Volume 14 - Issue 8 - August 2014
Column
Feature Interview
07/31/2014
In this interview we speak with Dr. Rodrigo Nehgme, electrophysiologist at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida, about his first pediatric implantation case of a subcutaneous defibrillator.
In this interview we speak with Dr. Rodrigo Nehgme, electrophysiologist at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida, about his first pediatric implantation case of a subcutaneous defibrillator.
In this interview we speak with...
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EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
07/31/2014
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis was recently the first hospital in the state of Wisconsin to achieve full Atrial Fibrillation Certification from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. In this interview, we speak with Dr....
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis was recently the first hospital in the state of Wisconsin to achieve full Atrial Fibrillation Certification from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. In this interview, we speak with Dr....
Wheaton Franciscan...
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EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
07/31/2014
Valay Parikh, MD, Vincent Quinn, RN, Marcin Kowalski, MD, FHRS, and Souad Bekheit, MD, PhD, FHRS, Staten Island, New York
Valay Parikh, MD, Vincent Quinn, RN, ...
The Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) operates at the North Campus of Staten Island University Hospital (part of North Shore-LIJ Health System). SIUH is a 700-bed teaching hospital with two campuses located in Staten...
The Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) operates at the North Campus of Staten Island University Hospital (part of North Shore-LIJ Health System). SIUH is a 700-bed teaching hospital with two campuses located in Staten...
The Heart Institute at Staten...
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EP Lab Digest
PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
07/31/2014
EP Lab Digest speaks with Hanna Heuser and Tenly Tibert, who both work in the cardiovascular medical device field as clinical specialists for Medtronic, and both have ICDs. Hanna and Tenly are also from Colorado and attended the Arrhythmia...
EP Lab Digest speaks with Hanna Heuser and Tenly Tibert, who both work in the cardiovascular medical device field as clinical specialists for Medtronic, and both have ICDs. Hanna and Tenly are also from Colorado and attended the Arrhythmia...
EP Lab Digest speaks with Hanna...
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EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
07/31/2014
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
This Expert Consensus Statement addresses when ICD therapy is reasonable in patients who are not represented in the latest ICD guidelines, and is a welcome contribution. It provides further guidance to physicians and other health care...
This Expert Consensus Statement addresses when ICD therapy is reasonable in patients who are not represented in the latest ICD guidelines, and is a welcome contribution. It provides further guidance to physicians and other health care...
This Expert Consensus Statement...
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EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
07/31/2014
Alyssa M. Feldman, MS, Daniel Kersten, Todd J. Cohen, MD, Department of Medicine at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Alyssa M. Feldman, MS, Daniel Kersten...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relatively uncommon but serious complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation. A better understanding of PE risk factors and the proactive administration of thromboprophylaxis in high-risk patients may help...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relatively uncommon but serious complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation. A better understanding of PE risk factors and the proactive administration of thromboprophylaxis in high-risk patients may help...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a...
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EP Lab Digest
Review
07/31/2014
Michael Neal, CRNA, MSN, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Michael Neal, CRNA, MSN, Duke Univers...
There are multiple ways to provide sedation and anesthesia to patients receiving procedures in the EP lab. All EP patients, whether they are having a device implanted or an EP study or ablation, need to have adequate levels of sedation or...
There are multiple ways to provide sedation and anesthesia to patients receiving procedures in the EP lab. All EP patients, whether they are having a device implanted or an EP study or ablation, need to have adequate levels of sedation or...
There are multiple ways to...
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EP Lab Digest
