Volume 16 - Issue 10 - October 2016
Cover Story
10/04/2016
We have 4 dedicated EP labs, a shared hybrid OR, and a training facility at St. David’s Medical Center. The EP program started in 1996 and expanded to the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center in 2008, with...
We have 4 dedicated EP labs, a shared hybrid OR, and a training facility at St. David’s Medical Center. The EP program started in 1996 and expanded to the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center in 2008, with...
We have 4 dedicated EP labs, a...
10/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
10/04/2016
Because the Micra is self-contained, there is no need for a lead to connect the myocardium to a remote pulse generator. This report outlines the first use of this novel technology at our institution.
Because the Micra is self-contained, there is no need for a lead to connect the myocardium to a remote pulse generator. This report outlines the first use of this novel technology at our institution.
Because the Micra is...
10/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Column
Editorial
10/05/2016
A 33-year-old man is referred to you for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention of sudden death. He was healthy until one year ago, when he was diagnosed with a nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM),...
A 33-year-old man is referred to you for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention of sudden death. He was healthy until one year ago, when he was diagnosed with a nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM),...
A 33-year-old man is referred to...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
10/05/2016
In this interview, we speak with Dana Rivera about her experience surviving a stroke in June 2009. She is now a recovery coach for stroke survivors and leader of a Stroke Support Group at UCLA, sharing the struggles she faced when trying to...
In this interview, we speak with Dana Rivera about her experience surviving a stroke in June 2009. She is now a recovery coach for stroke survivors and leader of a Stroke Support Group at UCLA, sharing the struggles she faced when trying to...
In this interview, we speak with...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
10/04/2016
Dr. Rick Henderson of AnMed Health Arrhythmia Specialists in Anderson, South Carolina, was recently the first in the region to offer the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (Boston Scientific) implant. Learn more about his program here.
Dr. Rick Henderson of AnMed Health Arrhythmia Specialists in Anderson, South Carolina, was recently the first in the region to offer the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (Boston Scientific) implant. Learn more about his program here.
Dr. Rick Henderson of AnMed...
10/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
10/05/2016
The 8th annual Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium (KCHRS) took place on August 27-28th, 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel in Crown Center.
The 8th annual Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium (KCHRS) took place on August 27-28th, 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel in Crown Center.
The 8th annual Kansas City Heart...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
10/05/2016
Do your patients know how to manually check their pulse? This simple, easy-to-use diagnostic tool (two fingers placed on the wrist for 30 seconds) could save their life.
With a rising global population aged over 65, the number of...
Do your patients know how to manually check their pulse? This simple, easy-to-use diagnostic tool (two fingers placed on the wrist for 30 seconds) could save their life.
With a rising global population aged over 65, the number of...
Do your patients know how to...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
10/05/2016
Jon Darsee shares his reflections on Mother Teresa, who he met in 1984 while working for a cardiac device company. She died on September 5th, 1997, at age 87. Pope Francis officially cleared Mother Teresa for sainthood on December 17th, 2015....
Jon Darsee shares his reflections on Mother Teresa, who he met in 1984 while working for a cardiac device company. She died on September 5th, 1997, at age 87. Pope Francis officially cleared Mother Teresa for sainthood on December 17th, 2015....
Jon Darsee shares his...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
10/05/2016
Novel embedded technologies have created the ability for devices to monitor their own function, record arrhythmias and other physiological parameters, and to communicate this information to healthcare providers without active participation of...
Novel embedded technologies have created the ability for devices to monitor their own function, record arrhythmias and other physiological parameters, and to communicate this information to healthcare providers without active participation of...
Novel embedded technologies have...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
10/04/2016
In 2003, the Joint Commission implemented a Universal Protocol to prevent wrong site surgeries. Since that time, this Protocol has evolved numerous times to not only include prevention of wrong site surgeries, but also to prevent the wrong...
In 2003, the Joint Commission implemented a Universal Protocol to prevent wrong site surgeries. Since that time, this Protocol has evolved numerous times to not only include prevention of wrong site surgeries, but also to prevent the wrong...
In 2003, the Joint Commission...
10/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
10/05/2016
Selecting the optimal device for primary prevention patients has to be a carefully thought out process, particularly when the patient is relatively young with a larger body habitus. Selecting a state-of-the-art ICD with high-output capability...
Selecting the optimal device for primary prevention patients has to be a carefully thought out process, particularly when the patient is relatively young with a larger body habitus. Selecting a state-of-the-art ICD with high-output capability...
Selecting the optimal device for...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
Continuing Education
Education
10/05/2016
For the last 20 years, we have enjoyed presenting educational content to thousands of EP professionals. Our hope is that we’re making a positive contribution to the specialty. Here is the story of the Order and Disorder EP Training Program,...
For the last 20 years, we have enjoyed presenting educational content to thousands of EP professionals. Our hope is that we’re making a positive contribution to the specialty. Here is the story of the Order and Disorder EP Training Program,...
For the last 20 years, we have...
10/05/2016
EP Lab Digest
