Volume 12 - Issue 8 - August 2012
08/01/2012
BioControl Medical Gets Nod to Begin Second Phase of the INOVATE-HF Study of its CardioFit SystemBioControl Medical has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to begin the second phase of INOVATE-HF (INcrease Of VAgal TonE in...
BioControl Medical Gets Nod to Begin Second Phase of the INOVATE-HF Study of its CardioFit SystemBioControl Medical has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to begin the second phase of INOVATE-HF (INcrease Of VAgal TonE in...
BioControl Medical Gets Nod to...
08/01/2012
EP Lab Digest
08/01/2012
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRSEdit...
There is some evidence that atrial overdrive pacing can prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with a permanent pacemaker. However, most of the studies that have shown a benefit were modest in size, included patients with a history of...
There is some evidence that atrial overdrive pacing can prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with a permanent pacemaker. However, most of the studies that have shown a benefit were modest in size, included patients with a history of...
There is some evidence that...
08/01/2012
EP Lab Digest
08/01/2012
Adel Mina, MD, FACC and Nicholas
Warnecke, PA-C
Methodist Medical Center
Peoria, Illinois
Adel Mina, MD, FACC and Nicholas Warn...
IntroductionFluoroscopy is commonly used in many cardiovascular procedures such as pacemaker and defibrillator implantation. During implantation, the leads for intracardiac defibrillator devices are guided through the introducer under...
IntroductionFluoroscopy is commonly used in many cardiovascular procedures such as pacemaker and defibrillator implantation. During implantation, the leads for intracardiac defibrillator devices are guided through the introducer under...
IntroductionFluoroscopy is...
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EP Lab Digest
08/01/2012
Randy Lieberman, MD
Director of Electrophysiology
Harper University Hospital: Cardiovascular Institute
Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan
Randy Lieberman, MDDirector of Electr...
IntroductionCongestive heart failure (CHF) is a major worldwide problem, and the incidence is increasing. Chronic heart failure symptoms with reduced ejection fraction, despite optimal drug therapy, are a significant cause of hospitalization...
IntroductionCongestive heart failure (CHF) is a major worldwide problem, and the incidence is increasing. Chronic heart failure symptoms with reduced ejection fraction, despite optimal drug therapy, are a significant cause of hospitalization...
IntroductionCongestive heart...
08/01/2012
EP Lab Digest
07/31/2012
Mary Orencole, MS, NP, Robert Altman, MD, and Stephanie Moore, MD
Mary Orencole, MS, NP, Robert Altman,...
Tell us about the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) CRT clinic and its background. Why was it important to integrate multidisciplinary care for your CRT patients?Orencole: The MGH Multidisciplinary CRT clinic was established in 2005 to...
Tell us about the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) CRT clinic and its background. Why was it important to integrate multidisciplinary care for your CRT patients?Orencole: The MGH Multidisciplinary CRT clinic was established in 2005 to...
Tell us about the Massachusetts...
07/31/2012
EP Lab Digest