Volume 10 - Issue 4 - April 2010
04/05/2010
Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC; Pasquale Santangeli, MD
In recent years, it has been increasingly reported that there are gender-related differences in the presentation and clinical course of many cardiovascular disorders. Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is not a stranger to such differences,...
In recent years, it has been increasingly reported that there are gender-related differences in the presentation and clinical course of many cardiovascular disorders. Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is not a stranger to such differences,...
In recent years, it has been...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Christine Lang, RN, MSN; Stephen Hammill, MD; Mark S. Kremers, MD, FACC
In this article, the authors discuss the new ICD Registry Version 2.0 launch on April 1, 2010.
In January 2005 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the covered indications for primary prevention implantable...
In this article, the authors discuss the new ICD Registry Version 2.0 launch on April 1, 2010.
In January 2005 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the covered indications for primary prevention implantable...
In this article, the authors...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Jeffrey L. Williams, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The Good Samaritan Hospital’s invasive cardiac electrophysiology laboratory is 800 square feet and fully-equipped to function as...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
The Good Samaritan Hospital’s invasive cardiac electrophysiology laboratory is 800 square feet and fully-equipped to function as...
What is the size of your EP lab...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Leslie Carpenter
The new, state-of-the-art CAMC Heart & Vascular Center opened in January 2009. The $72 million, 210,000 square foot building includes two new electrophysiology labs. Read on to learn more about the new center’s innovative design....
The new, state-of-the-art CAMC Heart & Vascular Center opened in January 2009. The $72 million, 210,000 square foot building includes two new electrophysiology labs. Read on to learn more about the new center’s innovative design....
The new, state-of-the-art CAMC...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Steven P. Kutalek, MD, FACC, FHRS
Extraction of permanent pacemaker and transvenous defibrillator leads has become an accepted method of treatment for patients with a variety of explant indications. These include lead malfunction, local infection or sepsis, vegetations,...
Extraction of permanent pacemaker and transvenous defibrillator leads has become an accepted method of treatment for patients with a variety of explant indications. These include lead malfunction, local infection or sepsis, vegetations,...
Extraction of permanent...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Jodie Elrod
In this feature interview, we speak with Dr. Anna Maria Choy, FRCPE, FACC, about her involvement with the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland (FANS).
Tell us about the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland. When was it formed, and...
In this feature interview, we speak with Dr. Anna Maria Choy, FRCPE, FACC, about her involvement with the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland (FANS).
Tell us about the Familial Arrhythmia Network of Scotland. When was it formed, and...
In this feature interview, we...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Valerie Strasburger; Jeremy Fotheringham, RN, JD
More than 300 cardiologists, physicians and others attended the Third Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium February 26-27 in Park City, Utah. The conference was sponsored by the University of Utah School of Medicine’s Division of...
More than 300 cardiologists, physicians and others attended the Third Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium February 26-27 in Park City, Utah. The conference was sponsored by the University of Utah School of Medicine’s Division of...
More than 300 cardiologists,...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
04/05/2010
Jodie Elrod
Are you considering a career switch to the medical device industry? PrepMD offers training to become a medical device clinical specialist or sales representative in cardiac rhythm management or electrophysiology. Read more about their...
Are you considering a career switch to the medical device industry? PrepMD offers training to become a medical device clinical specialist or sales representative in cardiac rhythm management or electrophysiology. Read more about their...
Are you considering a career...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Victor Krauthamer, PhD; Shanti Gomatam, PhD; Oscar Tovar, MD
Automated detection of shockable and non-shockable arrhythmias is an essential function of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). The American Heart Association (AHA) provided a set of sensitivities and specificities for arrhythmia...
Automated detection of shockable and non-shockable arrhythmias is an essential function of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). The American Heart Association (AHA) provided a set of sensitivities and specificities for arrhythmia...
Automated detection of shockable...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
04/05/2010
Jodie Elrod
Did you miss the American College of Cardiology’s 59th annual scientific session? ACC.10 is the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists to further advances in cardiovascular...
Did you miss the American College of Cardiology’s 59th annual scientific session? ACC.10 is the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists to further advances in cardiovascular...
Did you miss the American...
04/05/2010
EP Lab Digest
