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Volume 16 - Issue 5 - May 2016

Featured Article

Cover Story
05/03/2016
The Heart Rhythm Society recently announced the launch of the IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology accreditation program, in which facilities performing EP procedures can document their commitment to quality. We speak with Frank Vermeiren, MS, RT...
The Heart Rhythm Society recently announced the launch of the IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology accreditation program, in which facilities performing EP procedures can document their commitment to quality. We speak with Frank Vermeiren, MS, RT...
The Heart Rhythm Society...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Feature Story
05/04/2016
Over the next year, a series of articles in EP Lab Digest will review where we are with respect to remote monitoring, what are our existing challenges, and discuss what the future seems to hold in this area.
Over the next year, a series of articles in EP Lab Digest will review where we are with respect to remote monitoring, what are our existing challenges, and discuss what the future seems to hold in this area.
Over the next year, a series of...
05/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
05/04/2016
High-resolution mapping with automatic point adjudication provides the operator with improved site specificity while allowing for rapid characterization. Furthermore, electroanatomic systems decrease dependence on fluoroscopy, reducing...
High-resolution mapping with automatic point adjudication provides the operator with improved site specificity while allowing for rapid characterization. Furthermore, electroanatomic systems decrease dependence on fluoroscopy, reducing...
High-resolution mapping with...
05/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
05/03/2016
Catheter ablation is the therapy of choice for left ventricular idiopathic fascicular VT. Although the inability to reliably induce VT is critical for achieving a successful ablation, the success rate is greater than 90% with a low rate of...
Catheter ablation is the therapy of choice for left ventricular idiopathic fascicular VT. Although the inability to reliably induce VT is critical for achieving a successful ablation, the success rate is greater than 90% with a low rate of...
Catheter ablation is the therapy...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
05/03/2016
We describe a case report to illustrate this procedure, with which we have had encouraging initial results in line with those reported in other series.
We describe a case report to illustrate this procedure, with which we have had encouraging initial results in line with those reported in other series.
We describe a case report to...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
05/03/2016
In an effort to gain efficiency and improved utilization of existing EP infrastructure, many hospitals are exploring the idea of a hybrid suite delivery model in conjunction with neuroscience services.
In an effort to gain efficiency and improved utilization of existing EP infrastructure, many hospitals are exploring the idea of a hybrid suite delivery model in conjunction with neuroscience services.
In an effort to gain efficiency...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
05/03/2016
The media provides physicians with a great opportunity to impact health and wellness in the United States.
The media provides physicians with a great opportunity to impact health and wellness in the United States.
The media provides physicians...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
05/04/2016
Debate continues regarding the relative pros and cons of cryoballoon ablation (CBA) compared to point-by-point radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to achieve pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) as a treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Debate continues regarding the relative pros and cons of cryoballoon ablation (CBA) compared to point-by-point radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to achieve pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) as a treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Debate continues regarding the...
05/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
05/03/2016
This case study is an example of how a GPS-based imaging system (MediGuide) can be used with innovative tools to systematically reduce fluoroscopy times in routine and complex CRT device implants.
This case study is an example of how a GPS-based imaging system (MediGuide) can be used with innovative tools to systematically reduce fluoroscopy times in routine and complex CRT device implants.
This case study is an example of...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
In the Literature
05/03/2016
The third edition of Practical Electrophysiology is being published this May. Previous editions of the book were published in 2005 and 2009, respectively. In this special interview, Dr. Todd Cohen from Winthrop University Hospital talks about...
The third edition of Practical Electrophysiology is being published this May. Previous editions of the book were published in 2005 and 2009, respectively. In this special interview, Dr. Todd Cohen from Winthrop University Hospital talks about...
The third edition of Practical...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest

Insights

Early Experience
05/03/2016
The WiCS®-LV system (EBR Systems, Inc.) is a leadless endocardial pacing system for cardiac resynchronization therapy that uses ultrasound-based technology to transfer energy acoustically from a subcutaneously implanted pulse generator...
The WiCS®-LV system (EBR Systems, Inc.) is a leadless endocardial pacing system for cardiac resynchronization therapy that uses ultrasound-based technology to transfer energy acoustically from a subcutaneously implanted pulse generator...
The WiCS®-LV system (EBR...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest