Volume 10 - Issue 9 - September 2010
09/01/2010
Abdulhay Albirini, MD, FACC; Amber Scheffler, RN, PCCN; M. Magdy A. Migeed, MD, FACC, FHRS; Tabitha McKenzie, RN, BSN; Twany Babcock, RT(R); Denise Bailer, RT(R)
The authors describe a case in which a permanent pacing lead was actively fixated into the middle cardiac vein of the coronary sinus — an infrequent but potentially serious complication of permanent pacemaker lead implantation.
Case...
The authors describe a case in which a permanent pacing lead was actively fixated into the middle cardiac vein of the coronary sinus — an infrequent but potentially serious complication of permanent pacemaker lead implantation.
Case...
The authors describe a case in...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Jodie Elrod
John Messenger, MD, is the medical director of the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute. In this interview he describes his use of the AngelMed Guardian® system at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, as well as...
John Messenger, MD, is the medical director of the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute. In this interview he describes his use of the AngelMed Guardian® system at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, as well as...
John Messenger, MD, is the...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
09/01/2010
Thomas Segoria, RN, RCES, CEPS; Dave Thorpe, BS, RT(R)
Salem Cardiovascular Center's EP lab, located in Salem, Oregon, serves more than 360,000 people in a 2-county region.
Salem Cardiovascular Center's EP lab, located in Salem, Oregon, serves more than 360,000 people in a 2-county region.
Salem Cardiovascular Center's EP...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Jodie Elrod
In this interview with Dr. Xiaoke Liu, Director of the EP lab at Borgess Medical Center, he describes his experience using the new ZeroGravity Radiation Protection System (CFI Medical Solutions, Fenton, MI). Unlike conventional lead aprons...
In this interview with Dr. Xiaoke Liu, Director of the EP lab at Borgess Medical Center, he describes his experience using the new ZeroGravity Radiation Protection System (CFI Medical Solutions, Fenton, MI). Unlike conventional lead aprons...
In this interview with Dr....
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Jodie Elrod
From LinkedIn: Right-Sided EPS
Is there data to support right-sided EPS/ablations without a Heparinized Saline flush to the sheath's sideport?
— C. Reoch, RCIS,CEPS
Staffing Practices
We are surveying labs throughout the country for feedback...
From LinkedIn: Right-Sided EPS
Is there data to support right-sided EPS/ablations without a Heparinized Saline flush to the sheath's sideport?
— C. Reoch, RCIS,CEPS
Staffing Practices
We are surveying labs throughout the country for feedback...
From LinkedIn: Right-Sided...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Jodie Elrod
Tell us about the completion of the TRUST trial (Lumax-T/Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-Up). What did final results show?
Post-implant monitoring is an essential part of the management of patients receiving implantable...
Tell us about the completion of the TRUST trial (Lumax-T/Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-Up). What did final results show?
Post-implant monitoring is an essential part of the management of patients receiving implantable...
Tell us about the completion of...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Amanda Elfstrum, MBA; Eric Hoesing
In this article, the authors from Bryan LGH Hospital’s EP program discuss their participation in the Medtronic HEARTmark benchmarking program.
Long recognized as one of the premier electrophysiology (EP) services in the Midwest, the EP...
In this article, the authors from Bryan LGH Hospital’s EP program discuss their participation in the Medtronic HEARTmark benchmarking program.
Long recognized as one of the premier electrophysiology (EP) services in the Midwest, the EP...
In this article, the authors...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Lisa Williams, MBA, BSN, RN; Heather Bloom, MD
In this article the authors describe their use of Precedex in the lab during ablation cases. By adding Precedex to their moderate sedation protocol for these extended cases, they have been able to increase patient comfort and significantly...
In this article the authors describe their use of Precedex in the lab during ablation cases. By adding Precedex to their moderate sedation protocol for these extended cases, they have been able to increase patient comfort and significantly...
In this article the authors...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Jodie Elrod
New research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that survival rates with a wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) vest were comparable to that of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).[1] In this...
New research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that survival rates with a wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) vest were comparable to that of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).[1] In this...
New research in the Journal of...
09/01/2010
EP Lab Digest
09/01/2010
Huy Khuu; Nadim Khan, MD, FACC; Kimberly Clawson, RN, RCES, BSN; Tharen J. Leesch, RCES, CVT-AAS, CVT, RCIS, BS
In this next case installment from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, the authors describe a diagnosis of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a patient who works as a skydiving instructor.
Case Description
A 60-year-old Caucasian male,...
In this next case installment from the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, the authors describe a diagnosis of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a patient who works as a skydiving instructor.
Case Description
A 60-year-old Caucasian male,...
In this next case installment...
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EP Lab Digest
