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Letter from the Editor
What is the Source of Migraines After Left-Sided Ablation Procedures?
02/01/2026
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Visual auras after AF ablation—migraine or warning sign? New trial data show up to 15% of patients experience visual auras after left-sided ablation, highlighting the need to reduce cerebral embolic risk and recognize “silent” emboli.
Visual auras after AF ablation—migraine or warning sign? New trial data show up to 15% of patients experience visual auras after left-sided ablation, highlighting the need to reduce cerebral embolic risk and recognize “silent” emboli.
Visual auras after AF...
02/01/2026
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
Expanding Access to Cardiac Care: Electrophysiology in the Ambulatory Surgery Center Setting
02/01/2026
Becky Joseph, BSN, RN
Take a look inside Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute's ASC to see how this innovative model delivers exceptional cardiovascular care while helping lower health care costs for Alaskans.
Take a look inside Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute's ASC to see how this innovative model delivers exceptional cardiovascular care while helping lower health care costs for Alaskans.
Take a look inside Alaska Heart...
02/01/2026
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Cardiac Electrophysiologist Compensation and the Helix
01/16/2026
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
This editorial examines how current fair market value regulations and compensation models are creating challenges for cardiac electrophysiologists, highlighting the need for more accurate and equitable approaches to physician reimbursement.
This editorial examines how current fair market value regulations and compensation models are creating challenges for cardiac electrophysiologists, highlighting the need for more accurate and equitable approaches to physician reimbursement.
This editorial examines how...
01/16/2026
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
VINTAGE: A Future Guidewire-Based Ablation Technique for Deep Targets?
12/02/2025
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
The VINTAGE approach represents another innovative concept that has demonstrated potential in the EP lab. Although the term “vintage” commonly describes something from a past era, in the case of this new guidewire-based navigation and...
The VINTAGE approach represents another innovative concept that has demonstrated potential in the EP lab. Although the term “vintage” commonly describes something from a past era, in the case of this new guidewire-based navigation and...
The VINTAGE approach represents...
12/02/2025
EP Lab Digest
EP Tips & Techniques
Streamlining PVC Ablation: Practical Strategies for Modern Electrophysiology Labs
12/02/2025
Dinesh Sharma, MD; Jalaj Garg, MD, FACC, FESC; Rahul Bhardwaj, MD
Dinesh Sharma, MD, and colleagues describe a streamlined workflow implemented in the EP lab to improve procedural efficiency, enhance mapping accuracy, and minimize fluoroscopy for premature ventricular complex ablation.
Dinesh Sharma, MD, and colleagues describe a streamlined workflow implemented in the EP lab to improve procedural efficiency, enhance mapping accuracy, and minimize fluoroscopy for premature ventricular complex ablation.
Dinesh Sharma, MD, and...
12/02/2025
EP Lab Digest
News
Boston Scientific Obtains CE Mark for FARAPOINT™ Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter
11/27/2025
FARAPOINT PFA Catheter delivers effective, safe and consistent ablation for right atrial flutter
FARAPOINT PFA Catheter delivers effective, safe and consistent ablation for right atrial flutter
FARAPOINT PFA Catheter delivers...
11/27/2025
EP Lab Digest
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
Podcasts
Spotlight: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
11/19/2025
Jordan Hamilton, BSN, RN, RCES; Cameron R. Mulloy, RN, BSN, CCRN, RCES; Mike Corley, RN; Isabel Vega
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
In this episode, we're...
11/19/2025
EP Lab Digest
Commentary
Concomitant Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Effective, Evolving, and Underutilized
11/01/2025
Panos N. Vardas, MD; Omar Mahmud; Ioannis Liapis, MD; Marvi Tariq, MD
Panos N Vardas, MD, and colleagues highlight how surgical ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion can be safely and efficiently incorporated into surgical aortic valve replacement to optimize patient outcomes.
Panos N Vardas, MD, and colleagues highlight how surgical ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion can be safely and efficiently incorporated into surgical aortic valve replacement to optimize patient outcomes.
