Letter from the Editor

Editorial

The Five Most Important EP Publications in 2015

04/07/2016

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

Identification of the top five publications from the Cardiac Electrophysiology literature from last year is challenging.

Identification of the top five...

04/07/2016

EP Lab Digest

Editorial

A Medicare National Coverage Determination for LAA Closure

03/09/2016

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Boston Scientific’s WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device on March 13, 2015 for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Indication and contraindication...

The U.S. Food and Drug...

03/09/2016

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

ACC’s NCDR® AFib Ablation Registry™: Coming Soon?

02/08/2016

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

Monitoring and improving the quality of health care delivered to patients must be a top priority for physicians and hospitals. However, there are many arguments as to how this should be done.

Monitoring and improving the...

02/08/2016

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

The 2015 Updated Resuscitation Guidelines

12/03/2015

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

The resuscitation guidelines were recently updated. A summary of the changes in the 2015 BLS and ACLS guidelines that pertain to electrophysiologists and the EP lab is included here.

The resuscitation guidelines...

12/03/2015

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

The LARIAT Procedure: New Registry Data

11/30/2014

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

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

There is clearly a need for a nonpharmacological alternative to prevent stroke in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and it is logical to assume that removal or occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) would be a valid...

There is clearly a need for a...

11/30/2014

EP Lab Digest