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Volume 20 - Issue 5 - May 2020

Featured Article

The LAAO Program at The University of Kansas Health System: Current Strategies, Protocols, Quality Metrics, and Research
Cover Story
04/27/2020
The cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program at The University of Kansas Health System (KU) in Kansas City is one of the largest electrophysiology programs in the Midwest offering comprehensive services in all domains in electrophysiology. The...
The cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program at The University of Kansas Health System (KU) in Kansas City is one of the largest electrophysiology programs in the Midwest offering comprehensive services in all domains in electrophysiology. The...
The cardiac electrophysiology...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest
New-Onset Left Bundle Branch Block in Post-Operative Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: To Pace, or Not to Pace?
Cover Story
04/27/2020
Conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) are known complications of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. Given the location of the aortic valve annulus in the annular fibrocartilage...
Conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) are known complications of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. Given the location of the aortic valve annulus in the annular fibrocartilage...
Conduction disturbances...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest
EP Lab Digest May 2020: Digital Online Issue
02/02/2021
Access the digital flipbook version of EP Lab Digest's May 2020 issue here: https://bit.ly/3j8AXJc  
Access the digital flipbook version of EP Lab Digest's May 2020 issue here: https://bit.ly/3j8AXJc  
Access the digital flipbook...
02/02/2021
EP Lab Digest
HRS 2020 Science: Meeting Coverage
05/12/2020
View our news coverage of Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2020 Science, which was held virtually for the first time.
View our news coverage of Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2020 Science, which was held virtually for the first time.
View our news coverage of Heart...
05/12/2020
EP Lab Digest
Rapid Transition of a Traditional Cardiology/Electrophysiology Clinic to Telehealth in the Setting of an Emergent Pandemic
Feature
04/27/2020
We describe an easy, cost-efficient, HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution being used at the Long Island Heart Rhythm Center (LIHRC) that allows for the immediate provision of care.
We describe an easy, cost-efficient, HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution being used at the Long Island Heart Rhythm Center (LIHRC) that allows for the immediate provision of care.
We describe an easy,...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest

Column

Front-line Opportunity for Electrophysiologists During COVID-19: Form an ICU “Line Team”
Letter from the Editor
04/27/2020
At the time of this writing, more than 41,758 people in the United States have already died from COVID-19. Some cities, like New York, have been hit harder than others, and some hospitals, such as DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, have...
At the time of this writing, more than 41,758 people in the United States have already died from COVID-19. Some cities, like New York, have been hit harder than others, and some hospitals, such as DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, have...
At the time of this writing,...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest
Integrating Long-Axis and Short-Axis Views with a Twist for Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access, Part I: Femoral Approach
EP Tips & Techniques
04/27/2020
This article will describe a hybrid approach using both short-axis and long-axis (ie, longitudinal axis) techniques to enhance visualization of the needle tip into the femoral vessel with a twisting motion to further reduce the chance of...
This article will describe a hybrid approach using both short-axis and long-axis (ie, longitudinal axis) techniques to enhance visualization of the needle tip into the femoral vessel with a twisting motion to further reduce the chance of...
This article will describe a...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest
Our Road to Zero Radiation Catheter Ablation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
EP Tips & Techniques
04/27/2020
Radiation use during catheter ablation has important consequences for patients (particularly in children who have a long period of stochastic risk, and complex congenital heart disease patients who frequently have significant exposure from...
Radiation use during catheter ablation has important consequences for patients (particularly in children who have a long period of stochastic risk, and complex congenital heart disease patients who frequently have significant exposure from...
Radiation use during catheter...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest
Contemporary Role of Catheter Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
EP Tips & Techniques
04/27/2020
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice. As the population ages, AF is predicted to affect 6-12 million people in the U.S. by 2050 and 17.9 million in Europe by 2060. AF significantly impairs...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice. As the population ages, AF is predicted to affect 6-12 million people in the U.S. by 2050 and 17.9 million in Europe by 2060. AF significantly impairs...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest

Feature

A Robot Can Do Better: Perspectives During a Case of Atrial Tachycardia
Case Study
04/27/2020
In this particular case, RMN was extremely helpful in providing catheter stability and maneuverability.
In this particular case, RMN was extremely helpful in providing catheter stability and maneuverability.
In this particular case, RMN was...
04/27/2020
EP Lab Digest