Volume 13 - Issue 12 - December 2013

Feature

Feature Story

11/25/2013

Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RPA/RA, RCIS, RT(R) (CV) (CI), CPFT, CCT, Bethany Triplett, BSN, RN, RCSA, CTAE, Anna Collins, RCIS, RCSA, CTAE, Dawn Holmes, RCIS, RCSA, CTAE, Todd Sorenson, RT(R) (CV) RCSA, CTAE, and Reynald Dorsainvil, AS, RCIS, EMT-P, RCSA, CTAE, CCT

Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RPA/RA, RCI...

All co-authors were the first registered cardiovascular specialist assistants (RCSAs) whose credentials were “grandfathered” in 2010 to undergo training to become certified cardiovascular medical simulation trainers (CTAEs).

All co-authors were the first...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

New S-ICD® System Defibrillates Without Touching the Heart

11/25/2013

Angela E. Raymer, RT(R), MBA, Business Development Coordinator; Jessica L. Heffernan, BS, RN, Clinical Research Coordinator; Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC,

Parkview Research Center Medical Director, Parkview Heart Institute; Parkview Research Center; Parkview Physicians Group (PPG) - Cardiology, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Angela E. Raymer, RT(R), MBA, Busines...

The Parkview Heart Institute recently became the first in Indiana to implant Boston Scientific’s S-ICD System for the prevention of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.

The Parkview Heart Institute...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

The Achieve Circular Mapping Catheter Used to Create Electroanatomical Maps for Focal RF Ablation in the EnSite Velocity System

11/25/2013

Mohit K. Chawla, MD, FHRS, FACC, FACP; Hae W. Lim, PhD¹; and Deb Zastrow, RN, BSN, UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; ¹Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mohit K. Chawla, MD, FHRS, FACC, FACP...

The authors present a case demonstrating the procedural supplies, techniques, and methods to facilitate a focal RF ablation procedure while utilizing the Achieve mapping catheter.

The authors present a case...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Column

Feature Interview

New Mobile and Web Solutions in Patient Healthcare

11/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, EPLD speaks with Naser Partovi, Founder and CEO of Sanitas Inc., a privately held San Diego company that develops web and mobile software to help people manage their health.

In this interview, EPLD speaks...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Holy Spirit Hospital

11/25/2013

Douglas Kline, RT(R), (CV), Chief Electrophysiology Technologist, Lori Moran, and Deborah Thornberg, BSN, RN-BC, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

Douglas Kline, RT(R), (CV), Chief Ele...

The Ortenzio Heart Center at Holy Spirit Hospital opened in November 2003. The EP lab performs an average of 30 ablations and 40-50 implants per month.

The Ortenzio Heart Center at...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

CardioPredict™ Personalized Medicine Molecular Diagnostic Test

11/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Nancy Lurker, CEO of PDI, Inc. about CardioPredict™, a molecular diagnostic test developed by Transgenomic, Inc.

In this interview, EP Lab Digest...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

AF Action Initiative: Interview With Christian Ruff, MD, MPH

11/25/2013

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this article, Dr. Christian Ruff discusses the North American Thrombosis Forum’s Atrial Fibrillation Action Initiative, created to identify multidisciplinary best practices for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.

In this article, Dr. Christian...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

AF Ablation and the Importance of Operator Experience

11/25/2013

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

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

This is critical data that should not be ignored. Patients with AF should not ignore the relationship between operator experience and quality outcomes, and neither should those involved in hospital credentialing.

This is critical data that...

11/25/2013

EP Lab Digest

Department

SICP Section

Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) Update

11/25/2013

The 8th Annual Educational Conference of the Wisconsin Chapter of the SICP was held November 8-9th.

The 8th Annual Educational...

11/25/2013

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Beth Vasil

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Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355
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