Volume 15 - Issue 4 - April, 2015

Featured Article

Spotlight Interview

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center

03/31/2015

Sung Murata, BSN, RN, WCC, Cardiac Procedures Unit/EP, Assistant Nurse Manager, Santa Clara, California

Sung Murata, BSN, RN, WCC, Cardiac Pr...

The EP program at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center provides EP services for all of Northern California Kaiser Permanente members. There are 2 dedicated EP suites designed for advanced diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias.

The EP program at Kaiser...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

The Future of Cardiovascular Medicine: TED-Style Talks and Tweets at #ACC15

03/31/2015

Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC

As the world—and healthcare providers—become more digitally connected, the ways in which we learn and share ideas is changing.

As the world—and healthcare...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Tenth Annual Medical Mission Trip to Nicaragua: A Bidirectionally Rewarding Voyage

03/31/2015

Christian Machado, MD,¹ Ilana Kutinsky, DO,² Rodrigo Bolanos, MD,³ Jayanthi Koneru, MD,⁴ Sean Patrick Whalen, MD⁵

¹Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Clinic at Providence Hospital, Novi, Michigan; ²Assistant Professor of Medicine at Oakland University School of Medicine, Michigan Heart Group, Troy, Michigan; ³Director of Electrophysiology Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida; ⁴Assistant Professor, VCU Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia; ⁵Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Christian Machado, MD,1 Ilana Kutinsk...

Christian Machado, MD, and colleagues recently completed their tenth consecutive medical mission trip to Nicaragua, where cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death.

Christian Machado, MD, and...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Feature

EP Research

An Inside Look at Cardiovascular Research at the Intermountain Heart Institute

03/31/2015

Viet Le, MPAS, PA-C, Cardiology Research Physician Assistant, and Sarah Young, BA, Senior Communications Specialist, Intermountain Heart Institute, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah

Viet Le, MPAS, PA-C, Cardiology Resea...

The Intermountain Heart Institute, located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley in Utah, is part of Intermountain Healthcare’s flagship hospital, Intermountain Medical Center.

The Intermountain Heart...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Emerging Technologies: The Geneva Healthcare Suite

03/31/2015

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview we speak with Dr. Gilanthony Ungab, Chief Medical Officer of Geneva Healthcare, Inc., about their innovative technology platform for managing data from cardiac devices.

In this interview we speak with...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Review

Novel Methods to Decrease Radiation Exposure to Operators in the Electrophysiology Lab

03/31/2015

Daniel Kersten, David Gregorius, MS, Todd J. Cohen, MD, Departments of Medicine and Medical Physics, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York

Daniel Kersten, David Gregorius, MS, ...

With new methods of radiation protection, radiation exposure in the EP lab may become minimal to nonexistent in the near future. This is good news for EP doctors and staff.

With new methods of radiation...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Inside the EP Lab

Achieving the New Atrial Fibrillation With EPS Accreditation

03/31/2015

Christine McIntyre, RN, MHA, Lynn Mattingly, RN, BSN, Megan Switzer, APRN, MSN, Nanette Jackson, RT, MBA, Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky

Christine McIntyre, RN, MHA, Lynn Mat...

EP Lab Digest speaks with Baptist Health Lexington, the first facility in the United States to receive full Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services (EPS) Accreditation status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.

EP Lab Digest speaks with...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Department

EP 101

EP Quiz

03/31/2015

Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, Chief - Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing, The Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Chennai, India

Ulhas M. Pandurangi, MD, Chief - Card...

Ready to test your basic EP knowledge? Take this brief quiz!

Ready to test your basic EP...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Column

Feature Interview

10-Minute Interview: Edward Walsh, MD

03/31/2015

Interview by Jodie Elrod

EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr. Edward Walsh, Chief of the Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr....

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Tragus Nerve Stimulation to Prevent AF

03/31/2015

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Editor-in-Chief

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, Ed...

If transcutaneous low-level tragus electrical stimulation does have electrophysiological effects to promote sinus rhythm, it is not clear if it can have a clinically meaningful impact in the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with AF.

If transcutaneous low-level...

03/31/2015

EP Lab Digest

News

Conference Coverage

The 3rd International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA 2015): Exploring the New Frontiers in AF, Stroke and More

03/31/2015

Sampath Gunda, MD, Misty Jaeger, RN, BSN, Donita Atkins, RN, BSN

Sampath Gunda, MD, Misty Jaeger, RN, ...

The 3rd International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA) 2015 was held February 6-7, 2015 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles, California.

The 3rd International Symposium...

03/31/2015

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Volume 15 - Issue 4 - April, 2015