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Volume 17 - Issue 9 - September 2017

Featured Article

Cover Story
09/07/2017
For this article, we asked various EP programs about what they use for radiation protection for lab staff.
For this article, we asked various EP programs about what they use for radiation protection for lab staff.
For this article, we asked...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
09/07/2017
The authors characterize their experience with different monitoring techniques for phrenic nerve injury in a patient who developed a transient PNP during cryoablation of paroxysmal AF.  
The authors characterize their experience with different monitoring techniques for phrenic nerve injury in a patient who developed a transient PNP during cryoablation of paroxysmal AF.  
The authors characterize their...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
09/08/2017
Despite progressive advances over the past 30 years in radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, several limitations remain.
Despite progressive advances over the past 30 years in radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, several limitations remain.
Despite progressive advances...
09/08/2017
EP Lab Digest
EP Tips & Techniques
09/07/2017
Winchester Medical Center (WMC) is a 455-bed regional referral medical center located in Virginia. Established in 1903, the medical center forms the flagship facility of the Valley Health System, which is comprised of six hospitals within the...
Winchester Medical Center (WMC) is a 455-bed regional referral medical center located in Virginia. Established in 1903, the medical center forms the flagship facility of the Valley Health System, which is comprised of six hospitals within the...
Winchester Medical Center (WMC)...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
09/07/2017
In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Steve Wedan, CEO of Imricor Medical Systems, and Dr. Philipp Fischer, Head of Cardiology at Siemens Healthineers, about the companies’ new partnership to develop an integrated solution that...
In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Steve Wedan, CEO of Imricor Medical Systems, and Dr. Philipp Fischer, Head of Cardiology at Siemens Healthineers, about the companies’ new partnership to develop an integrated solution that...
In this feature interview, EP...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
09/07/2017
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is a 392-bed acute care facility that has provided quality healthcare to the residents of DuPage County and beyond for more than 50 years.
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is a 392-bed acute care facility that has provided quality healthcare to the residents of DuPage County and beyond for more than 50 years.
Northwestern Medicine Central...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Perspectives
09/07/2017
Many of our patients already spend a considerable amount of money on supplements, and appreciate receiving guidance from their electrophysiologist.
Many of our patients already spend a considerable amount of money on supplements, and appreciate receiving guidance from their electrophysiologist.
Many of our patients already...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
09/07/2017
A workflow with the FlexAbility Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled as an ablation tool, coupled with the steerable diagnostic catheter, has enabled us to explore more mechanistic concepts in VT substrates without relying as much on voltage...
A workflow with the FlexAbility Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled as an ablation tool, coupled with the steerable diagnostic catheter, has enabled us to explore more mechanistic concepts in VT substrates without relying as much on voltage...
A workflow with the FlexAbility...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest
09/07/2017
In this interview, we speak with Julie Garcia, RN, MSN, Chief Quality Officer from Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Florida, about their cardiac program achieving the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure...
In this interview, we speak with Julie Garcia, RN, MSN, Chief Quality Officer from Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Florida, about their cardiac program achieving the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure...
In this interview, we speak with...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest
09/07/2017
The purpose of this study is to determine if ICDs with impedance monitoring appropriately measure hemodynamic changes in heart failure patients, and to assess patient perceptions of self-care maintenance, management, and confidence of his or...
The purpose of this study is to determine if ICDs with impedance monitoring appropriately measure hemodynamic changes in heart failure patients, and to assess patient perceptions of self-care maintenance, management, and confidence of his or...
The purpose of this study is to...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest

News

Guideline Updates
09/07/2017
The following is a review of the latest recommendations for patients with CIEDs who need to undergo MRI; also included is a discussion of the difference between MR conditional and MR nonconditional systems.
The following is a review of the latest recommendations for patients with CIEDs who need to undergo MRI; also included is a discussion of the difference between MR conditional and MR nonconditional systems.
The following is a review of the...
09/07/2017
EP Lab Digest