Volume 18 - Issue 11 - November 2018
Cover Story
11/01/2018
In this interview, we speak with Sok-Sithikun Bun, MD, PhD from Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, about his upcoming humanitarian mission to Morocco.
In this interview, we speak with Sok-Sithikun Bun, MD, PhD from Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, about his upcoming humanitarian mission to Morocco.
In this interview, we speak with...
11/01/2018
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
11/01/2018
In this interview, EP Lab Digest talks with Farris K. Timimi, MD, Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network (MCSMN), and Lee Aase, Director of the MCSMN and Communications Director of Mayo Clinic’s Social and Digital Innovation...
In this interview, EP Lab Digest talks with Farris K. Timimi, MD, Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network (MCSMN), and Lee Aase, Director of the MCSMN and Communications Director of Mayo Clinic’s Social and Digital Innovation...
In this interview, EP Lab Digest...
11/01/2018
EP Lab Digest
News
News
11/19/2018
Andrea Natale, MD, executive medical director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, received the 2018 Star of Texas Healthcare Award from PTV Healthcare Capital.
Andrea Natale, MD, executive medical director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, received the 2018 Star of Texas Healthcare Award from PTV Healthcare Capital.
Andrea Natale, MD, executive...
11/19/2018
EP Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
11/02/2018
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Preoperative intravenous antibiotics have been shown to reduce infections in patients undergoing implantation of a cardiac implantable electrical device (CIED). Infusion of antibiotics within one hour of making the incision has been a quality...
Preoperative intravenous antibiotics have been shown to reduce infections in patients undergoing implantation of a cardiac implantable electrical device (CIED). Infusion of antibiotics within one hour of making the incision has been a quality...
Preoperative intravenous...
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest
Women in Electrophysiology
11/02/2018
Rachel M. Bond, MD, FACC, Associate Director,
Women’s Heart Health, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
New York, New York
Rachel M. Bond, MD, FACC, Associate D...
Today, we are not only seeing a larger portion of women in the United States entering medical school, with rates exponentially increasing (e.g., 10% prior to the 1970s, to about 50% in the 2000s), but their presence in the healthcare...
Today, we are not only seeing a larger portion of women in the United States entering medical school, with rates exponentially increasing (e.g., 10% prior to the 1970s, to about 50% in the 2000s), but their presence in the healthcare...
Today, we are not only seeing a...
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
11/01/2018
EPLD speaks with Dr Robert Pass about creating his “Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today” podcast on iTunes.
EPLD speaks with Dr Robert Pass about creating his “Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today” podcast on iTunes.
EPLD speaks with Dr Robert Pass...
11/01/2018
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
11/01/2018
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Taha Alper,
Siyami Ersek Hospital,
Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Taha Alper,
Siyami ...
Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital was established in 1962, and has since become the cornerstone of its region for cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. The center has 14 operation rooms, 56...
Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital was established in 1962, and has since become the cornerstone of its region for cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. The center has 14 operation rooms, 56...
Siyami Ersek Thoracic and...
11/01/2018
EP Lab Digest
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr. Jasbir Sra, Course Co-Director of the annual AF, VT, VF Summit taking place November 30 to December 1, 2018 at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr. Jasbir Sra, Course Co-Director of the annual AF, VT, VF Summit taking place November 30 to December 1, 2018 at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr....
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP Technologies
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest speaks with Jay Dinerman, MD, FHRS about a new electrophysiology-related app called Magnet Master, which assists medical professionals in planning for surgery using electrocautery in patients with cardiac devices.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Jay Dinerman, MD, FHRS about a new electrophysiology-related app called Magnet Master, which assists medical professionals in planning for surgery using electrocautery in patients with cardiac devices.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Jay...
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
11/02/2018
Kate Morgan, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Cary, North Carolina
Kate Morgan, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, Cardio...
EKG characteristics can be examined to predict the underlying area of VT focus. In her case, the anterior chest leads had a left bundle branch morphology indicating that the right ventricle had been activated first, suggesting that the focus...
EKG characteristics can be examined to predict the underlying area of VT focus. In her case, the anterior chest leads had a left bundle branch morphology indicating that the right ventricle had been activated first, suggesting that the focus...
EKG characteristics can be...
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
11/02/2018
Christopher Wilcox, DO, Internal Medicine Resident, and Robbie Wall, DO,
University at Buffalo; Mercy Hospital of Buffalo,
Buffalo, New York
Christopher Wilcox, DO, Internal Medi...
A large percentage of Mahaim fibers have been associated with secondary pathways; therefore, it is reasonable that some would be difficult to detect, especially in the presence of a second pre-excitation that may conduct the predominance of...
A large percentage of Mahaim fibers have been associated with secondary pathways; therefore, it is reasonable that some would be difficult to detect, especially in the presence of a second pre-excitation that may conduct the predominance of...
A large percentage of Mahaim...
11/02/2018
EP Lab Digest
