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Volume 20 - Issue 12 - December 2020

Featured Article

Letter from the Editor
Financial Disincentives for Physicians to Implant the Subcutaneous Defibrillator
12/03/2020
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
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
A Case of Unexpected Bradycardia
Cover Story
A Case of Unexpected Bradycardia
12/01/2020
Alexander S. Asser, MD, FHRS, FACC
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
Ultrasound-Guided Axillary Vein Access for Cardiac Device Implantation: 6-Step Approach for a Safe Procedure
Cover Story
Ultrasound-Guided Axillary Vein Access for Cardiac Device Implantation: 6-Step Approach for a Safe Procedure
12/01/2020
Charles Slater, MD, CEPS, CCDS
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
COVID-19 Perspectives: Update From Shanghai General Hospital
COVID-19 Perspectives: Update From Shanghai General Hospital
12/03/2020
Jodie Elrod
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

Use of Closed Loop Stimulation for Rate-Responsive Pacing in an AAI Pacemaker
Case Study
Use of Closed Loop Stimulation for Rate-Responsive Pacing in an AAI Pacemaker
12/03/2020
Robyn Meyrick, BSc
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
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Requiring Ablation via Septals From Both Left and Right Coronary Arteries — A Case Report and Review of Literature
Case Study
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Requiring Ablation via Septals From Both Left and Right Coronary Arteries — A Case Report and Review of Literature
12/02/2020
Peyman Naji, MD; Mohammed E. Alomar, MD; Saurabh Kapoor, MD; Marc S. Cohen, MD; Gautam Visveswaran, 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

Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Pocket Hematomas During CIED Implantation: Pocket Management Systems and Other Adjuvant Interventions
EP Tips & Techniques
Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Pocket Hematomas During CIED Implantation: Pocket Management Systems and Other Adjuvant Interventions
12/02/2020
Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD, PhD; Srijoy Mahapatra, MD; Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, FACC, FHRS; Sri Harsha Kanuri, MD; Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MD, FACC, FHRS; Mehmet Ali Elbey, MD; Donita Atkins, BSN, RN; Courtney Jeffery, APRN; Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC; Naresh Kodwani, MD
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: Emory University Hospital Midtown
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: Emory University Hospital Midtown
12/02/2020
Mikhael F. El-Chami, MD
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
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