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Volume 14 - Issue 6 - June 2014

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Letter from the Editor
Is the Interpretation of SIMPLE that Simple?
05/30/2014

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS Edi...
A simple interpretation of SIMPLE is that DFT testing is safe, but does not appear to have an impact on post-implant outcomes. But what is the definition of safe?
A simple interpretation of SIMPLE is that DFT testing is safe, but does not appear to have an impact on post-implant outcomes. But what is the definition of safe?
A simple interpretation of...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: Lancashire Cardiac Centre
05/30/2014

Dr. Scott Gall, MBBS, MRCP (UK)

Dr. Scott Gall, MBBS, MRCP (UK) ...
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is part of a large teaching hospital, based in Blackpool in the Northwest of England in the UK. The Cardiac Centre serves a referral population of just under two million for specialist tertiary cardiac services,...
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is part of a large teaching hospital, based in Blackpool in the Northwest of England in the UK. The Cardiac Centre serves a referral population of just under two million for specialist tertiary cardiac services,...
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Review
Review: Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) Ablation
05/30/2014

Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD, Mehdi Razavi, MD, Ali Massumi, MD, Mohammad Saeed, MD, Abdi Rasekh, MD, Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD, Mehdi Razavi...
Finding Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) with the RhythmView™ 3D Electrophysiological Mapping System (Topera, Inc.) is an innovative approach in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, and shows promising results in treatment of AF. The...
Finding Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) with the RhythmView™ 3D Electrophysiological Mapping System (Topera, Inc.) is an innovative approach in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, and shows promising results in treatment of AF. The...
Finding Focal Impulse and Rotor...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Review
EP Review: The Subcutaneous ICD
05/30/2014

Raffaele Corbisiero, MD, FACC1 and Wyatt Stahl, BSEE2,

1Chair, Electrophysiology and Pacing and Director, Electromechanical Therapy Institute, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey; 2Fellow, Arrhythmia Marketing at Boston Scientific

Raffaele Corbisiero, MD, FACC1 and Wy...
The S-ICD is a less invasive option that should be considered at the original time of implant. Additionally, it represents an option with significant advantages that should be strongly considered after complications associated with a...
The S-ICD is a less invasive option that should be considered at the original time of implant. Additionally, it represents an option with significant advantages that should be strongly considered after complications associated with a...
The S-ICD is a less invasive...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Review
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Contact Force
05/30/2014

Jose Osorio, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Joaquin Arciniegas, MD, St. Vincent's Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Jose Osorio, MD, Director of Cardiac ...
In the quest for a safer and more effective procedure, the ST Catheter is a great addition to our armamentarium. Research shows better acute and long-term success rates when CF is measured and kept within a certain range.
In the quest for a safer and more effective procedure, the ST Catheter is a great addition to our armamentarium. Research shows better acute and long-term success rates when CF is measured and kept within a certain range.
In the quest for a safer and...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
Here Comes the Sun: Physician Relationships With Industry and the Sunshine Act
05/30/2014

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment Center, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FA...
For several years now, physicians, professional societies, and the pharmaceutical and device industries have been concerned about a part of the Affordable Care Act called the Sunshine Act.
For several years now, physicians, professional societies, and the pharmaceutical and device industries have been concerned about a part of the Affordable Care Act called the Sunshine Act.
For several years now,...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Cannon Wave Revisited
05/30/2014

Zar Chi Win, MD1, Thein Tun Aung, MD2, and Koroush Khalighi, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FHRS, CCDS3

1,2Medical Residents, Internal Medicine Residency; Department of Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania; 3Medical Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Drexel University, School of Medicine

Zar Chi Win, MD1, Thein Tun Aung, MD2...
Pacemaker syndrome, resulting from AV dyssynchrony in a pacemaker-dependent patient, can present with alarming clinical features such as pre-syncope, hypotension, and other signs of congestive heart failure. One characteristic feature is the...
Pacemaker syndrome, resulting from AV dyssynchrony in a pacemaker-dependent patient, can present with alarming clinical features such as pre-syncope, hypotension, and other signs of congestive heart failure. One characteristic feature is the...
Pacemaker syndrome, resulting...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
Use of Google Glass in the Electrophysiology Lab
05/30/2014

Senthil K. Thambidorai, MD, FHRS, Ajay Sundaraman, MBBS, Ramesh Hariharan, MD, University of Texas Health Science at Houston

Senthil K. Thambidorai, MD, FHRS, Aja...
In this brief article, we describe using this technology during complex electrophysiology (EP) procedures to get an expert second opinion by viewing the electrograms (EGM) and electroanatomic map (EAM) from another sub-specialist on a...
In this brief article, we describe using this technology during complex electrophysiology (EP) procedures to get an expert second opinion by viewing the electrograms (EGM) and electroanatomic map (EAM) from another sub-specialist on a...
In this brief article, we...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
Wireless ECG Monitoring: There’s an App for That
05/30/2014

Nishant Verma, MD, MPH, Alexandru Chicos, MD, Rod Passman, MD, MSCE, Bradley Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Nishant Verma, MD, MPH, Alexandru Chi...
Recently, we had the opportunity to trial a smartphone-based wireless ECG monitor, which resulted in a high level of physician and patient satisfaction.
Recently, we had the opportunity to trial a smartphone-based wireless ECG monitor, which resulted in a high level of physician and patient satisfaction.
Recently, we had the opportunity...
05/30/2014
EP Lab Digest

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