Panos N Vardas, MD, and...
11/01/2025
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Pulsed Field Ablation for Ventricular Arrhythmias—Going Deep
11/01/2025
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Although careful avoidance of excessive ablation is essential, novel PFA tools may offer a new option for patients with ventricular tachycardia refractory to conventional endocardial radiofrequency ablation.
Although careful avoidance of excessive ablation is essential, novel PFA tools may offer a new option for patients with ventricular tachycardia refractory to conventional endocardial radiofrequency ablation.
Although careful avoidance of...
11/01/2025
EP Lab Digest
Case Study
View From the Left Ventricular Summit: Endocardial Ablation of Premature Ventricular Complexes Utilizing an Anatomic Approach
10/01/2025
Ibragim Al-Seykal, MD; Tobias Ahnert; Ankit Maheshwari, MD
Ibragim Al-Seykal, MD, and colleagues describe a case of successful left ventricular summit premature ventricular complex ablation.
Ibragim Al-Seykal, MD, and colleagues describe a case of successful left ventricular summit premature ventricular complex ablation.
Ibragim Al-Seykal, MD, and...
10/01/2025
EP Lab Digest

Podcasts

In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
Podcasts
Spotlight: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
11/19/2025
Jordan Hamilton, BSN, RN, RCES; Cameron R. Mulloy, RN, BSN, CCRN, RCES; Mike Corley, RN; Isabel Vega
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
In this episode, we're...
11/19/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcast discussion with Shailendra Upadhyay, MD, CEPS, FHRS, and Irfan Warsy, MD
Podcasts
Management of Children and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
09/30/2024
Shailendra Upadhyay, MD; Irfan Warsy, MD
EP Lab Digest talks with Drs Irfan Warsy and Shay Upadhyay from Connecticut Children's Heart Center about updates in the management of children and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), including evolution of their program and more.
EP Lab Digest talks with Drs Irfan Warsy and Shay Upadhyay from Connecticut Children's Heart Center about updates in the management of children and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), including evolution of their program and more.
EP Lab Digest talks with Drs...
09/30/2024
EP Lab Digest
Susan Kim, MD and Jessica Charron, APN
Podcasts
Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology: Highlights and What to Expect at Upcoming Sessions
05/24/2022
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS; Jodie Elrod
In this episode, we are highlighting the GDUEP conference with course codirectors Jessica Charron, APN, and Susan Kim, MD.
In this episode, we are highlighting the GDUEP conference with course codirectors Jessica Charron, APN, and Susan Kim, MD.
In this episode, we are...
05/24/2022
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology
03/22/2021
In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re discussing the inaugural Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology conference, taking place online April 22-24, 2021. To learn more about the GDU EP meeting and to register, visit...
In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re discussing the inaugural Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology conference, taking place online April 22-24, 2021. To learn more about the GDU EP meeting and to register, visit...
In this episode of The EP Edit...
03/22/2021
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Utilizing a Zero Fluoro Approach: Interview With Jose Osorio, MD
10/28/2019
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jose Osorio, medical director of the EP lab at Grandview Medical Center, about his techniques for eliminating the use of fluoroscopy in EP procedures. The full article can be viewed here.
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jose Osorio, medical director of the EP lab at Grandview Medical Center, about his techniques for eliminating the use of fluoroscopy in EP procedures. The full article can be viewed here.
In this episode, we speak with...
10/28/2019
EP Lab Digest
EP Edit Podcast
Podcasts
The EP Edit Podcast Episode List
01/16/2026
The EP Edit is the official podcast of EP Lab Digest, a monthly publication for electrophysiologists and allied health professionals in the field of cardiac electrophysiology.
The EP Edit is the official podcast of EP Lab Digest, a monthly publication for electrophysiologists and allied health professionals in the field of cardiac electrophysiology.
The EP Edit is the official...
