Volume 17 - Issue 7 - July 2017

Featured Article

Cover Story

First Annual Heart Rhythm Bowl: Making Learning Fun!

07/06/2017

Mohit Turagam, MD and Venkat Vuddanda, MD
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Mohit Turagam, MD and Venkat Vuddanda...

The first ever Heart Rhythm Bowl was conducted at Heart Rhythm 2017, the Heart Rhythm Society’s (HRS) 38th Annual Scientific Sessions, which took place May 10th-13th in Chicago, Illinois.

The first ever Heart Rhythm Bowl...

07/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

How to Prepare for Possible Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Coverage Restrictions

07/06/2017

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC
President, CardiologyCoder.com

Jim Collins, CPC, CCC President, Card...

PVI may be an exciting and rewarding procedure to perform. In many cases, physicians gain the sense that they will improve the patient’s quality of life, reduce the risk of stroke, eliminate some medications, and earn a decent chunk of wRVUs....

PVI may be an exciting and...

07/06/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study

A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly

07/09/2017

David J. Addley, DO, FACC, Medical Director, Noninvasive Cardiovascular Laboratory Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

David J. Addley, DO, FACC, Medical Di...

Congenital coronary anomalies are found in 0.2-1.6% of the population undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.

Congenital coronary anomalies...

07/09/2017

EP Lab Digest

Column

Feature Interview

Get With The Guidelines®-AFIB Overview: Experience in The MetroHealth System

07/09/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, we speak with William Lewis, MD, Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Heart and Vascular Center at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, about being one of the first Gold achievers in the AHA’s Get With The...

In this interview, we speak with...

07/09/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

New Advances in Wearable Technology: Interview with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD

07/09/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Nicholas Skipitaris about a recent clinical trial at Lenox Hill Hospital evaluating the Peerbridge Cor™ electrocardiogram monitor.

In this interview, we speak with...

07/09/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

The Cardiac Electrophysiology Society: Interview with Anne B. Curtis, MD

07/09/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Anne Curtis, President of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society (CardiacEPS), made up of basic and clinical scientists, physicians, engineers, and allied professionals interested in cardiac...

In this interview, we speak with...

07/09/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

Emerging Technologies in Arrhythmia Monitoring: The PocketECG Mobile Cardiac Telemetry System

07/07/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Marek Dziubinski, scientist and CEO of MEDICALgorithmics, about the PocketECG mobile cardiac telemetry system.

In this interview, we speak with...

07/07/2017

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Accreditation: A Year in Review

07/07/2017

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Cardiac Electrophysiology accreditation is designed to recognize facilities that perform cardiac electrophysiology procedures by ensuring that the facility meets quality benchmarks based on...

Intersocietal Accreditation...

07/07/2017

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight

Spotlight Interview: Easton Hospital

07/07/2017

Dr. Koroush Khalighi and Lori Jones, Director of Cardiovascular Services
Easton, Pennsylvania

Dr. Koroush Khalighi and Lori Jones, ...

Easton Hospital is a full-service, acute care hospital that provides inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, and emergency medical care for the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.

Easton Hospital is a...

07/07/2017

EP Lab Digest

Department

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My Life as a Travel Tech: Interview with Jaime Settle, RCIS

07/07/2017

Interview with Jodie Elrod

This article series explores what it’s like to work as a travel tech in the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory. Here we speak with Jaime Settle, RCIS with Soliant Health, about her experience.

This article series explores...

07/07/2017

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Volume 17 - Issue 7 - July 2017