Volume 7 - Issue 5 - May 2007
05/03/2008
Lenore Cameron
In 1996, my son was born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). He has had three open-heart surgeries and today is doing very well. However, when he was a baby, it was important for me to find other...
In 1996, my son was born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). He has had three open-heart surgeries and today is doing very well. However, when he was a baby, it was important for me to find other...
In 1996, my son was born with a...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Anne B. Curtis, MD, FHRS, FACC, FAHA
In 1996, the American Heart Association and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE, now the Heart Rhythm Society) published a scientific statement on Personal and Public Safety Issues Related to Arrhythmias That May...
In 1996, the American Heart Association and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE, now the Heart Rhythm Society) published a scientific statement on Personal and Public Safety Issues Related to Arrhythmias That May...
In 1996, the American Heart...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Christian E. Machado, MD, FACCP, FAHA; Mark Sierra, MD
It is estimated that each year there are more than 900,000 implantable cardiac devices prescribed worldwide. There have also been an increasing number of MRI systems worldwide, with about 35 million magnetic imaging procedures performed...
It is estimated that each year there are more than 900,000 implantable cardiac devices prescribed worldwide. There have also been an increasing number of MRI systems worldwide, with about 35 million magnetic imaging procedures performed...
It is estimated that each year...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Jodie Elrod
New Question:
Skills List for Nurses Working in the EP Lab
We are revising our policies and procedures manual, and I wanted to include a skills list for EP nurses. Would you know where I could find this information in order to tailor one...
New Question:
Skills List for Nurses Working in the EP Lab
We are revising our policies and procedures manual, and I wanted to include a skills list for EP nurses. Would you know where I could find this information in order to tailor one...
New Question:
Skills List for...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Debbie Kulik, RN, BSN, MSA
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
Our hospital system has EP labs located at our Royal Oak and Troy campuses. Our responses in this Spotlight Interview...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
Our hospital system has EP labs located at our Royal Oak and Troy campuses. Our responses in this Spotlight Interview...
What is the size of your EP lab...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Brenda McCulloch, RN, MSN, CNS; Nancy Diehl, RN, MSN, CNS
2007 Course
For the upcoming 2007 course, we have reformatted the course content from past years. What was initially a five-day program is now a four-day program, with eight CEs awarded each day. Lectures are updated so that current trends...
2007 Course
For the upcoming 2007 course, we have reformatted the course content from past years. What was initially a five-day program is now a four-day program, with eight CEs awarded each day. Lectures are updated so that current trends...
2007 Course
For the upcoming...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Jodie Elrod
Describe who participated in the Inter-Association Task Force.
The Inter-Association Task Force was made up of representatives from 15 different national medical societies. Also participating in the task force were some invited...
Describe who participated in the Inter-Association Task Force.
The Inter-Association Task Force was made up of representatives from 15 different national medical societies. Also participating in the task force were some invited...
Describe who participated in the...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
David Stein
It’s amazing how events that make the biggest impact on our lives often happen inconspicuously. Moments we remember throughout the years are the ones that occur without any expectation. For example, in the spring of 2005, my family traveled...
It’s amazing how events that make the biggest impact on our lives often happen inconspicuously. Moments we remember throughout the years are the ones that occur without any expectation. For example, in the spring of 2005, my family traveled...
It’s amazing how events that...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Jodie Elrod
What are your thoughts about non-EPs implanting ICDs? Do you train such individuals? What about dealing with device recalls?
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, April 2007:
Device recalls: We ve instituted more...
What are your thoughts about non-EPs implanting ICDs? Do you train such individuals? What about dealing with device recalls?
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, April 2007:
Device recalls: We ve instituted more...
What are your thoughts about...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Macy C. Smith, Jr., MD, FACC, FHRS; John D. Hummel, MD
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 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