01/16/2026
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
From Screening to Arrhythmia Management: Cedars-Sinai’s Sports Cardiology Program
01/16/2026
Eli Friedman, MD; Jodie Elrod
EP Lab Digest speaks with Eli Friedman, MD, director of sports cardiology at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about the launch of the institute’s new Sports Cardiology Program.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Eli Friedman, MD, director of sports cardiology at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about the launch of the institute’s new Sports Cardiology Program.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Eli...
01/16/2026
EP Lab Digest
From Transesophageal Echocardiography to 4-Dimensional Intracardiac Echocardiography: Redefining Imaging in Structural Heart Disease
Sponsored Content
From Transesophageal Echocardiography to 4-Dimensional Intracardiac Echocardiography: Redefining Imaging in Structural Heart Disease
12/02/2025
Nassir F. Marrouche, MD; Karim M. Al-Azizi, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC
Two leading voices in EP and interventional cardiology, Nassir Marrouche, MD, and Karim Al-Azizi, MD, discuss how technologies such as NUVISION NAV™ Ultrasound Catheter (Johnson & Johnson MedTech) 4D ICE are reshaping operator confidence.
Two leading voices in EP and interventional cardiology, Nassir Marrouche, MD, and Karim Al-Azizi, MD, discuss how technologies such as NUVISION NAV™ Ultrasound Catheter (Johnson & Johnson MedTech) 4D ICE are reshaping operator confidence.
Two leading voices in EP and...
12/02/2025
EP Lab Digest
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
Podcasts
Spotlight: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
11/19/2025
Jordan Hamilton, BSN, RN, RCES; Cameron R. Mulloy, RN, BSN, CCRN, RCES; Mike Corley, RN; Isabel Vega
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
In this episode, we're highlighting the EP program at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular in Falls Church, Virginia.
In this episode, we're...
11/19/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Mental Health and Arrhythmia Care: Insights From the ESC Consensus
10/01/2025
Christi Deaton; Jodie Elrod
EPLD talks with Professor Christi Deaton about the 2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease, which calls for a rethinking of how cardiovascular care and mental health care intersect.
EPLD talks with Professor Christi Deaton about the 2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease, which calls for a rethinking of how cardiovascular care and mental health care intersect.
EPLD talks with Professor...
10/01/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Integrating Pharmacologic Weight Management Into the Electrophysiology Practice for Better Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes
09/01/2025
Olivia Gilbert, MD, MSc, FACC; Jodie Elrod
In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we speak with Olivia Gilbert, MD, MSc, FACC, about the new ACC Concise Clinical Guidance report on medical weight management for optimizing cardiovascular health, including practical applications.
In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we speak with Olivia Gilbert, MD, MSc, FACC, about the new ACC Concise Clinical Guidance report on medical weight management for optimizing cardiovascular health, including practical applications.
In this episode of The EP Edit...
09/01/2025
EP Lab Digest
Heart Rhythm 2025
Contemporary Role of Atrial Fibrillation Centers of Excellence
06/04/2025
Tara U. Mudd, MSN, APRN; Courtney Channels, APRN; Jodie Elrod
In this onsite conversation from Heart Rhythm 2025, Tara U. Mudd, MSN, APRN, NP-C, and Courtney Channels, APRN, share insights on building and advancing Atrial Fibrillation Centers of Excellence.
In this onsite conversation from Heart Rhythm 2025, Tara U. Mudd, MSN, APRN, NP-C, and Courtney Channels, APRN, share insights on building and advancing Atrial Fibrillation Centers of Excellence.
In this onsite conversation from...
06/04/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Insights on the 2025 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Implantable Devices
05/08/2025
Andrea M. Russo, MD; Jodie Elrod
In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are joined by Andrea Russo, MD, to discuss the 2025 Appropriate Use Criteria for ICDs, CRT, and Pacing. Dr Russo shares key updates, clinical implications, and more.
In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are joined by Andrea Russo, MD, to discuss the 2025 Appropriate Use Criteria for ICDs, CRT, and Pacing. Dr Russo shares key updates, clinical implications, and more.
In this episode of The EP Edit...
