Volume 21 - Issue 4 - April 2021

Featured Article

Letter from the Editor

A Bioresorbable Pacemaker for Temporary Cardiac Pacing

04/03/2021

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS,
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, E...

There is a growing need for temporary epicardial and transvenous cardiac pacing. A fully bioresorbable, leadless, battery-free cardiac pacemaker has the potential to be used for a limited amount of time as an alternative to temporary...

There is a growing need for...

04/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Improved Intracardiac Signal Visualization During RF and Cryo Procedures

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Feature Interview

Improved Intracardiac Signal Visualization During RF and Cryo Procedures

04/02/2021

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Deepak Gaba, MD (Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist), and Shari Slyder, BS, RT(R) (CI) ARRT (Managing Director of Cardiovascular Services), at Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Indiana, about the...

In this interview, EP Lab Digest...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: University of California, Irvine Medical Center

04/02/2021

David M. Donaldson, MD, FACC, FHRS

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Electrophysiology; Division of Cardiology; Department of Medicine; The University of California at Irvine; Orange, California

David M. Donaldson, MD, FACC, FHRS C...

David M. Donaldson, MD, FACC, FHRS provides an overview of this EP program in Orange, California.

David M. Donaldson, MD, FACC,...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

A Reflective Narrative: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on EP

04/02/2021

Kamala Tamirisa, MD, FACC, FHRS

Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Dallas, Texas

Kamala Tamirisa, MD, FACC, FHRS Texa...

Dr. Tamirisa shares some of the lessons learned during the pandemic, including the key challenges that COVID-19 presented in the EP field. COVID-19 placed unprecedented stress on cardiovascular care. COVID-19 infection is associated...

Dr. Tamirisa shares some of the...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Same-Day Discharge After Catheter Ablation: The British Columbia Approach

04/02/2021

Marc W. Deyell, MD, MSc¹; Jacqueline Forman, MSN²; Jason G. Andrade, MD¹

¹Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; ²The Heart Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia

Marc W. Deyell, MD, MSc1; Jacqueline ...

Dr. Deyell and colleagues share the lessons they have learned to help other centers implement similar protocols.

Dr. Deyell and colleagues share...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Getting AF Ablation Patients Home the Same Day: Early Ambulation Using VASCADE MVP®

Department

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: AF Catheter Ablation Without Fluoroscopy and Protective Lead

04/03/2021

Shannon Gleason, DNP, FNP-C, APRN; Hillary Strahan, MSN, RN; Sandeep Sagar, MD, PhD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro, Kentucky

Khalil Kanjwal, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS (P)

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University; Director of Electrophysiology, McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Lansing, Michigan

Shannon Gleason, DNP, FNP-C, APRN; Hi...

Our findings suggest that the esophageal probe can be placed safely without fluoroscopy; however, these results still need to be further confirmed and validated in our laboratory.

Our findings suggest that the...

04/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

COVID-19 Dysautonomia: An Important Component of “Long-Hauler Syndrome”

04/03/2021

Daniel Alyesh, MD; Jehu Mathew, MD; Ryan Jordan, MD; William Choe, MD; Sri Sundaram, MD

South Denver Cardiology, Littleton, Colorado

Daniel Alyesh, MD; Jehu Mathew, MD; R...

We have obtained a wealth of knowledge about COVID-19 over the last year, and the pace of developing therapeutics and very effective vaccines have been impressive. However, as our experience with COVID-19 accrues, so does our knowledge of its...

We have obtained a wealth of...

04/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Cutting Strategies That Deliver in the EP Lab

04/03/2021

Carol Wesley

Account Manager, Corazon, Inc.

Carol Wesley Account Manager, Corazo...

Electrophysiology (EP) represents not only one of the fastest growing disciplines, but one of the costliest due to the rapid advancements in technology.1 Shifts in economics, shrinking Medicare reimbursement, and the high costs of new...

Electrophysiology (EP)...

04/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Preserved Left Atrial Function Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention

04/02/2021

Obayda Azizy, MD; Alexander Lind, MD; Rolf Alexander Janosi, MD; Tienush Rassaf, MD; Christos Rammos, MD

Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Obayda Azizy, MD; Alexander Lind, MD;...

LA function is crucial for cardiovascular function and recurrence of AF.

LA function is crucial for...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Column

Feature Interview

Considerations for an Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence

04/03/2021

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Marshall Winner, MD, describes the Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence at TriHealth Heart Institute.

Marshall Winner, MD, describes...

04/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Register for Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology

Feature Interview

04/02/2021

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Taking place online April 22-24, 2021, this interactive conference will connect the entire EP team and provide unique approaches that can be implemented into clinical practice and ultimately, improve the lives of patients.

Taking place online April 22-24,...

04/02/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

Cardioneuroablation in a Patient With Prolonged Cardioinhibitory Vasovagal Syncope

04/02/2021

Roman Piotrowski, MD, and Piotr Kulakowski, MD, PhD, FESC

Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of Cardiology, Grochowski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland

Roman Piotrowski, MD, and Piotr Kulak...

Hyperactivity of the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system may lead to cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope (VVS), functional bradycardia, or atrioventricular block (AVB). Elimination or reduction of the enhanced vagal tone may...

Hyperactivity of the...

04/02/2021

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Volume 21 - Issue 4 - April 2021