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Volume 20 - Issue 9 - September 2020

Featured Article

Cover Story
08/31/2020
Jeffrey J. Senfield, MD, MS
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPersAF) who underwent percutaneous AF ablation at our institution, and discuss our clinical decision-making pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We report a case of a patient...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Cover Story
08/31/2020
Shaun Mohan, MD, MPH, FHRS
Adults with CHD represent a unique subset of the population who often need the resources of pediatric and adult cardiology programs.
Adults with CHD represent a unique subset of the population who often need the resources of pediatric and adult cardiology programs.
Adults with CHD represent a...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Feature
08/31/2020
Ishu V. Rao
Recent advances in device-based therapy for the treatment of refractory heart failure herald an encouraging new era for patients with heart failure.
Recent advances in device-based therapy for the treatment of refractory heart failure herald an encouraging new era for patients with heart failure.
Recent advances in device-based...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
08/31/2020
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Interventions for AF are headed in multiple directions.
Interventions for AF are headed in multiple directions.
Interventions for AF are headed...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
EP 101
08/31/2020
Jerry W. Jones, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Do not measure R-R intervals when determining the presence of compensatory pauses, non-compensatory pauses, and interpolated ectopic beats. It’s all about the P waves! 
Do not measure R-R intervals when determining the presence of compensatory pauses, non-compensatory pauses, and interpolated ectopic beats. It’s all about the P waves! 
Do not measure R-R intervals...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
08/31/2020
Jodie Elrod
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about her role as a nurse practitioner in the EP setting.  Tell us about your medical background. How...
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about her role as a nurse practitioner in the EP setting.  Tell us about your medical background. How...
In this interview, EP Lab Digest...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
08/31/2020
Harish Duraiswami, CCDS; Jane Smyth-Melsky, RN, CCDS; Larry A. Chinitz, MD; Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD, FHRS
We present a case report illustrating present challenges and solutions related to remote monitoring of patients residing internationally.
We present a case report illustrating present challenges and solutions related to remote monitoring of patients residing internationally.
We present a case report...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
08/31/2020
Gregory P. Siroky, MD; Patrick Lam, MD; Hieu Huynh, DO; Devendra Singh Bisht, MD, DM; Ahsanuddin Ahmad, MD; Asad Mohammad, DO; Davendra Mehta, MD, PhD
We present a case of a patient with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) who was diagnosed with rate-related LBBB-induced CM (RR-LBBB-CM) after extraction of his device.
We present a case of a patient with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) who was diagnosed with rate-related LBBB-induced CM (RR-LBBB-CM) after extraction of his device.
We present a case of a patient...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
08/31/2020
Dennis Howel, MD; Heiko Frank, MD; Lea Seidlmayer, MD; Hanno Oswald, MD, PhD
We describe our first experience with fluoroscopy-free ablation in Oldenburg.
We describe our first experience with fluoroscopy-free ablation in Oldenburg.
We describe our first experience...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
08/31/2020
Ghaliah Almohani, MD, MSc, PhD, CEPS, FHRS, FESC
The Royal Hospital is a large, tertiary-level, acute-care hospital in Muscat, Oman; it is part of the ministry of health hospitals and is an educational facility. Dr. Qasem Al-Salmi is the Director General and CEO of the Royal Hospital. The...
The Royal Hospital is a large, tertiary-level, acute-care hospital in Muscat, Oman; it is part of the ministry of health hospitals and is an educational facility. Dr. Qasem Al-Salmi is the Director General and CEO of the Royal Hospital. The...
The Royal Hospital is a large,...
08/31/2020
EP Lab Digest