05/08/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Understanding Arrhythmias: Clinical Challenges, Treatment Gaps, and Opportunities for Improved Care
04/21/2025
Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
EPLD talks with Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, about challenges in cardiovascular care for women, gaps in knowledge, and more.
EPLD talks with Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, about challenges in cardiovascular care for women, gaps in knowledge, and more.
EPLD talks with Nishtha Sareen,...
04/21/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Enhancing Patient Outcomes: Inside Tampa General Hospital’s Innovative NeuroCardiac Program
02/07/2025
Bibhu D. Mohanty, MD; Elizabeth Schetina, BSN, RN
EP Lab Digest highlights Tampa General Hospital’s NeuroCardiac Program, a unique, collaborative approach to patient care that is shaping the future of heart-brain health.
EP Lab Digest highlights Tampa General Hospital’s NeuroCardiac Program, a unique, collaborative approach to patient care that is shaping the future of heart-brain health.
EP Lab Digest highlights Tampa...
02/07/2025
EP Lab Digest

Quizzes

Bringing Innovation to the EP Lab: Navigating Challenges and Solutions
Quiz
Bringing Innovation to the EP Lab: Navigating Challenges and Solutions
08/13/2025
Test your knowledge on the challenges associated with adopting new technologies in the EP lab.
Test your knowledge on the challenges associated with adopting new technologies in the EP lab.
Test your knowledge on the...
08/13/2025
EP Lab Digest
EP Lab Digest quiz
Quiz
Quiz: Mapping Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia
09/29/2022
Praveen Rao, MD
Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping...
09/29/2022
EP Lab Digest
Quiz
Quiz: Understanding the SANS FLUORO Technique
02/20/2020
Quiz provided by Robert Lee Percell, Jr., MD, FACC, FHRS.
Quiz provided by Robert Lee Percell, Jr., MD, FACC, FHRS.
Quiz provided by Robert Lee...
02/20/2020
EP Lab Digest
Quiz
Quiz: What Do You Know About the Zero Fluoro Technique?
02/06/2020
Quiz provided by Joseph Dell’Orfano, MD.
Quiz provided by Joseph Dell’Orfano, MD.
Quiz provided by Joseph...
02/06/2020
EP Lab Digest
Quiz
Quiz: Convergent Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
01/07/2020
Quiz provided by Aseem D. Desai, MD, FACC, FHRS.
Quiz provided by Aseem D. Desai, MD, FACC, FHRS.
Quiz provided by Aseem D. Desai,...
01/07/2020
EP Lab Digest
Quiz
Quiz: ECGs
12/29/2019
Quiz provided by Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, DM.
Quiz provided by Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, DM.
Quiz provided by Ulhas M....
12/29/2019
EP Lab Digest
Quiz
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Cardioneuroablation
12/09/2019
Quiz provided by José Carlos Pachón-M., MD, PhD, CCDS.
Quiz provided by José Carlos Pachón-M., MD, PhD, CCDS.
Quiz provided by José Carlos...
12/09/2019
EP Lab Digest
Test Your Knowledge of Bachmann’s Bundle Pacing
Quiz
Test Your Knowledge of Bachmann’s Bundle Pacing
01/21/2026
This brief quiz highlights key clinical and electrocardiographic concepts from a recent review article to reinforce how Bachmann’s bundle pacing differs from traditional right atrial appendage pacing—and why it may matter in everyday...
This brief quiz highlights key clinical and electrocardiographic concepts from a recent review article to reinforce how Bachmann’s bundle pacing differs from traditional right atrial appendage pacing—and why it may matter in everyday...
This brief quiz highlights key...
01/21/2026
EP Lab Digest
Designing a High-Performance EP Lab: Key Strategies for Building a Modern Electrophysiology Program
Quiz
Designing a High-Performance EP Lab: Key Strategies for Building a Modern Electrophysiology Program
12/11/2025
Test your understanding of the essential planning, design, and infrastructure decisions that go into creating a safe, efficient, and future-ready cardiac electrophysiology laboratory.
