Volume 13 - Issue 3 - March 2013

Feature

Perspectives

Keeping Meaningful Use From Becoming Meaningless Abuse: A Cardiology/Electrophysiology Perspective

03/05/2013

Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, and Michael Mirro, MD, FACC, CCDS*, Beacon Health System, South Bend, Indiana, and *Parkview Health System, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, and...

The terms Meaningful Use, Office of the National Coordinator, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Medical Record, Health Information Technology, and Eligible Professional have all recently achieved status in the medical lexicon, having...

The terms Meaningful Use, Office...

03/05/2013

EP Lab Digest

Review

Impact of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on the Management of Systolic Heart Failure

03/05/2013

S. A. Hussain, MD, and M. A. Siddiqui, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiology Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

S. A. Hussain, MD, and M. A. Siddiqui...

Meta-analyses of large clinical trials related to CRT indicate a 30% reduction in hospitalizations with a mortality benefit of 24%-36%.

Meta-analyses of large clinical...

03/05/2013

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

What is the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest With a Decremental Atrio-fasicular Pathway?

03/04/2013

Musa I. Dahu, MD, and Mathew Jackson, RT(R), Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Musa I. Dahu, MD, and Mathew Jackson,...

This case exemplifies a major challenge to all electrophysiologists. We must risk stratify young patients for lethal and often unforgiving arrhythmias.

This case exemplifies a major...

03/04/2013

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

03/04/2013

Nadim Khan, MD, Bonnie McDonald, RN, CEPS, RCES, Lynn Thompson, BSN, CCRN, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Tampa, Florida

Nadim Khan, MD, Bonnie McDonald, RN, ...

It is with great appreciation we were able to obtain the patient’s follow-up information after the EP study to learn and thoroughly understand the details of this potentially life-threatening disorder.

It is with great appreciation we...

03/04/2013

EP Lab Digest

Column

Spotlight Interview

Nebraska Methodist Hospital

03/05/2013

Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRS, Omaha, Nebraska

Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRS, O...

Nebraska Methodist Hospital is a 350-bed hospital located in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the busiest surgical hospital in the city and does over 20,000 procedures annually.

Nebraska Methodist Hospital is a...

03/05/2013

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Resurrecting the Idea of Mandatory Post-Mortem Cardiac Device Retrieval

03/04/2013

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

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

Device advance directives could assist in overcoming current ethical and legal barriers to routine cardiac rhythm management device interrogation and retrieval.

Device advance directives could...

03/04/2013

EP Lab Digest

Department

SICP Section

Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) Update

03/04/2013

Kenneth A. Gorski, BSN, RN, RCIS, FSICP, Chairman, Professional Standards Committee, Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professional

Kenneth A. Gorski, BSN, RN, RCIS, FSI...

This SICP update includes information on the role of the RCIS and RCES in the hybrid suite/operating room, an SICP position statement, and update from the SICP Central California Valley Chapter.

This SICP update includes...

03/04/2013

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Bradley Knight, MD

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Jodie Elrod

Design Operations Manager
Beth Vasil

Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor, EP Lab Digest
HMP Global, 70 E. Swedesford Rd.,
Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355
Email: jelrod@hmpglobal.com