Volume 18 - Issue 10 - October 2018

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Amiodarone-Sotalol Combination for Refractory Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia: A Valid Approach?

10/02/2018

Zaw Win Tun, MD¹, Catherine Yang, MD², Yvonne Braver, MD, FACP², Christian Perzanowski, MD, FACC, FHRS³, Juna Misiri, MD, FACC³

¹Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida; ²Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, Florida; ³Electrophysiology, Bay Area Cardiology & Vascular Associates, Brandon, Florida

Zaw Win Tun, MD1, Catherine Yang, MD2...

We report the effective use of an amiodarone plus sotalol combination for refractory ischemic VT in a post-CABG patient refractory to multiple antiarrhythmic medications and radiofrequency ablation. The recurrent VT finally resolved with...

We report the effective use of...

10/02/2018

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Construction and Design of New Hybrid OR and EP Lab: Interview with Niraj Sharma, MD, FACC, FHRS

10/02/2018

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest talks with Dr. Niraj Sharma about the new hybrid operating (OR) suite and electrophysiology (EP) lab at Eastside Medical Center. Dr. Sharma is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Eastside...

In this feature interview, EP...

10/02/2018

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Electrosurgery in the EP Lab: A Review

10/02/2018

Suvash Shrestha, MD¹, Guy Kulbak, MD², Yisachar Greenberg, MD, FACC, FHRS², Felix Yang, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS²

¹Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; ²Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Suvash Shrestha, MD1, Guy Kulbak, MD2...

Electrosurgery is an important component of cardiac electrophysiology, enabling the operator to dissect tissue, create pockets, free cardiac leads, and coagulate tissue. The term electrosurgery is described as the application of high...

Electrosurgery is an important...

10/02/2018

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Cryoballoon Ablation as a Second Procedure for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

10/02/2018

Muhammad Ajmal, MD¹ and Abraham G. Kocheril, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS²

¹Cardiology Fellow, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona; ²OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Muhammad Ajmal, MD1 and Abraham G. Ko...

In this article, we report on 6 cases of persistent AFib that were recurrent after RF ablation but successfully treated with cryoballoon ablation.

In this article, we report on 6...

10/02/2018

EP Lab Digest

Featured Case

Multisensor, Device-Based Monitoring of Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

10/02/2018

Seth J. Rials, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
Medical Director, Arrhythmia Services, Grant Medical Center, OhioHealth, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio

Seth J. Rials, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS Me...

A new device-based system has been developed that uses multiple sensors instead of impedance alone. A case demonstrating the use of this system is presented.

A new device-based system has...

10/02/2018

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Initial Experience with High-Density Mapping: Interview with Firas Zahwe, MD

10/02/2018

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this feature interview, Dr. Zahwe discusses his use of the Advisor™ HD Grid Mapping Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ (Abbott) and EnSite Precision™ Cardiac Mapping System (Abbott) at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In this feature interview, Dr....

10/02/2018

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple

10/02/2018

Javier E. Banchs, MD, FACC, FHRS, Director of Electrophysiology and Pacing; Beth L. Glass, Office Coordinator II, Section of Electrophysiology and Pacing; and Lois E. Lembke BSN, RN, EP Lab Manager
Division of Cardiology
Scott & White Medical Center
Temple, Texas

Javier E. Banchs, MD, FACC, FHRS, Dir...

Scott & White Medical Center is a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest non-for-profit integrated health care system in Texas. In 2013, Scott & White Healthcare merged with the Baylor Health Care System in Dallas to form Baylor...

Scott & White Medical Center is...

10/02/2018

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