Volume 20 - Issue 10 - October 2020
Letter from the Editor
10/01/2020
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
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
Cover Story
10/01/2020
Angela G. Romme, MSc; Hoang Nguyen, MD, MSCR
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
Cover Story
10/01/2020
Linda C. Moulton, RN, MS, MSN
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
EP Update
10/01/2020
Jodie Elrod
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
Case Study
10/01/2020
Asad Mohammad, DO; Davendra Mehta, MD, PhD; Gregory P. Siroky, MD; Patrick Lam, MD; Hieu Huynh, DO
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
Case Study
10/01/2020
Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Kyaw Khaing Soe, MD; Skea Skendarian; Michael Rochon-Duck, MD
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
Case Study
10/01/2020
Ganesh Venkataraman, MD
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
10/01/2020
Moeen Saleem, MD
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
