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Volume 8 - Issue 6 - June 2008

Implantation of an ICD from the Femoral Approach: Short- and Long-Term Experience
07/31/2008
Syed A. Mahmood, MD; Naga V.A. Kommuri, MD; M. A. Siddiqui, MD; E. Saulitis, PA-C; M. I. Qureshi, MD; R. Rajagopal, MD
This report describes two cases in which upper extremity vascular occlusion precluded sub-pectoral implantation, at which time the patient opted for the femoral approach. Previous literature describes successful follow-up periods of up to six...
This report describes two cases in which upper extremity vascular occlusion precluded sub-pectoral implantation, at which time the patient opted for the femoral approach. Previous literature describes successful follow-up periods of up to six...
This report describes two cases...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Case Report: Utility of Frequency Mapping/Spectral Analysis in the EPLogix™ Mapping and Analysis Suite
07/31/2008

This case report is based on an accepted poster abstract1 from the January 2008 Boston AF Symposium co-authored by Seiichiro Matsuo, MD, Mélèze Hocini, MD, *Olivier Leonard, Sébastien Knecht, MD, Isabelle Nault, MD, Kang-Teng Lim, MBBS, Matthew Wright, MBBS, PhD, Nicolas Lellouche, MD, Nicolas Derval, MD, Frederic Sacher, MD, Pierre Jaïs, MD, Jacques Clementy, MD and Michel Haïssaguerre, MD, at the Hôpital cardiologique du Haut-L’Evêque, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France, and *Bard Electrophysiology in Lowell, Massachusetts

This case report is based on an accep...
Dominant Frequency (DF) mapping and AF cycle length (AFCL) monitoring software features are two of many features available on Bard’s LabSystem™ PRO EP recording system in the new EPLogix™ Mapping and Analysis Suite. The LabSystem PRO provides...
Dominant Frequency (DF) mapping and AF cycle length (AFCL) monitoring software features are two of many features available on Bard’s LabSystem™ PRO EP recording system in the new EPLogix™ Mapping and Analysis Suite. The LabSystem PRO provides...
Dominant Frequency (DF) mapping...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Events 2008-2009
07/31/2008
June 6 – 7 Prucka/Cardiolab GE System Workshop Location: South Austin Hospital, Austin, Texas Tel.: 866-892-3408 Email: admin@tcainstitute.com Website: www.tcainstitute.com June 14 – 17 Heart Failure 2008 Location: Milano Convention...
June 6 – 7 Prucka/Cardiolab GE System Workshop Location: South Austin Hospital, Austin, Texas Tel.: 866-892-3408 Email: admin@tcainstitute.com Website: www.tcainstitute.com June 14 – 17 Heart Failure 2008 Location: Milano Convention...
June 6 – 7 Prucka/Cardiolab GE...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview: Hillcrest Medical Center
07/31/2008
David A. Sandler, MD, FACC
 What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? The dedicated EP lab at Hillcrest Medical Center is one of three cath lab rooms. We have two electrophysiologists (Dr. David...
 What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? The dedicated EP lab at Hillcrest Medical Center is one of three cath lab rooms. We have two electrophysiologists (Dr. David...
 What is the size of your EP lab...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Long QT Online Patient Support: Interview with Jon Mettler
07/31/2008
Tell us about how and when you were diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). Had other family members already been diagnosed before that time? I was the first in my family to be diagnosed. It happened in 1991 after a sudden cardiac arrest at...
Tell us about how and when you were diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). Had other family members already been diagnosed before that time? I was the first in my family to be diagnosed. It happened in 1991 after a sudden cardiac arrest at...
Tell us about how and when you...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Ablation of Frequent PVCs
07/31/2008
John Strobel
Background The patient was a 33-year-old white female who presented with symptoms of dyspnea, palpitations, and fatigue that had been present for six months. A 48-hour Holter monitor demonstrated 68,356 premature ventricular complexes...
Background The patient was a 33-year-old white female who presented with symptoms of dyspnea, palpitations, and fatigue that had been present for six months. A 48-hour Holter monitor demonstrated 68,356 premature ventricular complexes...
Background The patient was a...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Heart Rhythm 2008 Meeting Highlights
07/31/2008
Patient Information and Understanding Lacking When Faced with Cardiac Device Recalls Although nearly 80 percent of patients prefer to receive cardiac device recall information directly from their cardiologist, more than half primarily...
Patient Information and Understanding Lacking When Faced with Cardiac Device Recalls Although nearly 80 percent of patients prefer to receive cardiac device recall information directly from their cardiologist, more than half primarily...
Patient Information and...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
Five Ways to Build or Improve Your EP Practice
07/31/2008
Heather Connelly, BSN, RN
In my time as the manager of a dynamic and lively EP lab at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, I have learned many things. In my opinion, these are the five things that have contributed to our department’s success. 1. Shared...
In my time as the manager of a dynamic and lively EP lab at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, I have learned many things. In my opinion, these are the five things that have contributed to our department’s success. 1. Shared...
In my time as the manager of a...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest
New Research on T-Wave Alternans: Interview with Charles Swerdlow, MD, FHRS
07/31/2008
Explain T-wave alternans testing. What were your goals in doing this T-wave alternans research? T-wave alternans (TWA) is a measure of cardiac electrical instability that has been used to predict long-term risk of arrhythmia by measuring...
Explain T-wave alternans testing. What were your goals in doing this T-wave alternans research? T-wave alternans (TWA) is a measure of cardiac electrical instability that has been used to predict long-term risk of arrhythmia by measuring...
Explain T-wave alternans...
07/31/2008
EP Lab Digest

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All About My Job: Nursing (RN)
07/31/2008
I had always wanted to be a pediatric nurse, and only came to the Cleveland Clinic for some job experience. It is now 36 years later!
I had always wanted to be a pediatric nurse, and only came to the Cleveland Clinic for some job experience. It is now 36 years later!
I had always wanted to be a...
07/31/2008
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