Volume 20 - Issue 12 - December 2020
Letter from the Editor
12/03/2020
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
It is surprising how many young patients who have an indication for an ICD still receive a transvenous defibrillator when the long-term risks of transvenous leads in young patients are well known, and when the S-ICD has been a commercially...
It is surprising how many young patients who have an indication for an ICD still receive a transvenous defibrillator when the long-term risks of transvenous leads in young patients are well known, and when the S-ICD has been a commercially...
It is surprising how many young...
12/03/2020
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
12/01/2020
Alexander S. Asser, MD, FHRS, FACC; Director, Arrhythmia Services; Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center; Rockville, Maryland
Alexander S. Asser, MD, FHRS, FACC; D...
An incidental finding of adult bradycardia is often overlooked in the hospital setting, as it may be attributed to increased vagal tone, medications, or electrolyte abnormalities. However, further workup may also lead to unexpected findings,...
An incidental finding of adult bradycardia is often overlooked in the hospital setting, as it may be attributed to increased vagal tone, medications, or electrolyte abnormalities. However, further workup may also lead to unexpected findings,...
An incidental finding of adult...
12/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
12/01/2020
Charles Slater, MD, CEPS, CCDS; Cardiac Arrhythmia Service and Center for Atrial Fibrillation; Hospital Pró-Cardíaco; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Charles Slater, MD, CEPS, CCDS; Cardi...
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation has become a widespread procedure with a broad range of indications, including restoring atrioventricular synchrony, providing sudden death protection, and improving cardiac...
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation has become a widespread procedure with a broad range of indications, including restoring atrioventricular synchrony, providing sudden death protection, and improving cardiac...
Cardiovascular implantable...
12/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
12/03/2020
In EP Lab Digest’s January 2020 issue, we featured the EP program at Shanghai General Hospital in Shanghai, China. In this interview, Genqing Zhou, MD, shares an update about their program’s experience during the pandemic. This interview took...
In EP Lab Digest’s January 2020 issue, we featured the EP program at Shanghai General Hospital in Shanghai, China. In this interview, Genqing Zhou, MD, shares an update about their program’s experience during the pandemic. This interview took...
In EP Lab Digest’s January 2020...
12/03/2020
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
12/03/2020
Robyn Meyrick, BSc
Cardiac Physiology, Torbay Hospital; Torbay, United Kingdom
Robyn Meyrick, BSc
Cardiac Physiolog...
There is limited information and data on the use of Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS, BIOTRONIK) in myocardial regions not at the right ventricular (RV) apex. In fact, we found only 1 case study using CLS derived from the atrium.1 Thus, we looked...
There is limited information and data on the use of Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS, BIOTRONIK) in myocardial regions not at the right ventricular (RV) apex. In fact, we found only 1 case study using CLS derived from the atrium.1 Thus, we looked...
There is limited information and...
12/03/2020
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/02/2020
Mohammed Alomar, MD; Peyman Naji, MD; Saurabh Kapoor, MD; Gautam Visvesvaran, MD; Marc Cohen, MD
Mohammed Alomar, MD; Peyman Naji, MD;...
We describe a case in which septal perforators from the left and right coronary arteries were utilized and review current literature on the management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
We describe a case in which septal perforators from the left and right coronary arteries were utilized and review current literature on the management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
We describe a case in which...
12/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Column
EP Tips & Techniques
12/02/2020
Sri Harsha Kanuri, MD1; Mehmet Ali Elbey, MD1; Donita Atkins, RN1; Courtney Jeffery, APRN1; Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD3; Naresh Kodwani, MD4; Andrea Natale, MD6; Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD5; Srijoy Mahapatra, MD7; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD2
Sri Harsha Kanuri, MD1; Mehmet Ali El...
In this review, we will summarize recent literature regarding pocket hematomas, increased risk factors in developing pocket hematomas, and complications and adverse events resulting from pocket hematomas.
In this review, we will summarize recent literature regarding pocket hematomas, increased risk factors in developing pocket hematomas, and complications and adverse events resulting from pocket hematomas.
In this review, we will...
12/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
12/02/2020
Mikhael El-Chami, MD,
Atlanta, Georgia
Mikhael El-Chami, MD,
Atlanta, Georg...
EPLD talks with Mikhael El-Chami, MD, about this program in Atlanta, Georgia.
EPLD talks with Mikhael El-Chami, MD, about this program in Atlanta, Georgia.
EPLD talks with Mikhael...
12/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
