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Volume 15 - Issue 1 - January 2015

Featured Article

Case Study
12/29/2014
In this article, the authors present 2 cases of ARVC/D that were admitted to their center for evaluation and treatment of drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia and recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks.
In this article, the authors present 2 cases of ARVC/D that were admitted to their center for evaluation and treatment of drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia and recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks.
In this article, the authors...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
12/29/2014
Dr Trivedi describes a case in which an infant with congenital heart disease and other medical conditions underwent successful ablation of incessant atrial arrhythmias that could not be controlled with medical management.
Dr Trivedi describes a case in which an infant with congenital heart disease and other medical conditions underwent successful ablation of incessant atrial arrhythmias that could not be controlled with medical management.
Dr Trivedi describes a case in...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest

Column

Letter from the Editor
01/02/2015
Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator are often advised to undergo MRI for various health issues. However, there are potential risks, including heating of the transvenous lead tip with loss of pacing capture and damage to the generator.
Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator are often advised to undergo MRI for various health issues. However, there are potential risks, including heating of the transvenous lead tip with loss of pacing capture and damage to the generator.
Patients with a pacemaker or...
01/02/2015
EP Lab Digest
EP Tips & Techniques
12/29/2014
Drs Patel and Sanghvi review their experience with 3 subcutaneous defibrillator-related pocket infections, and offer potential management strategies as well as methods to reduce infection rates.
Drs Patel and Sanghvi review their experience with 3 subcutaneous defibrillator-related pocket infections, and offer potential management strategies as well as methods to reduce infection rates.
Drs Patel and Sanghvi review...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
12/29/2014
Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr Moussa Mansour, a study author in both the SMART-AF and TOCCASTAR studies, about force sensing catheters.
Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr Moussa Mansour, a study author in both the SMART-AF and TOCCASTAR studies, about force sensing catheters.
Dr Rishi Anand talks with Dr...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
12/29/2014
Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT, talks with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS, CRTT, talks with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Rakesh Budhu, MS, RCES, RCIS,...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
In the Literature
12/29/2014
In this interview, we talk with Dr. Kevin Campbell about his newly published book, Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Addressing Disparities in Care.
In this interview, we talk with Dr. Kevin Campbell about his newly published book, Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Addressing Disparities in Care.
In this interview, we talk with...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Initiatives
12/29/2014
In recognition of National SCA Awareness month, the Force for Health Foundation and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation jointly launched the Student Health Force Chain of Survival Grant Program.
In recognition of National SCA Awareness month, the Force for Health Foundation and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation jointly launched the Student Health Force Chain of Survival Grant Program.
In recognition of National SCA...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
12/29/2014
In this case, author John D. Rogers, MD, demonstrates a not uncommon situation when patients experience recurrent yet infrequent episodes of arrhythmia.
In this case, author John D. Rogers, MD, demonstrates a not uncommon situation when patients experience recurrent yet infrequent episodes of arrhythmia.
In this case, author John D....
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
12/29/2014
Kevin J. Makati, MD, and colleagues describe a patient with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent hybrid epicardial radiofrequency ablation with concomitant endocardial cryoballoon ablation.
Kevin J. Makati, MD, and colleagues describe a patient with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent hybrid epicardial radiofrequency ablation with concomitant endocardial cryoballoon ablation.
Kevin J. Makati, MD, and...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest
Inside the EP Lab
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest speaks with cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Hetal Bhakta from Desert Regional Medical Center about his use of Stereotaxis technology.
EP Lab Digest speaks with cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Hetal Bhakta from Desert Regional Medical Center about his use of Stereotaxis technology.
EP Lab Digest speaks with...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study
12/29/2014
Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS, discusses how catheter ablation of Mahaim-type accessory pathways can be difficult due to challenges with accurate mapping of AP location.
Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS, discusses how catheter ablation of Mahaim-type accessory pathways can be difficult due to challenges with accurate mapping of AP location.
Adam Zivin, MD, FACC, FHRS,...
12/29/2014
EP Lab Digest