Volume 23 - Issue 6 - June 2023
Column
Letter from the Editor
05/30/2023
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Dramatic cuts to physician reimbursement for EP procedures were finalized by CMS in the last 2 years. The impact of the cuts to physician reimbursement for ablation procedures will be devastating. What can hospitals do to help?
Dramatic cuts to physician reimbursement for EP procedures were finalized by CMS in the last 2 years. The impact of the cuts to physician reimbursement for ablation procedures will be devastating. What can hospitals do to help?
Dramatic cuts to physician...
05/30/2023
EP Lab Digest
EP Spotlight
05/23/2023
Samuel O. Jones, IV, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS
In this month’s issue, we highlight the 3 dedicated EP labs at the Chattanooga Heart Institute at Memorial in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In this month’s issue, we highlight the 3 dedicated EP labs at the Chattanooga Heart Institute at Memorial in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In this month’s issue, we...
05/23/2023
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
05/30/2023
Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS; Ermin Tale, BS; Riya Kaushal, BA; Joseph Aabye, BS
The authors emphasize the use of a simple ring magnet in evaluating pacemaker functionality in an older male patient with no cardiac follow-up 13 years post implantation.
The authors emphasize the use of a simple ring magnet in evaluating pacemaker functionality in an older male patient with no cardiac follow-up 13 years post implantation.
The authors emphasize the use of...
05/30/2023
EP Lab Digest
Review
05/23/2023
Jennifer M. Wright, MA, MD, FHRS; Jeffrey R. Olech, MD; Joshua R. Silverstein, MD, FHRS; Jose Osorio, MD, FHRS; Anne Marie Smith, MBA; John N. Catanzaro, MD
Building and reinforcing relationships with anesthesia colleagues has unlocked the true potential of quality improvement with a positive return on investment.
Building and reinforcing relationships with anesthesia colleagues has unlocked the true potential of quality improvement with a positive return on investment.
Building and reinforcing...
05/23/2023
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
05/23/2023
John D. Harding, MD, FACC, FHRS; Robert M. Sangrigoli, MD, FACC, FHRS; Philip C. Wiener, DO
This case by Philip Wiener, DO, et al highlights the evolving approach in ischemic and nonischemic patients using complementary information during sinus rhythm and VT to more precisely target arrhythmia circuits.
This case by Philip Wiener, DO, et al highlights the evolving approach in ischemic and nonischemic patients using complementary information during sinus rhythm and VT to more precisely target arrhythmia circuits.
This case by Philip Wiener, DO,...
05/23/2023
EP Lab Digest
Review
05/23/2023
Muneeb Siddiqui, MS; Arfaat Khan, MD; Lama Al Jebbawi, MD
In this review, Lama Al Jebbawi, MD, and colleagues discuss the modifiable risk factors for atrial fibrillation.
In this review, Lama Al Jebbawi, MD, and colleagues discuss the modifiable risk factors for atrial fibrillation.
In this review, Lama Al Jebbawi,...
05/23/2023
EP Lab Digest