Volume 22 - Issue 9 - September 2022

Featured Article

Feature Interview

Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium: Discussing Advances in Treatment, Digital Health, and Ongoing Research With Nassir Marrouche, MD

09/01/2022

Interview by Jodie Elrod

EP Lab Digest speaks with Nassir Marrouche, MD, director of the Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, about this premier educational event.

EP Lab Digest speaks with Nassir...

09/01/2022

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Feature

EP Review

Convergent “Plus” Approach for Atrial Fibrillation

09/01/2022

Armin Kiankhooy, MD¹; Susan Eisenberg, MD²; Carolyn Pierce, NP³; Michaela Daw, BS⁴; Gansevoort Dunnington, MD¹

¹Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Helena Hospital, St Helena, Napa Valley, California;

²Electrophysiology, St Helena Hospital, St Helena, Napa Valley, California;

³Atrial Fibrillation Nurse Navigator, St Helena Hospital, St Helena, Napa Valley, California;

⁴Atrial Fibrillation Research Assistant, St Helena Hospital, St Helena, Napa Valley, California

Armin Kiankhooy, MD1; Susan Eisenberg...

Armin Kiankhooy, MD, and colleagues share an evolved iteration of the Convergent procedure, also known as Convergent “Plus.”

Armin Kiankhooy, MD, and...

09/01/2022

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EP Review

Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the Time of Intravenous Contrast Shortage

09/01/2022

Ganesh Venkataraman, MD

Colorado Heart and Vascular, PC, Lakewood, Colorado

Ganesh Venkataraman, MD Colorado Hea...

Dr Venkataraman presents his method for performing cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation without the need for IV contrast medium.

Dr Venkataraman presents his...

09/01/2022

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Cover Story

The Swedish Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation Network: A Programmatic Approach to Care in a Large Urban Hospital System

09/01/2022

Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS; David Lam, MD, FACC; Christopher McGann, MD, FACC; on behalf of the SCAN Program

Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Seattle, Washington

Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS; David Lam...

The authors describe the Swedish Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation Network, which began out of a need to not only facilitate care of AF patients, but also apply the growing body of evidence supporting RFM in improving care.

The authors describe the Swedish...

09/01/2022

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Column

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Traverse Heart and Vascular – Munson Healthcare

09/01/2022

Patrick Dillon, MD; Robert Kennedy, MD; John Coatney, MD; Sina Jame, MD
Traverse City, Michigan

Patrick Dillon, MD; Robert Kennedy, M...

In this month’s issue, we highlight this cardiac electrophysiology program in Traverse City, Michigan.

In this month’s issue, we...

09/01/2022

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Letter from the Editor

Pulsed Field Ablation: What We Do and Do Not Know

09/01/2022

Bradley Knight, MD

What do we actually know and not know about pulsed field ablation (PFA) as an energy source for ablation of atrial fibrillation? It will take a lot more time before we fully appreciate the role of PFA in cardiac electrophysiology.

What do we actually know and not...

09/01/2022

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