Volume 12 - Issue 5 - May 2012
04/26/2012
Nicole Shore
Save the Date and Register Today: SICP’s Signature RCES Review Course
The Heart Hospital Baylor
Plano, TX
June 15-16, 2012
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals will present a two-day RCES Registry Review Course conducted by...
Save the Date and Register Today: SICP’s Signature RCES Review Course
The Heart Hospital Baylor
Plano, TX
June 15-16, 2012
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals will present a two-day RCES Registry Review Course conducted by...
Save the Date and Register...
04/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/26/2012
New Radiation Protection Products Approved for Device ImplantsLEMER PAX announced the CE Mark and market release of three new versions of its CATHPAX Radiation Protection Cabin. Like the original CATHPAX radiation cabin, which was designed...
New Radiation Protection Products Approved for Device ImplantsLEMER PAX announced the CE Mark and market release of three new versions of its CATHPAX Radiation Protection Cabin. Like the original CATHPAX radiation cabin, which was designed...
New Radiation Protection...
04/26/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
On August 24, 2010, the FDA announced that there was a voluntary recall by DePuy of their ASR™ metal-on-metal total hip system, because the revision rates within five years were approximately 13%.1 My father had his hip replaced with this...
On August 24, 2010, the FDA announced that there was a voluntary recall by DePuy of their ASR™ metal-on-metal total hip system, because the revision rates within five years were approximately 13%.1 My father had his hip replaced with this...
On August 24, 2010, the FDA...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
M. Obadah Al Chekakie, MD, MSc
Case PresentationA 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department with chest pain and palpitations. She was hiking with her husband when the palpitations started and she felt her pulse, which seemed to be fast and irregular. Her...
Case PresentationA 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department with chest pain and palpitations. She was hiking with her husband when the palpitations started and she felt her pulse, which seemed to be fast and irregular. Her...
Case PresentationA 39-year-old...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
David E. Haines, MD, FHRS, FACC
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) as an adjunct to procedures in cardiac electrophysiology has allowed operators to obtain real-time, three-dimensional anatomical information. Over the years, the evolution of procedures for the...
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) as an adjunct to procedures in cardiac electrophysiology has allowed operators to obtain real-time, three-dimensional anatomical information. Over the years, the evolution of procedures for the...
The use of intracardiac...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, FACC, FHRS; Brad S. Sutton, MD, MBA; Saraswathy Manickavasagam, MD; A. Gregory Deam, MD
Focal atrial tachycardias (AT) originate from a circumscribed area with centrifugal spread to both atria. They can be due to enhanced automaticity, triggered activity, or microreentry. Sites of origin for focal AT tend to cluster at specific...
Focal atrial tachycardias (AT) originate from a circumscribed area with centrifugal spread to both atria. They can be due to enhanced automaticity, triggered activity, or microreentry. Sites of origin for focal AT tend to cluster at specific...
Focal atrial tachycardias (AT)...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Antonio Navarrete, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS
Patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) have an increase in the incidence of atrial arrhythmias that persist after surgical or percutaneous septal closure. Adult cardiologists are faced with treating atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial...
Patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) have an increase in the incidence of atrial arrhythmias that persist after surgical or percutaneous septal closure. Adult cardiologists are faced with treating atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial...
Patients with atrial septal...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Matthew P. Latacha, MD, FACC, FHRS
IntroductionIn recent years, ablation strategies aimed at curing atrial fibrillation have completely changed the landscape of clinical electrophysiology. The efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation, particularly for the treatment of paroxysmal...
IntroductionIn recent years, ablation strategies aimed at curing atrial fibrillation have completely changed the landscape of clinical electrophysiology. The efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation, particularly for the treatment of paroxysmal...
IntroductionIn recent years,...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Jana M. Hoffmeister, MD; Ann C. Garlitski, MD
Case PresentationWith advancements in both device-based therapy as well as ablation strategies, the field of electrophysiology offers treatments for congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death, bradyarrhythmias, and tachyarrhythmias. Both...
Case PresentationWith advancements in both device-based therapy as well as ablation strategies, the field of electrophysiology offers treatments for congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death, bradyarrhythmias, and tachyarrhythmias. Both...
Case PresentationWith...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
David M. Gilligan, MD
When I was given this opportunity to contribute an article to EP Lab Digest®, I offered to share some tips on how to avoid complications with device implantation. This topic was on my mind because of a recent bad outcome despite years of...
When I was given this opportunity to contribute an article to EP Lab Digest®, I offered to share some tips on how to avoid complications with device implantation. This topic was on my mind because of a recent bad outcome despite years of...
When I was given this...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/25/2012
Jan Yanko
Electrophysiology studies, whether associated with therapeutic procedures or not, have a risk of thrombogenesis. The introduction and manipulation of the catheter alone activates the coagulation cascade, which can cause the development of new...
Electrophysiology studies, whether associated with therapeutic procedures or not, have a risk of thrombogenesis. The introduction and manipulation of the catheter alone activates the coagulation cascade, which can cause the development of new...
Electrophysiology studies,...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
Review
04/25/2012
Kathryn A. Glatter, MD, FACC, FHRS
There is little literature examining the causes and long-term outcomes of patients who have had syncope while driving.
There is little literature examining the causes and long-term outcomes of patients who have had syncope while driving.
There is little literature...
04/25/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/24/2012
Jodie Elrod
Dr. Skipitaris is the Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Operations at the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Center for Cardiac Electrophysiology. In this interview he describes his experience implementing the...
Dr. Skipitaris is the Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Operations at the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Center for Cardiac Electrophysiology. In this interview he describes his experience implementing the...
Dr. Skipitaris is the Medical...
04/24/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/24/2012
Alejandro Perez-Verdia, MD; Eric Knight, RN; Patrick McGinty; Nicholas Skeen, MBA; Jeffrey Mize, RRT, CHT, CWCA
UMC Health System is the leader in comprehensive healthcare delivery in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. More than 300,000 patients a year have come to expect our dedication to service and the top-tier care we provide.Through UMC’s...
UMC Health System is the leader in comprehensive healthcare delivery in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. More than 300,000 patients a year have come to expect our dedication to service and the top-tier care we provide.Through UMC’s...
UMC Health System is the leader...
04/24/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/24/2012
Andrea M. Riefenstahl, RN, BS, MBA; Susan A. Deck, RN, BS, MBA, CCDS, RCES, FHRS
BackgroundThe Electrophysiology & Pacing (EP) lab is part of the Cardiovascular Service Line at Lancaster General Hospital (LGH). Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, LGH is a 623-bed community hospital that achieved its third Magnet...
BackgroundThe Electrophysiology & Pacing (EP) lab is part of the Cardiovascular Service Line at Lancaster General Hospital (LGH). Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, LGH is a 623-bed community hospital that achieved its third Magnet...
BackgroundThe Electrophysiology...
04/24/2012
EP Lab Digest
04/24/2012
Rishi Anand, MD, FHRS, FACC
Establishing the ControversyIn 2011, an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) caused unprecedented controversy regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) procedures, leading to angst and...
Establishing the ControversyIn 2011, an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) caused unprecedented controversy regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) procedures, leading to angst and...
Establishing the ControversyIn...
04/24/2012
EP Lab Digest