Test your understanding of the essential planning, design, and infrastructure decisions that go into creating a safe, efficient, and future-ready cardiac electrophysiology laboratory.
Test your understanding of the...
12/11/2025
EP Lab Digest
Coping with Loss in the Cath and EP Lab: Understanding the Psychological Impact of Patient Death on Health Care Teams
Quiz
Coping With Loss in the EP Lab: Understanding the Psychological Impact of Patient Death on Health Care Teams
11/14/2025
The loss of a patient during a procedure can leave a lasting emotional mark on even the most experienced health care professionals. This brief quiz explores key takeaways on how clinicians experience, process, and recover from such events.
The loss of a patient during a procedure can leave a lasting emotional mark on even the most experienced health care professionals. This brief quiz explores key takeaways on how clinicians experience, process, and recover from such events.
The loss of a patient during a...
11/14/2025
EP Lab Digest
Pharmacologic Weight Reduction and Atrial Fibrillation: Translating Evidence Into EP Practice
Quiz
Pharmacologic Weight Reduction and Atrial Fibrillation: Translating Evidence Into EP Practice
10/22/2025
Test your knowledge of the practical considerations discussed by Dr Olivia Gilbert in this EP Lab Digest podcast on integrating pharmacologic weight management strategies into the EP practice to optimize atrial fibrillation outcomes.
Test your knowledge of the practical considerations discussed by Dr Olivia Gilbert in this EP Lab Digest podcast on integrating pharmacologic weight management strategies into the EP practice to optimize atrial fibrillation outcomes.
Test your knowledge of the...
10/22/2025
EP Lab Digest
Bringing Innovation to the EP Lab: Navigating Challenges and Solutions
Quiz
Bringing Innovation to the EP Lab: Navigating Challenges and Solutions
08/13/2025
Test your knowledge on the challenges associated with adopting new technologies in the EP lab.
Test your knowledge on the challenges associated with adopting new technologies in the EP lab.
Test your knowledge on the...
08/13/2025
EP Lab Digest
Quiz
Quiz
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Athletes: Strategies for Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Management
07/10/2025
Test your knowledge on Arrhythmias in Athletes: Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment Approaches.
Test your knowledge on Arrhythmias in Athletes: Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment Approaches.
Test your knowledge on...
07/10/2025
EP Lab Digest
quiz
Quiz
Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring: Wearables, Smartphones, and Clinical Practice
06/24/2025
Test your knowledge on whether wearables and smartphones are impacting clinical oversight.
Test your knowledge on whether wearables and smartphones are impacting clinical oversight.
Test your knowledge on whether...
06/24/2025
EP Lab Digest
Know the Guidelines: 2025 AUC for Cardiac Devices
Quiz
Know the Guidelines: 2025 AUC for Cardiac Devices
06/19/2025
Test your knowledge on the ACC/AHA/ASE/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR Appropriate Use Criteria for device-based therapy in cardiovascular care.
Test your knowledge on the ACC/AHA/ASE/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR Appropriate Use Criteria for device-based therapy in cardiovascular care.
Test your knowledge on the...
06/19/2025
EP Lab Digest
quiz
Quiz
Quiz: Personalized Left Atrium Wall Thickness-Based Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
10/26/2022
Giulio Falasconi, MD; Jose Alderete, MD; Julio Martí-Almor, MD, PhD; Diego Penela, MD, PhD; Antonio Berruezo, MD, PhD; Daniel Viveros, MD; David Soto-Iglesias, PhD, MD; Aldo Bellido, MD; Claudia Scherer, MD
Test your knowledge! This quiz is based on the recent EP Lab Digest case study entitled Personalized Left Atrium Wall Thickness-Based Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
Test your knowledge! This quiz is based on the recent EP Lab Digest case study entitled Personalized Left Atrium Wall Thickness-Based Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
Test your knowledge! This quiz...
10/26/2022
EP Lab Digest
EP Lab Digest quiz
Quiz
Quiz: Mapping Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia
09/29/2022
Praveen Rao, MD
Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping...
09/29/2022
EP Lab Digest
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