Volume 7 - Issue 6 - June 2007
Column
Spotlight Interview
05/03/2008
Debbie D. Ellis, RN, Electrophysiology Lab Manager, Coliseum Medical Center, Macon, Georgia
Debbie D. Ellis, RN, Electrophysiolog...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Also, when was the EP lab started at your institution? We are a new EP lab facility, having opened in October 2006. At the...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Also, when was the EP lab started at your institution? We are a new EP lab facility, having opened in October 2006. At the...
What is the size of your EP lab...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP 101
05/03/2008
Ali A. Sovari, MD,1 and Abraham G. Kocheril, MD, FACC, FACP2,
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, COM at Urbana-Champaign; 2Clinical Professor of Medicine and Head of Cardiology, University of Illinois, COM at Urbana-Champaign
Ali A. Sovari, MD,1 and Abraham G. Ko...
Bradyarrhythmia is defined as having a ventricular rate of less than 60 beats per minute (bpm) and is due to dysfunction of the cardiac conduction system at the level of the sinus node, atria or the atrioventricular (AV) node/His-Purkinje...
Bradyarrhythmia is defined as having a ventricular rate of less than 60 beats per minute (bpm) and is due to dysfunction of the cardiac conduction system at the level of the sinus node, atria or the atrioventricular (AV) node/His-Purkinje...
Bradyarrhythmia is defined as...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Questions are answered by: Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Questions are answered by: Todd Ginap...
While monitoring during cases, we notice that the compensatory and non-compensatory pauses create different pressure levels. Why is this? RCIS Review Course Participant
Yes, they often do. We’ll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed...
While monitoring during cases, we notice that the compensatory and non-compensatory pauses create different pressure levels. Why is this? RCIS Review Course Participant
Yes, they often do. We’ll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed...
While monitoring during cases,...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
ICD Reliability Shows Significant Improvement: Study Tests Devices from Three Manufacturers for Longevity, Performance
Implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) manufactured in recent years are more reliable, last longer and rarely fail...
ICD Reliability Shows Significant Improvement: Study Tests Devices from Three Manufacturers for Longevity, Performance
Implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) manufactured in recent years are more reliable, last longer and rarely fail...
ICD Reliability Shows...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
David Bello, MD, Mid-Florida Cardiology Specialists, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
David Bello, MD, Mid-Florida Cardiolo...
MRI examinations are contraindicated due to pacemaker ferromagnetic components and electromagnetic interference (EMI), which could result in oversensing or heating in pacemaker leads due to the electromagnetic radiofrequency (RF) field. In...
MRI examinations are contraindicated due to pacemaker ferromagnetic components and electromagnetic interference (EMI), which could result in oversensing or heating in pacemaker leads due to the electromagnetic radiofrequency (RF) field. In...
MRI examinations are...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
How did you get into the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP)?
I always enjoyed reading electrocardiograms as a medical student. Then, while a resident at Georgetown University Medical Center, I had the opportunity to work with Drs. Al...
How did you get into the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP)?
I always enjoyed reading electrocardiograms as a medical student. Then, while a resident at Georgetown University Medical Center, I had the opportunity to work with Drs. Al...
How did you get into the field...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Sibley Heart Center, Marietta, Georgia, and CardioStreamâ„¢, Alpharetta, Georgia
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Sibl...
Nine-year-old Miriam Rouse has had quite a remarkable medical journey in her short life. She was born with DiGeorge Syndrome, or Velocardiofacial Syndrome, which is a rare immunodeficiency disorder characterized by various congenital...
Nine-year-old Miriam Rouse has had quite a remarkable medical journey in her short life. She was born with DiGeorge Syndrome, or Velocardiofacial Syndrome, which is a rare immunodeficiency disorder characterized by various congenital...
Nine-year-old Miriam Rouse has...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
New Questions:
Catheter Placement Competency Check-Offs
I would like a job description, and/or competency check-off list for placement of EP catheters during diagnostic studies by allied health professionals. Does any facility out there...
New Questions:
Catheter Placement Competency Check-Offs
I would like a job description, and/or competency check-off list for placement of EP catheters during diagnostic studies by allied health professionals. Does any facility out there...
New Questions:
Catheter...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Todd J. Cohen, MD, Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest; and Director of Electrophysiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Todd J. Cohen, MD, Editor-in-Chief, E...
The expert consensus can be downloaded from the Heart Rhythm Society s Web site (www.hrsonline.org); it is available in the complete comprehensive version or a shortened and succinct Executive Summary. The comprehensive version extensively...
The expert consensus can be downloaded from the Heart Rhythm Society s Web site (www.hrsonline.org); it is available in the complete comprehensive version or a shortened and succinct Executive Summary. The comprehensive version extensively...
The expert consensus can be...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
How did the SCA Coalition come about? How did you become involved as Co-Chair?
A few years ago, a predecessor group called the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Alliance had been formed, although this group didn t have as much of a public presence....
How did the SCA Coalition come about? How did you become involved as Co-Chair?
A few years ago, a predecessor group called the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Alliance had been formed, although this group didn t have as much of a public presence....
How did the SCA Coalition come...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
