Volume 18 - Issue 1 - January 2018

Featured Article

Cover Story

Case Study: An Unusual Cause of Lead-Related Endocarditis

01/03/2018

Raymond G. Cutro Jr., MD, FHRS, CCDS, David R. Wilson, MD, FHRS, Robert Hooker, MD, FACS, Nick Kotch, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital,
Tampa, Florida

Raymond G. Cutro Jr., MD, FHRS, CCDS,...

Fungal endocarditis (FE), or more specifically, lead-related endocarditis (LRE), is an increasingly prevalent and devastating disease in today’s highly advancing medical practice.

Fungal endocarditis (FE), or...

01/03/2018

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Improving Efficiency While Ensuring Success

01/03/2018

John D. Harding, MD, FACC, FHRS, and Robert Sangrigoli, MD, FACC, FHRS,
Doylestown Hospital,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

John D. Harding, MD, FACC, FHRS, and ...

John D. Harding, MD, FACC, FHRS, and Robert Sangrigoli, MD, FACC, FHRS, describe their approach to performing pulmonary vein isolation with cryoballoon technology.

John D. Harding, MD, FACC, FHRS,...

01/03/2018

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Column

EP Tips & Techniques

The Surgeon’s Role in Convergent Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation

06/14/2021

John Nicholas Melvan, MD, PhD, Michael Halkos, MD, and Omar Lattouf, MD, PhD,
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine,
Atlanta, Georgia

John Nicholas Melvan, MD, PhD, Michae...

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is one of the most challenging medical conditions to manage. Clinical manifestations are highly variable, ranging from no symptomatology to complete hemodynamic collapse.

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the...

06/14/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

New Partnership in Atrial Fibrillation: Heart Rhythm Society and WebMD Education

06/14/2021

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this brief interview, we speak with Christina Wurster, the Heart Rhythm Society’s Chief Revenue Officer, and Lynda E. Rosenfeld, MD, FHRS, cardiologist at Yale Medicine and professor at Yale School of Medicine, about the launch of a free,...

In this brief interview, we...

06/14/2021

EP Lab Digest

Feature Interview

10-Minute Interview: Nilofar H. Islam, MD, FACC, CEPS

06/14/2021

Interview with Jodie Elrod

Nilofar H. Islam, MD, FACC, CEPS is the Director of Electrophysiology at MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland in Midland, Michigan. MidMichigan Health recently announced a $57 million construction project, of which $30 million is dedicated to...

Nilofar H. Islam, MD, FACC, CEPS...

06/14/2021

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute

06/14/2021

Steve Pala, MBA, RCIS, RCES,
Director of Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology,
Baptist Health Care,
Pensacola, Florida

Steve Pala, MBA, RCIS, RCES, Director...

Baptist Health Care (BHC) is a community-owned, not-for-profit health care organization that serves the Northwest Florida and South Alabama region.

Baptist Health Care (BHC) is a...

06/14/2021

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Evolution of Forces on the Development and Adoption of AF Therapies

01/14/2018

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

Despite two decades of research and development, there are currently only three technologies that are FDA approved for catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF): focal irrigated...

Despite two decades of research...

01/14/2018

EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device Using High-Density Multipolar Mapping

06/14/2021

Syeda Atiqa Batul, MD¹ and Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, FHRS,²
¹Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York; ²Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Syeda Atiqa Batul, MD1 and Rakesh Gop...

In this article, we present a case of medically refractory VT in a patient with a HeartMate 3 LVAD.

In this article, we present a...

06/14/2021

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Digitizing the Human Being and Optimizing the Digital Ecosystem: The Automation of Remote Monitoring

06/14/2021

Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC,
CEO, PaceMate

Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC, CEO, Pa...

Over the next 3 years, it is estimated that nearly 20 million patients will be connected to home monitoring devices. This will certainly generate hundreds of terabytes of data — much of which must be processed, interpreted, stored, and most...

Over the next 3 years, it is...

06/14/2021

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

The Great Pretender: Atrial Tachycardia or Atrial Fibrillation?

06/14/2021

Chris Porterfield, MD, MPH, FACC,
Coastal Cardiology,
San Luis Obispo, California

Chris Porterfield, MD, MPH, FACC, Co...

This case demonstrates a possible rotor mechanism with termination upon ablation.

This case demonstrates a...

06/14/2021

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Volume 18 - Issue 1 - January 2018