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Volume 20 - Issue 10 - October 2020

Featured Article

Letter from the Editor
10/01/2020
Physicians are rarely given the opportunity to provide simple suggestions that could make the EHR better. Patient care will not improve until physicians have a greater voice related to the EHR. 
Physicians are rarely given the opportunity to provide simple suggestions that could make the EHR better. Patient care will not improve until physicians have a greater voice related to the EHR. 
Physicians are rarely given the...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
Expanding the Pediatric Cardiac Monitoring Tool Box: Experience With Novel Ambulatory Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Technologies
Cover Story
10/01/2020
Recent innovations in ambulatory ECG monitoring technology have significantly improved both patient comfort and diagnostic yield.
Recent innovations in ambulatory ECG monitoring technology have significantly improved both patient comfort and diagnostic yield.
Recent innovations in ambulatory...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
How to Protect the Esophagus: A Review of Past, Present, and Future Approaches
Cover Story
10/01/2020
One of the most worrisome complications of AF ablation has been the development of atrioesophageal lesions post procedure, the rate of which has been reported at between 2-47%.
One of the most worrisome complications of AF ablation has been the development of atrioesophageal lesions post procedure, the rate of which has been reported at between 2-47%.
One of the most worrisome...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest

Department

COVID-19 Perspectives: Update From the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
EP Update
10/01/2020
In EP Lab Digest’s November 2019 issue, we featured the EP program at the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, located in the city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei Province, approximately 280 kilometers south of Beijing,...
In EP Lab Digest’s November 2019 issue, we featured the EP program at the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, located in the city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei Province, approximately 280 kilometers south of Beijing,...
In EP Lab Digest’s November 2019...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Partial Fracture of a Subcutaneous ICD Lead from Mechanical Trauma
Case Study
10/01/2020
This case demonstrates the importance of a two-view chest x-ray in a patient with an S-ICD after mechanical fall or thoracic trauma, as well as the benefits of home monitoring.
This case demonstrates the importance of a two-view chest x-ray in a patient with an S-ICD after mechanical fall or thoracic trauma, as well as the benefits of home monitoring.
This case demonstrates the...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
Simultaneous Axillary Venous Access for Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitor and Biventricular Defibrillator Implantation
Case Study
10/01/2020
We describe implantation via the axillary vein at the time of biventricular defibrillator implantation.
We describe implantation via the axillary vein at the time of biventricular defibrillator implantation.
We describe implantation via the...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
Acute Flecainide Toxicity: A Case Report
Case Study
10/01/2020
This case illustrates the importance of prompt symptom and ECG recognition, as well as the specific management of acute flecainide toxicity.
This case illustrates the importance of prompt symptom and ECG recognition, as well as the specific management of acute flecainide toxicity.
This case illustrates the...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest

Column

Spotlight Interview: Edward Hospital
Spotlight Interview
10/01/2020
Edward Hospital is part of Edward- Elmhurst Health, which is one of the top 10 health systems for cardiovascular care in Illinois and ranked in the Top 15 Health Systems in the nation by IBM Watson in 2019 and 2020. Over 40,000 heart and...
Edward Hospital is part of Edward- Elmhurst Health, which is one of the top 10 health systems for cardiovascular care in Illinois and ranked in the Top 15 Health Systems in the nation by IBM Watson in 2019 and 2020. Over 40,000 heart and...
Edward Hospital is part of...
10/01/2020
EP Lab Digest