Volume 13 - Issue 10 - October 2013

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Feature Interview

Cardiac Arrhythmia Symposium for Women in Electrophysiology

09/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

EP Lab Digest speaks with Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, about the annual Cardiac Arrhythmia Symposium for Women in Electrophysiology.

EP Lab Digest speaks with Ulrika...

09/25/2013

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Feature Interview

Optimizing Interoperability Between Cardiac Monitoring and Information Technology

09/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

EP Lab Digest speaks with Gregory K. Feld, MD, Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, and Stephanie Empizo, Cardiac Technician, about the ease and efficiency of ordering LifeWatch monitoring for their patients.

EP Lab Digest speaks with...

09/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

A New Resource for EP Labs: HRS Consulting Services

09/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

HRS Consulting Services, which officially launched during Heart Rhythm 2013, is a Heart Rhythm Society affiliate company. EP Lab Digest speaks with Rod Williams, HRS Consulting Services President, about this premiere and multi-faceted...

HRS Consulting Services, which...

09/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

The PEAK PlasmaBlade System: Interview With Dr. Joshua Cooper

09/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Dr. Joshua Cooper discusses his use of Medtronic’s PEAK® PlasmaBlade, which offers the precision of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without the extensive collateral tissue damage.

Dr. Joshua Cooper discusses his...

09/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

09/25/2013

Jocelyn Dawes, RN, BSN, Norfolk, Virginia

Jocelyn Dawes, RN, BSN, Norfolk, Virg...

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, a 525-bed tertiary care facility, is home to the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Burn Trauma Unit, and nationally ranked heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital.

Sentara Norfolk General...

09/25/2013

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Feature

Case Study

Utility of Luminal Esophageal Temperature Monitoring During a Procedure With the New Cryoballoon

09/25/2013

Zhen Jiao, MD¹; Hae Lim, PhD²; and James McKinnie, MD¹

¹East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana; ²Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Zhen Jiao, MD1; Hae Lim, PhD2; and Ja...

The authors describe a recent case in which the usefulness of luminal esophageal temperature monitoring was observed.

The authors describe a recent...

09/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Collaborative Experience Using the LARIAT System for Left Atrial Appendage Closure

09/25/2013

Matthew Baker, MD¹; J. Paul Mounsey, BM BCh, PhD, MRCP, FACC¹; Andy C. Kiser, MD²; Eugene H. Chung, MD, FACC¹

¹Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina;

²Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Matthew Baker, MD1; J. Paul Mounsey, ...

Percutaneous left atrial appendage ligation utilizing the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device is a fascinating and feasible procedure for LAA obliteration.

Percutaneous left atrial...

09/25/2013

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Case Study

Situs Inversus Totalis: Case Report and Review

09/25/2013

Daniel Kersten; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC; Raphael Benabou, MS; Jorge L. Gardyn, MD, FACP; Roger S. Kersten, DO, FACC

Department of Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York

Daniel Kersten; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FA...

The authors present a brief case on situs inversus totalis, a congenital condition in which all the major visceral organs are mirrored from their normal position.(1,2)

The authors present a brief case...

09/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Review

The Athlete Heart Research Study: Investigating the Use of Ultrasound and EKG as Screening Tools for SCD in Young Athletes

09/25/2013

Santosh Menon, MD, FACC, Medical Director, Carl and Edyth Linder Heart Failure Treatment Center, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Santosh Menon, MD, FACC, Medical Dire...

Electrocardiograms and echocardiograms have both shown promise as effective tools at diagnosing the conditions that lead to sudden cardiac death.

Electrocardiograms and...

09/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

Lessons Learned, Part II

09/25/2013

Edward J. Schloss, MD, Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Edward J. Schloss, MD, Medical Direct...

Over the 18 years that Dr. Edward Schloss has been working as a cardiac electrophysiologist, he has learned a lot of things that are not written about in journals and textbooks.

Over the 18 years that Dr....

09/25/2013

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