Volume 15 - Issue 6 - June, 2015
Case Study
06/03/2015
Sam Schwarzwald, Daniel Kersten, Alexandru Mitrache, PA, Todd J. Cohen, MD, Department of Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Sam Schwarzwald, Daniel Kersten, Alex...
Syncope during pregnancy presents an inherent risk to the mother and unborn child. In all likelihood, the mechanism of syncope in this patient was neurocardiogenic in nature and, more precisely, vagally mediated.
Syncope during pregnancy presents an inherent risk to the mother and unborn child. In all likelihood, the mechanism of syncope in this patient was neurocardiogenic in nature and, more precisely, vagally mediated.
Syncope during pregnancy...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
06/03/2015
Vito Valentino, PA-C, Senior PA / Team Leader, Yisachar Jesse Greenberg, MD, FACC, FHRS, and Felix Yang, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS, Department of Cardiology, Electrophysiology Lab, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Vito Valentino, PA-C, Senior PA / Tea...
The authors share their experience with post-operative wound care for implanted cardiac devices, and describe applying a pressure dressing with use of a unique skin-sensitive approach.
The authors share their experience with post-operative wound care for implanted cardiac devices, and describe applying a pressure dressing with use of a unique skin-sensitive approach.
The authors share their...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
06/03/2015
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
The efficacy of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is improving as the technologies used to perform durable pulmonary vein isolation have evolved.
The efficacy of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is improving as the technologies used to perform durable pulmonary vein isolation have evolved.
The efficacy of catheter...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
06/03/2015
Jana Hart, RN, BSN, Manager, Cath/EP Lab, Sanford Medical Center-Fargo, Fargo, North Dakota
Jana Hart, RN, BSN, Manager, Cath/EP ...
Sanford Heart Center in Fargo, North Dakota, provides cardiovascular services within a tristate (North Dakota, western Minnesota, and South Dakota), 300-mile radius across the upper Midwest.
Sanford Heart Center in Fargo, North Dakota, provides cardiovascular services within a tristate (North Dakota, western Minnesota, and South Dakota), 300-mile radius across the upper Midwest.
Sanford Heart Center in Fargo,...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
News
Guideline Updates
06/03/2015
Introduction written by Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS, FSICP, Educational Guidelines Committee Chair, Florida SouthWestern State College, Fort Myers, Florida.
Introduction written by Jeff Davis, R...
The SICP has published, with the endorsement of the SCAI, the 2015 Educational Guidelines for Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Personnel in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory.
The SICP has published, with the endorsement of the SCAI, the 2015 Educational Guidelines for Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Personnel in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory.
The SICP has published, with the...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
06/03/2015
Steven Higgins, MD, Chairman of the Department of Cardiology, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Co-Director of the Catheterization Lab at Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, California
Steven Higgins, MD, Chairman of the D...
Ten years in the planning, Scripps Health in San Diego recently opened Prebys Cardiovascular Institute in February 2015. It is now the most advanced center dedicated to heart care on the West Coast.
Ten years in the planning, Scripps Health in San Diego recently opened Prebys Cardiovascular Institute in February 2015. It is now the most advanced center dedicated to heart care on the West Coast.
Ten years in the planning,...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
Continuing Education
Education
06/03/2015
Nicholas G. Tullo, MD, FACC, FHRS, Cardiac Education Resources, LLC, Towaco, New Jersey
Nicholas G. Tullo, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ca...
ECG Academy® is an online educational resource that teaches users how to expertly analyze and interpret basic and advanced 12-lead ECGs and rhythm strips like an electrophysiologist.
ECG Academy® is an online educational resource that teaches users how to expertly analyze and interpret basic and advanced 12-lead ECGs and rhythm strips like an electrophysiologist.
ECG Academy® is an online...
06/03/2015
EP Lab Digest
