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Volume 20 - Issue 9 - September 2020

Featured Article

Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent AF During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cover Story
08/31/2020
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We report a case of a patient...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Building a Joint Pediatric/Congenital Electrophysiology Program
Cover Story
08/31/2020
Adults with CHD represent a unique subset of the population who often need the resources of pediatric and adult cardiology programs.
Adults with CHD represent a unique subset of the population who often need the resources of pediatric and adult cardiology programs.
Adults with CHD represent a...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Letter to the Editor in Response to “Neuromodulation for Heart Failure: An EP Perspective”
Feature
08/31/2020
Recent advances in device-based therapy for the treatment of refractory heart failure herald an encouraging new era for patients with heart failure.
Recent advances in device-based therapy for the treatment of refractory heart failure herald an encouraging new era for patients with heart failure.
Recent advances in device-based...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest

Column

The Direction of Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Letter from the Editor
08/31/2020
Interventions for AF are headed in multiple directions.
Interventions for AF are headed in multiple directions.
Interventions for AF are headed...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
The Evolving Role of the Nurse Practitioner in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Feature Interview
08/31/2020
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about her role as a nurse practitioner in the EP setting.  Tell us about your medical background. How...
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about her role as a nurse practitioner in the EP setting.  Tell us about your medical background. How...
In this interview, EP Lab Digest...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview: National Heart Center at the Royal Hospital, Oman
Spotlight Interview
08/31/2020
The Royal Hospital is a large, tertiary-level, acute-care hospital in Muscat, Oman; it is part of the ministry of health hospitals and is an educational facility. Dr. Qasem Al-Salmi is the Director General and CEO of the Royal Hospital. The...
The Royal Hospital is a large, tertiary-level, acute-care hospital in Muscat, Oman; it is part of the ministry of health hospitals and is an educational facility. Dr. Qasem Al-Salmi is the Director General and CEO of the Royal Hospital. The...
The Royal Hospital is a large,...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest

Department

Compensatory Versus Non-Compensatory Pauses: It’s All About the P Waves
EP 101
08/31/2020
Do not measure R-R intervals when determining the presence of compensatory pauses, non-compensatory pauses, and interpolated ectopic beats. It’s all about the P waves! 
Do not measure R-R intervals when determining the presence of compensatory pauses, non-compensatory pauses, and interpolated ectopic beats. It’s all about the P waves! 
Do not measure R-R intervals...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Local Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Monitoring for a Global Patient Population
Case Study
08/31/2020
We present a case report illustrating present challenges and solutions related to remote monitoring of patients residing internationally.
We present a case report illustrating present challenges and solutions related to remote monitoring of patients residing internationally.
We present a case report...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Rate-Related Left Bundle Branch Block-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Case Study
08/31/2020
We present a case of a patient with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) who was diagnosed with rate-related LBBB-induced CM (RR-LBBB-CM) after extraction of his device.
We present a case of a patient with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) who was diagnosed with rate-related LBBB-induced CM (RR-LBBB-CM) after extraction of his device.
We present a case of a patient...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Dare to Go Zero: The First Ablation Without Fluoroscopy at an EP Lab in Germany
Case Study
08/31/2020
We describe our first experience with fluoroscopy-free ablation in Oldenburg.
We describe our first experience with fluoroscopy-free ablation in Oldenburg.
We describe our first experience...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest