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Volume 26 - Issue 10 - October 2026

Feature Story
The Next Era of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: One Size Does Not Fit All
10/01/2026
Dipak P. Shah, MD; Paul C. Weber, DO
This case illustrates a fundamental limitation of relying on a single maximal width threshold for peri-device leak characterization. Crescentic leaks expose a potentially substantially larger thrombogenic risk than any linear dimension...
This case illustrates a fundamental limitation of relying on a single maximal width threshold for peri-device leak characterization. Crescentic leaks expose a potentially substantially larger thrombogenic risk than any linear dimension...
This case illustrates a...
10/01/2026
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
The Impact of a Single Study: Single-AF
10/01/2026
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
A new study provides new information about the use of a direct oral anticoagulant in patients with atrial fibrillation whom most would consider at low risk for stroke.
A new study provides new information about the use of a direct oral anticoagulant in patients with atrial fibrillation whom most would consider at low risk for stroke.
A new study provides new...
10/01/2026
EP Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview
Altru Health System
10/01/2026
Theresia Rieger, RCIS; Angela Flitter, BSN, RN; Shannon Rud, RN; Angela Larson, RN, BSN
This month’s Spotlight Interview highlights Altru Health System, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, including their approach to lead management and extraction. The team performs approximately 6 to 10 laser lead extractions annually with...
This month’s Spotlight Interview highlights Altru Health System, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, including their approach to lead management and extraction. The team performs approximately 6 to 10 laser lead extractions annually with...
This month’s Spotlight Interview...
10/01/2026
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
Integrating Advanced Electrophysiology Into an Established Cardiovascular Ambulatory Surgical Center
10/01/2026
Monica Lo, MD, FHRS, FACC; Amanda Stanley, RN, BSN, CNOR
For CardioVascular Health Clinic, the challenge has not been how to build an EP program from scratch, but how to successfully integrate EP into an established cardiovascular organization while maintaining the efficiency, safety, and patient...
For CardioVascular Health Clinic, the challenge has not been how to build an EP program from scratch, but how to successfully integrate EP into an established cardiovascular organization while maintaining the efficiency, safety, and patient...
For CardioVascular Health...
10/01/2026
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
Closing the Gap Between Discovery and Care: A Conversation With American Heart Association President Manesh Patel, MD
09/23/2026
Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Isabel Vega
The American Heart Association has named Manesh R Patel, MD, as its volunteer president for 2026-2027, bringing decades of leadership in cardiovascular medicine, clinical research, and quality improvement to the role.
The American Heart Association has named Manesh R Patel, MD, as its volunteer president for 2026-2027, bringing decades of leadership in cardiovascular medicine, clinical research, and quality improvement to the role.
The American Heart Association...
09/23/2026
EP Lab Digest
Ahead of Print: Feature Interview
Lead Management Across a Lifetime: Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Challenges in the Extraction Era
09/10/2026
Jodie Elrod; Douglas Y. Mah, MD, FHRS, CEPS
Douglas Y Mah, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P, discusses long-term consequences of lead management decisions in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients, and the unanswered questions that remain.
Douglas Y Mah, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P, discusses long-term consequences of lead management decisions in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients, and the unanswered questions that remain.
Douglas Y Mah, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P,...
09/10/2026
EP Lab Digest
Ahead of Print: Feature Interview
A Decade of LAAO: Experience, Innovation, and the Future of Stroke Prevention
09/09/2026
Stan Weiner, MD; Jodie Elrod
Dr Weiner shares how his team's experience, multidisciplinary approach, and participation in clinical research have shaped a high-volume LAAO program and continued to inform the future of stroke prevention in patients with AF.
Dr Weiner shares how his team's experience, multidisciplinary approach, and participation in clinical research have shaped a high-volume LAAO program and continued to inform the future of stroke prevention in patients with AF.
Dr Weiner shares how his team's...
09/09/2026
EP Lab Digest
Ahead of Print: Feature Interview
REPRESENT-PF: Advancing Equitable Atrial Fibrillation Care Through Real-World Evidence
08/19/2026
Emmanuel Ekanem, MD; Isabel Vega
Emmanuel Ekanem, MD, discusses the REPRESENT-PF Registry, the importance of improving representation in AF research, and how real-world data from the FARAPULSE™ PFA platform could help advance more equitable patient care.
Emmanuel Ekanem, MD, discusses the REPRESENT-PF Registry, the importance of improving representation in AF research, and how real-world data from the FARAPULSE™ PFA platform could help advance more equitable patient care.
Emmanuel Ekanem, MD, discusses...
08/19/2026
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