Volume 8 - Issue 5 - May 2008
10/24/2008
Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator Churches Can Be Leaders in Public Access Defibrillator Programs
Defibtech is a designer and manufacturer of AEDs, which revive potential victims of sudden...
Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator Churches Can Be Leaders in Public Access Defibrillator Programs
Defibtech is a designer and manufacturer of AEDs, which revive potential victims of sudden...
Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
This month’s issue not only highlights new research, but also EP staff as well!
Dear readers,
The month of May is always my favorite time of the year, because it is when I get to see all the familiar faces at the Heart Rhythm meeting! To...
This month’s issue not only highlights new research, but also EP staff as well!
Dear readers,
The month of May is always my favorite time of the year, because it is when I get to see all the familiar faces at the Heart Rhythm meeting! To...
This month’s issue not only...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
The goals of this ECG 101 article are to define ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring, identify clinical scenarios where ambulatory monitoring has proven useful, and discuss the different types of monitoring available. We will...
The goals of this ECG 101 article are to define ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring, identify clinical scenarios where ambulatory monitoring has proven useful, and discuss the different types of monitoring available. We will...
The goals of this ECG 101...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Can digital music players (DMPs) such as iPods cause interference with implantable devices such as pacemakers and ICDs? In their research, Charles Berul, MD and colleagues recently found that DMPs can interfere with programmer communication,...
Can digital music players (DMPs) such as iPods cause interference with implantable devices such as pacemakers and ICDs? In their research, Charles Berul, MD and colleagues recently found that DMPs can interfere with programmer communication,...
Can digital music players (DMPs)...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
A Case Study of Multiple-shock Incidents Using Biphasic External Defibrillators Following Induced Ventricular Fibrillation
Defibrillation using biphasic energy delivery is quickly becoming the standard in the acute care setting. The major...
A Case Study of Multiple-shock Incidents Using Biphasic External Defibrillators Following Induced Ventricular Fibrillation
Defibrillation using biphasic energy delivery is quickly becoming the standard in the acute care setting. The major...
A Case Study of Multiple-shock...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
In the next installment of the “5 Ways” column, the author provides some advice on why you should join a professional medical organization.
1. Build your network of support.
The more individuals participating with you in an...
In the next installment of the “5 Ways” column, the author provides some advice on why you should join a professional medical organization.
1. Build your network of support.
The more individuals participating with you in an...
In the next installment of the...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the European Union, killing over 2 million people per year. These deaths cost the economy 301.5 billion U.S. dollars annually. Many of these deaths could be averted with proper...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the European Union, killing over 2 million people per year. These deaths cost the economy 301.5 billion U.S. dollars annually. Many of these deaths could be averted with proper...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Tell us about the Catheter Robotics Manipulation System by CRI. What are the key features?
The Catheter Robotics Manipulation System (Figure 1) design was based on the following principles:
• The system allows remote manipulation of...
Tell us about the Catheter Robotics Manipulation System by CRI. What are the key features?
The Catheter Robotics Manipulation System (Figure 1) design was based on the following principles:
• The system allows remote manipulation of...
Tell us about the Catheter...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
10/24/2008
Historically, electrophysiology laboratories were designed on the model of catheterization laboratories. In this model, the x-ray images were the focal point of the procedure. This model worked for early electrophysiology laboratories, which...
Historically, electrophysiology laboratories were designed on the model of catheterization laboratories. In this model, the x-ray images were the focal point of the procedure. This model worked for early electrophysiology laboratories, which...
Historically, electrophysiology...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Perspectives
10/24/2008
The following is the story of my exciting first year in EP. It has been nearly two years since I joined the EP lab at Orlando Regional Medical Center, although my career in the medical field really began 16 years ago in respiratory therapy.
The following is the story of my exciting first year in EP. It has been nearly two years since I joined the EP lab at Orlando Regional Medical Center, although my career in the medical field really began 16 years ago in respiratory therapy.
The following is the story of my...
10/24/2008
EP Lab Digest
