Volume 10 - Issue 1 - January 2010
01/06/2010
Spectranetics Announces FDA Clearance of VisiSheath™ Dilator Sheath, New Lead Management Device
Enhanced Visibility and Performance Features Help Physicians Dilate Scar Tissue Surrounding Problematic Cardiac Leads Requiring...
Spectranetics Announces FDA Clearance of VisiSheath™ Dilator Sheath, New Lead Management Device
Enhanced Visibility and Performance Features Help Physicians Dilate Scar Tissue Surrounding Problematic Cardiac Leads Requiring...
Spectranetics Announces FDA...
01/06/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/06/2010
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Dear Readers,
The implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) is one of the most important advances in the field of cardiology over the past several years. With the development of transvenous defibrillator leads, biphasic waveforms, active cans,...
Dear Readers,
The implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) is one of the most important advances in the field of cardiology over the past several years. With the development of transvenous defibrillator leads, biphasic waveforms, active cans,...
Dear Readers,
The implantable...
01/06/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/06/2010
The North Shore Medical Center’s Cardiac Cath / EP Lab is pleased to announce and offer congratulations to Megan Salm, PA-C, CCDS and Debra Halligan, RN, BSN, CCDS for successfully passing the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners...
The North Shore Medical Center’s Cardiac Cath / EP Lab is pleased to announce and offer congratulations to Megan Salm, PA-C, CCDS and Debra Halligan, RN, BSN, CCDS for successfully passing the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners...
The North Shore Medical Center’s...
01/06/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Ryan Gerds, APR
Munroe Regional Medical Center
Ocala, Florida
Ryan Gerds, APR
Munroe Regional Medic...
Munroe Regional Medical Center is a locally owned, not-for-profit community hospital in Marion County. Their full-service medical center, which has been serving patients for 111 years, has 421 licensed beds, 2,500 associates, 450 physicians...
Munroe Regional Medical Center is a locally owned, not-for-profit community hospital in Marion County. Their full-service medical center, which has been serving patients for 111 years, has 421 licensed beds, 2,500 associates, 450 physicians...
Munroe Regional Medical Center...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Luis A. Pires, MD, FACC
Heart Rhythm Center and Cardiovascular Medicine, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, and Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MI
Luis A. Pires, MD, FACC
Heart Rhythm ...
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is an effective therapy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) because of its ability to detect and promptly terminate spontaneous VT/VF. From its beginning, ICD...
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is an effective therapy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) because of its ability to detect and promptly terminate spontaneous VT/VF. From its beginning, ICD...
The implantable...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Ankush Verma, MS and Sanjeev Saksena, MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC, FAHA†
Electrophysiology Research Foundation, Warren, New Jersey;
†Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School,
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Ankush Verma, MS and Sanjeev Saksena,...
In this article, authors Ankush Verma, MS and Dr. Sanjeev Saksena discuss their research in intracardiac echocardiography for intraoperative assessment of CRT, as well as their techniques on biatrial mapping for atrial fibrillation using...
In this article, authors Ankush Verma, MS and Dr. Sanjeev Saksena discuss their research in intracardiac echocardiography for intraoperative assessment of CRT, as well as their techniques on biatrial mapping for atrial fibrillation using...
In this article, authors Ankush...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Lindsey Gakenheimer, Joshua Romero, MD, Patricia Sovitch, RN, BSN, Christian E. Machado, MD, Kim A. Eagle, MD, Timir S. Baman, MD
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lindsey Gakenheimer, Joshua Romero, M...
Reduce, reuse, recycle is one of the many catchphrases used in today’s society, with its increasing emphasis on being green. Is this novel way of thinking possible in the field of healthcare, especially for costly medical devices such as...
Reduce, reuse, recycle is one of the many catchphrases used in today’s society, with its increasing emphasis on being green. Is this novel way of thinking possible in the field of healthcare, especially for costly medical devices such as...
Reduce, reuse, recycle is one of...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Steve Cerreta, RN, CRTT
Charge
EP/Pacer Lab
Halifax Health Medical Center
Daytona Beach, Florida
Steve Cerreta, RN, CRTT
Charge
EP/Pac...
This “Day in the Life” feature comes from the Charge RN in the EP, Ablation, and Implant Labs at Halifax Health Medical Center.
Halifax Health Medical Center is a 764-bed facility in Daytona Beach, Florida. We are always jam-packed busy,...
This “Day in the Life” feature comes from the Charge RN in the EP, Ablation, and Implant Labs at Halifax Health Medical Center.
Halifax Health Medical Center is a 764-bed facility in Daytona Beach, Florida. We are always jam-packed busy,...
This “Day in the Life” feature...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Many of you have responded to the discussion group via our new online site at https://eplabdigest.com/
discussion-questions. See below for a sampling of recent activity.
New Question:
Cable Disorganization
Our lab has an abundance of...
Many of you have responded to the discussion group via our new online site at https://eplabdigest.com/
discussion-questions. See below for a sampling of recent activity.
New Question:
Cable Disorganization
Our lab has an abundance of...
Many of you have responded to...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
01/05/2010
Gregory L. Miller, RCIS, RCES
Evansville, Indiana
Gregory L. Miller, RCIS, RCES
Evansvi...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The EP lab at The Heart Rhythm Center at Deaconess Health Systems consists of one dedicated EP lab at our main campus and one...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The EP lab at The Heart Rhythm Center at Deaconess Health Systems consists of one dedicated EP lab at our main campus and one...
What is the size of your EP lab...
01/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
