: Persistent Higher Risk of Morbidity and Mortality

01/02/2020

Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD, FACC, FAHA

Professor of Medicine, Rush Medical College

Medical Director, Rush Heart Center for Women; Rush University Medical Center; Chicago, Illinois

Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD, FACC, F...

Sex-specific differences with AF can be found in the epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation, outcomes, and response to therapy.

Sex-specific differences with AF...

01/02/2020

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Volume 20 - Issue 1 - January 2020