Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November 2020

Featured Article

Cover Story

Sex Differences in COVID-19

11/01/2020

David J. Sanders , MD;

Joanne Gomez , MD;

Kamala P. Tamirisa , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Annabelle Santos Volgman , MD, FACC, FAHA;

The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has claimed lives around the globe of both men and women alike. Early reports have shown evidence for gendered impact on health outcomes from COVID-19. Global...

The novel coronavirus disease of...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Cardiac Considerations for Athletes Post-COVID-19 Infection: A Guiding Light Through Uncharted Waters

11/01/2020

Jordan M. Prutkin , MD, MHS;

Mustafa Husaini , MD;

It is important for the cardiology community to be cognizant of the possible cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19.

It is important for the...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Real-World Evidence for VASCADE MVP: Benefits for Patients with VASCADE MVP at St. David’s Medical Center

Column

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: MetroWest Medical Center

11/01/2020

Angela Powers , CVT;

Kimberly Kelley , DNP;

Patrick Blomberg , MD;

EP Lab Digest features this EP program in Framingham, Massachusetts.

EP Lab Digest features this EP...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Shifting to Proactive Care in Heart Health: Interview with Dr. Sidharth Shah

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Feature Interview

Shifting to Proactive Care in Heart Health: Interview with Dr. Sidharth Shah

11/01/2020

Jodie Elrod ;

In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Sidharth Shah, MD, MS, FACC of UNC Health in Raleigh, North Carolina, about his use of the LUX-Dx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System (Boston Scientific) to provide more proactive care...

In this feature interview, EP...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Call DAD! – Drone-Assisted Defibrillation

11/01/2020

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

There has been a lot of discussion in the past few years about using unmanned drones to quickly deliver an AED to the site of a cardiac arrest.

There has been a lot of...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study

Electroanatomical Mapping-Guided Endomyocardial Sampling in a Case of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

11/01/2020

Omair K. Yousuf , MD;

Ibrahim M. Saeed , MD;

Brett W. Sperry , MD;

EAM-guided endomyocardial biopsy is a safe, efficient, and feasible strategy when a diagnosis remains inconclusive based on clinical and imaging characteristics.

EAM-guided endomyocardial biopsy...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Review

Going Paperless in the Device Clinic: Automating Via an Implantable Device Cardiac Observation Workflow

11/01/2020

Anne Meyer , MSN, FNP, RN, CCDS;

As use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and remote monitoring continues to increase, device clinics that monitor CIED data are facing cost restraints, staff limitations, and the resulting pressure to do more work in less...

As use of cardiac implantable...

11/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Working a COVID-19 Testing Tent During Tropical Storm Isaias: An EP Nurse Practitioner's Experience

11/01/2020

Rebecca Yapejian , MSN, FNP-C;

When COVID-19 brought our EP clinic visits to a screeching halt in mid-March 2020, I, like many others, scrambled to find ways to stay active, less anxious, engaged, and informed. Telehealth options opened up at Duke, and our EP team’s...

When COVID-19 brought our EP...

11/01/2020

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Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November 2020