John D. Hummel, MD

Making the Case for a Deflectable Catheter at the His Bundle Position During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

05/03/2008

Case History This case involves a 65-year-old Caucasian woman with a one-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, who presented to our institution for curative ablation. Previously, she was rhythm-controlled with amiodarone and...

Case History This case...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

EP Tips & Techniques

Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Clinical Implications in the Era of COVID-19

12/29/2020

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Ralph S. Augostini , MD;

John D. Hummel , MD;

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that was first reported in late 2019 has led to an ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious, and primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory particles generated when...

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)...

12/29/2020

EP Lab Digest

Original Research

What is an Atrial Fibrillation Rotor – In Patients? Rationale for Focal Impulse and Rotor Mapping (FIRM)

04/23/2014

James Daubert , MD;

Gery Tomassoni , MD;

John D. Hummel , MD;

John M. Miller , MD;

David E. Krummen , MD;

Vijay Swarup , MD, FHRS;

Sanjiv M. Narayan , MD, PhD, MSc;

This brief review discusses some of the historical challenges in detecting AF rotors, then discusses the clinical method and pitfalls of FIRM-guided ablation, and summarizes long-term results.

This brief review discusses some...

04/23/2014

EP Lab Digest

Impact of Sedation and Echocardiographic Guidance Strategy on Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Purpose: Traditionally, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been performed under general anesthesia (GA) with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), but operators are increasingly u...

Sapan Bhuta , MD;

Jose R. Sleiman , MD;

Connor C. Jacob , BS;

Nooruddin S. Pracha , BS;

Sachit Rustagi , BS;

John S. Scandale , BS;

Nicholas J. Yavornitzky , BS;

Raul Weiss , MD;

Steven J. Kalbfleisch , MD;

Salvatore J. Savona , MD;

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Muhammad R. Afzal , MD;