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Volume 9 - Issue 11 - November 2009

Department

EP Groups
Email Discussion Group
11/06/2009
Do you have an EP-related topic that you would like to see addressed by the discussion group? Topics under discussion this month include admitting patients after atrial fibrillation ablation, and universal protocol.
Do you have an EP-related topic that you would like to see addressed by the discussion group? Topics under discussion this month include admitting patients after atrial fibrillation ablation, and universal protocol.
Do you have an EP-related topic...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
Dabigatran – The End of ‘Coumadin Clinics’?
11/06/2009

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...
Patients with atrial fibrillation can be at high risk of stroke. Warfarin therapy reduces that risk by about 70%. However, the limitations of anticoagulation therapy using warfarin are well known.
Patients with atrial fibrillation can be at high risk of stroke. Warfarin therapy reduces that risk by about 70%. However, the limitations of anticoagulation therapy using warfarin are well known.
Patients with atrial...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
The ICD Patient Support Group Experience
11/06/2009

Interview with Jodie Elrod

Interview with Jodie Elrod
Dawn Sabin, RN, from the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, provides us with more information about the Vanderbilt Heart ICD Support Group.
Dawn Sabin, RN, from the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, provides us with more information about the Vanderbilt Heart ICD Support Group.
Dawn Sabin, RN, from the...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
10-Minute Interview: Mauricio S. Arruda, MD
11/06/2009

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Dr. Mauricio Arruda is leading the new Atrial Fibrillation Center at the University Hospitals (UH) Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Mauricio Arruda is leading the new Atrial Fibrillation Center at the University Hospitals (UH) Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Mauricio Arruda is leading...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Music and the Cardiovascular Response
11/06/2009

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this feature, Dr. Luciano Bernardi discusses his recent research on the effect of music on cardiovascular rhythms.
In this feature, Dr. Luciano Bernardi discusses his recent research on the effect of music on cardiovascular rhythms.
In this feature, Dr. Luciano...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest

Interactive Features

Quiz
Pacemaker/ICD Puzzle
11/06/2009

Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, FHRS, FAHA1, Jason K. Smith, MD1, Michael A. Pelini, MD1, and Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD2

1Pacemaker & Arrhythmia Services, Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists, Akron, Ohio; 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, ...
Which of the following is demonstrated in the recordings shown, and what is the most appropriate next step?
Which of the following is demonstrated in the recordings shown, and what is the most appropriate next step?
Which of the following is...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia Disguised as Atrial Fibrillation: Expect the Unexpected in EP
11/06/2009

Bonnie McDonald, RN, CEPS, RCES, Kimberly Clawson, RN, RCES, Tharen J. Leesch, CVT-AAS, Nadim Khan, MD, FACC,

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, Florida

Bonnie McDonald, RN, CEPS, RCES, Kimb...
In this brief case report, authors from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills describe an unexpected finding during one of their EP cases.
In this brief case report, authors from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills describe an unexpected finding during one of their EP cases.
In this brief case report,...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest
Review
The Next Standard in ICD Lead Technology: The DF-4 ICD Lead Connector System
11/06/2009

John A. Scherschel, MD,

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Omaha, Nebraska

John A. Scherschel, MD, Assistant Pr...
A recent ICD implant case used the new SJ4 connector system representing the next standard in ICD lead technology. This article will discuss the history of the DF-4 technology as well as describe aspects of how this technology will alter the...
A recent ICD implant case used the new SJ4 connector system representing the next standard in ICD lead technology. This article will discuss the history of the DF-4 technology as well as describe aspects of how this technology will alter the...
A recent ICD implant case used...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
Special Preview: The Heart Rhythm Society’s 31st Annual Scientific Sessions
11/06/2009

Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Chair, Scientific Sessions Program Committee, Heart Rhythm 2010

Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Cha...
This article provides a sneak peek of Heart Rhythm 2010, taking place May 12-15, 2010.
This article provides a sneak peek of Heart Rhythm 2010, taking place May 12-15, 2010.
This article provides a sneak...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
The Importance of Staff Education in Performing Complex Ablations
11/06/2009

Christine J. Reoch, RCIS

Christine J. Reoch, RCIS
When you teach someone to perform a task and that person is then able to teach someone else the same task, you have accomplished your goal. There is always something new to learn, and we commend those who make it all possible.
When you teach someone to perform a task and that person is then able to teach someone else the same task, you have accomplished your goal. There is always something new to learn, and we commend those who make it all possible.
When you teach someone to...
11/06/2009
EP Lab Digest

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