Top Read Articles From 2019

What were EP Lab Digest's top 5 most viewed articles from 2019? Keep reading to find out!

#5: Mapping Complex Atypical Atrial Flutters Using a Dynamic Window of Interest (from our June 2019 issue)

Jorge O. Diaz, MD, FACC, FHRS, Director of Electrophysiology, Central Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford, Florida

In this article, Jorge O. Diaz, MD, FACC, FHRS discusses two cases in which they were able to successfully map and terminate two complex atypical flutters using a coronary sinus-based dynamic window of interest with customized mapping settings.

#4: Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Is Relieving Symptoms Good Enough? (from our January 2019 issue)

Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS

In this editorial, Dr. Knight writes that more federal support is needed to fund multicenter trials for a condition as important as atrial fibrillation. However, are the questions asked by the CABANA trial the same questions that both electrophysiologists and most patients with AFib currently asking?

#3: Using a Novel Cardiac Monitor to Find the Cause of Syncope: The Diagnosis is Only as Good as the Data (from our December 2019 issue)

James Stone, MD, North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi

James Stone, MD shares a case using the BIOMONITOR III (BIOTRONIK), an injectable cardiac monitor, for a patient presenting with syncope.

#2: A Multisensor Approach to Heart Failure Monitoring (from our February 2019 issue) 

Devi G. Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, St. Bernard’s Heart & Vascular Center, & White River Medical Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Devi Nair, MD from St. Bernard’s Heart & Vascular Center and White River Medical Center presents a case describing her use of the HeartLogic™ Heart Failure Diagnostic (Boston Scientific).

#1: New Online Cardiac Electrophysiology Technologist Certification (from our March 2019 issue)

Interview by Jodie Elrod

In this interview, we learn more about the certified cardiac electrophysiology technologist program created at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. Bill Fisher, MEd, RCIS, RCES is a Professor and Program Chair of Cardiovascular Technology, Adrienne Summers, CPP is a Continuing Professional Education Coordinator of Continuing Education and Workforce Development, and Elizabeth (Lizz) Tooley, BS, RT(R)(CI), RCES, RCIS, CCDS is an Adjunct Professor.