Volume 15 - Issue 8 - August, 2015

Featured Article

Perspectives

Digitizing Care: Transforming Medicine Through Innovation

08/05/2015

Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC

Digital medicine is developing at a rapid pace, and as physicians as well as healthcare consumers, we must be ready to adapt to a changing healthcare landscape.

Digital medicine is developing...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Management of the Device Patient Outside the Arrhythmia Center

08/05/2015

Chris Atherton, MPA, BSN, RN, Director, Arrhythmia and Cath Lab Services, Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte, Indiana

Chris Atherton, MPA, BSN, RN, Directo...

It is anticipated that based on the success of this program in the ER, the program will be expanded to the critical care areas and anesthesia services.

It is anticipated that based on...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Column

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight: Maimonides Medical Center

08/05/2015

Yisachar Greenberg, MD, FACC, FHRS and Felix Yang, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS, Brooklyn, New York

Yisachar Greenberg, MD, FACC, FHRS an...

Maimonides Medical Center is a 711-bed, non-profit academic teaching hospital located in Borough Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

Maimonides Medical Center is a...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Perspectives

Non-Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: How Do We Turn the Tide?

08/05/2015

Raffaele Corbisiero, MD, FACC¹, and David Muller, RN, FCE²

¹Section Chief, Electrophysiology and Pacing Chair, Electromechanical Therapy Institute, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey;

²Senior Field Clinical Engineer, St. Jude Medical, Sicklerville, New Jersey

Raffaele Corbisiero, MD, FACC1, and D...

Raffaele Corbisiero, MD, FACC, and David Muller, RN, FCE, discuss the steps needed for an effective treatment strategy for CRT non-responders.

Raffaele Corbisiero, MD, FACC,...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

Ventricular Pacing Redundancy Revisited: Brief Case

08/05/2015

Sam Schwarzwald, Daniel J. Kersten, Alexandru Mitrache, PA, Todd J. Cohen, MD, Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York

Sam Schwarzwald, Daniel J. Kersten, A...

This case illustrates and reviews the importance of having a second redundant ventricular lead in the event of lead failure.

This case illustrates and...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Ask the Experts: Building an Optimal EP Program

08/05/2015

Featuring a panel from Corazon, Inc.: Ross Swanson, Executive Vice President, Kathy Brown, Vice President, Jim Burns, Vice President, Amy Newell, Vice President, Marsha Knapik, Director

Featuring a panel from Corazon, Inc.:...

The Corazon team of cardiovascular program experts share a roundtable discussion on the essentials of building a successful EP program.

The Corazon team of...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Department

EP 101

EP Quiz

08/05/2015

Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, Chief - Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing, The Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Chennai, India

Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, Chief - Card...

Quiz provided by Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, Chief - Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing, The Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Chennai, India.

Quiz provided by Ulhas M....

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

SICP Section

Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist Scope of Practice

08/05/2015

The following is a list of specific diagnostic examinations or procedures, which may be included in, but not limited to, an expected Scope of Practice for the Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Professional.

The following is a list of...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Inside the EP Lab

Creating a Blueprint for EP Service Expansion: Experience From St. Luke’s

08/05/2015

Tonja LaDue, RCIS, MBA, Senior Director, Heart & Vascular Services, St. Luke's Health System, Boise, Idaho

Tonja LaDue, RCIS, MBA, Senior Direct...

Creating a successful EP program is not just about the lab itself—it is part of the blueprint for a total patient experience.

Creating a successful EP program...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Tips and Techniques

Utilizing the Convergent Procedure to Treat Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Experience at Genesys Regional Medical Center

08/05/2015

Allore Sharp, RCES, Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan

Allore Sharp, RCES, Genesys Regional ...

Genesys Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Michigan to offer the Convergent procedure. To date, they have performed 28 Convergent procedures since January 2014.

Genesys Regional Medical Center...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

News

Resource

Apple’s New ResearchKit Advancing Heart Health Research

08/05/2015

Stephanie Ellis, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Stephanie Ellis, Pennsylvania College...

ResearchKit provides a software framework for doctors and scientists to create their own research apps for iPhone users.

ResearchKit provides a software...

08/05/2015

EP Lab Digest

Resource

The AUCMonkey.com Suite of Tools for Easy Appropriate Use Criteria in the EP Lab

08/05/2015

Cyrus A. Hadadi, MD,¹ Gopi Dandamudi, MD, FHRS,² and Kishore J. Harjai, MD, MMM, FACC, FSCAI³

¹Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; ²Cardiac Electrophysiology, Indiana University Health & Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; ³Medical Director, Structural Heart Intervention, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Cyrus A. Hadadi, MD,1 Gopi Dandamudi,...

The AUCMonkey.com toolkit will empower physicians, nurses, and EP lab technologists to use AUC in diverse settings such as clinical practice, basic and clinical research, quality assurance, and education.

The AUCMonkey.com toolkit will...

08/05/2015

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Volume 15 - Issue 8 - August, 2015