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Volume 16 - Issue 5 - May 2016

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Cover Story
IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Accreditation
05/03/2016
Jodie Elrod
The Heart Rhythm Society recently announced the launch of the IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology accreditation program, in which facilities performing EP procedures can document their commitment to quality. We speak with Frank Vermeiren, MS, RT...
The Heart Rhythm Society recently announced the launch of the IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology accreditation program, in which facilities performing EP procedures can document their commitment to quality. We speak with Frank Vermeiren, MS, RT...
The Heart Rhythm Society...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Spotlight Interview: Stamford Hospital
05/03/2016
Michael Lutka, RT(R); Sandra Sharoh, RN, CCRN; Leigha Defeo, RN; Elizabeth Smith; Nicola Donnelly, RN
Stamford Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system in lower Fairfield County. The system provides inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory services through Stamford Hospital, a 305-bed acute care tertiary hospital; Stamford Health Medical...
Stamford Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system in lower Fairfield County. The system provides inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory services through Stamford Hospital, a 305-bed acute care tertiary hospital; Stamford Health Medical...
Stamford Health is a...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
Remote Patient Monitoring of Patients with a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device: An Introduction
05/04/2016
Suneet Mittal, MD, FACC, FHRS
Over the next year, a series of articles in EP Lab Digest will review where we are with respect to remote monitoring, what are our existing challenges, and discuss what the future seems to hold in this area.
Over the next year, a series of articles in EP Lab Digest will review where we are with respect to remote monitoring, what are our existing challenges, and discuss what the future seems to hold in this area.
Over the next year, a series of...
05/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Value and Potential of Remote Magnetic Navigation in EP: Interview with Dr. Andrea Natale
05/03/2016
Jodie Elrod
In this feature interview, we speak with Andrea Natale, MD from Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, about his use of remote magnetic navigation for the treatment of complex arrhythmia.  Describe your...
In this feature interview, we speak with Andrea Natale, MD from Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, about his use of remote magnetic navigation for the treatment of complex arrhythmia.  Describe your...
In this feature interview, we...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Screening AF Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Interview with Dr. Vijay Swarup
05/03/2016
Jodie Elrod
In this interview, we speak with Vijay Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS, Director of the Arizona Heart Rhythm Center in Phoenix, about his process for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to be screened and treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
In this interview, we speak with Vijay Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS, Director of the Arizona Heart Rhythm Center in Phoenix, about his process for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to be screened and treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
In this interview, we speak with...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Coding and Billing
Value-Based Reimbursement for Cardiologists and Electrophysiologists
05/03/2016
Jim Collins, CPC
Even though we have been transitioning to a value-based reimbursement system for years, patient visits and other professional services continue to be paid under the fee-for-service reimbursement methodology.
Even though we have been transitioning to a value-based reimbursement system for years, patient visits and other professional services continue to be paid under the fee-for-service reimbursement methodology.
Even though we have been...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
EP 101
A Tale of Two Bundle Branches: Case Reports of a Classic VT
05/03/2016
Taylor I. Liu, MD, PhD; Payal Mehta, MD; Sung Murata, BSN, RN, WCC; Charlie Young, MD
The following two cases highlight the clinical and electrophysiologic features of this classic VT mechanism.
The following two cases highlight the clinical and electrophysiologic features of this classic VT mechanism.
The following two cases...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
The Media, Physicians, and Medicine: Opportunities to Impact Health, and Pitfalls to Avoid
05/03/2016
Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC
The media provides physicians with a great opportunity to impact health and wellness in the United States.
The media provides physicians with a great opportunity to impact health and wellness in the United States.
The media provides physicians...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Baked or Frozen?
05/04/2016
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Debate continues regarding the relative pros and cons of cryoballoon ablation (CBA) compared to point-by-point radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to achieve pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) as a treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Debate continues regarding the relative pros and cons of cryoballoon ablation (CBA) compared to point-by-point radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to achieve pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) as a treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Debate continues regarding the...
05/04/2016
EP Lab Digest
In the Literature
Practical Electrophysiology, Third Edition: Interview with Todd J. Cohen, MD
05/03/2016
Jodie Elrod
The third edition of Practical Electrophysiology is being published this May. Previous editions of the book were published in 2005 and 2009, respectively. In this special interview, Dr. Todd Cohen from Winthrop University Hospital talks about...
The third edition of Practical Electrophysiology is being published this May. Previous editions of the book were published in 2005 and 2009, respectively. In this special interview, Dr. Todd Cohen from Winthrop University Hospital talks about...
The third edition of Practical...
05/03/2016
EP Lab Digest
Early Experience
Targeted Placement of the WiCS-LV System in First Commercial Implants: Experience From The James Cook University Hospital
05/03/2016
Simon James, MRCP; Dewi E. Thomas, MD; Andrew J. Turley, MRCP; Andrew Owens, MD
The WiCS®-LV system (EBR Systems, Inc.) is a leadless endocardial pacing system for cardiac resynchronization therapy that uses ultrasound-based technology to transfer energy acoustically from a subcutaneously implanted pulse generator...
The WiCS®-LV system (EBR Systems, Inc.) is a leadless endocardial pacing system for cardiac resynchronization therapy that uses ultrasound-based technology to transfer energy acoustically from a subcutaneously implanted pulse generator...
The WiCS®-LV system (EBR...
05/03/2016
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<h4><strong>Clinical Editor</strong><br />
Bradley Knight, MD<br />
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<strong>Managing Editor</strong><br />
Jodie Elrod<br />
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<strong>Design Operations Manager</strong><br />
Beth Vasil</h4>

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<h4><strong>Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor, EP Lab Digest<br />
HMP Global, 70 E. Swedesford Rd.,<br />
Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:jelrod@hmpglobal.com">jelrod@hmpglobal.com</a></strong></h4&gt;

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