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04/23/2024
Ketan Koranne, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Medical Director of Electrophysiology, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston, Texas
Rajesh Venkataraman, MD, MPH​​​​​​​, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Medical Director of Electrophysiology, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, The Woodlands, Texas
Miguel Valderrabano, MD, PhD, Lois and Carl Davis Centennial Chair, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Ketan Koranne, MD, and colleagues discuss their approach to vein of Marshall alcohol ablation, workflow and feasibility of establishing a program, and share 2 brief case studies.
Ketan Koranne, MD, and colleagues discuss their approach to vein of Marshall alcohol ablation, workflow and feasibility of establishing a program, and share 2 brief case studies.
Ketan Koranne, MD, and...
04/23/2024
EP Lab Digest
Review
04/18/2024
Ayesha Shaik, MD, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, Connecticut
Aneesh Tolat, MD, FHRS, FACC, Director, VT Ablation Program, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, Connecticut
This review aims to discuss the evolving role of imaging in guiding ventricular tachycardia ablation, its intraprocedural incorporation, and the authors’ experience at Hartford HealthCare.
This review aims to discuss the evolving role of imaging in guiding ventricular tachycardia ablation, its intraprocedural incorporation, and the authors’ experience at Hartford HealthCare.
This review aims to discuss the...
04/18/2024
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
04/14/2024
Bradley P Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Avoiding an atrio-esophageal fistula remains a concern during atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.
Avoiding an atrio-esophageal fistula remains a concern during atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.
Avoiding an atrio-esophageal...
04/14/2024
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EP Review
03/05/2024

Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, Director of Electrophysiology, North Shore University Hospital, Associate Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine and Northwell-Hofstra, Manhasset, New York

Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, Director of Ele...
Dr Mitra discusses his approach to zero-fluoroscopy ablation for all endovascular EP procedures, including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia ablation.
Dr Mitra discusses his approach to zero-fluoroscopy ablation for all endovascular EP procedures, including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia ablation.
Dr Mitra discusses his approach...
03/05/2024
EP Lab Digest
EP 101
03/01/2024

Kriegh Moulton, MD, 

Director/Faculty, Critical Care Education, Calistoga, California   

Kriegh Moulton, MD,  Director/Facult...
This review outlines some of the important developments in the fields of electrocardiography and electrophysiology. It is divided into 4 periods, ending with the emergence of radiofrequency catheter ablation.
This review outlines some of the important developments in the fields of electrocardiography and electrophysiology. It is divided into 4 periods, ending with the emergence of radiofrequency catheter ablation.
This review outlines some of the...
03/01/2024
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Case Study
01/02/2024

Savalan Babapoor, MD, and Chirag Barbhaiya, MD

Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, NYU Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

Savalan Babapoor, MD, and Chirag Barb...
Savalan Babapoor, MD, and Chirag Barbhaiya, MD, present a case demonstrating the feasibility and potential usage of combined noninvasive substrate and activation mapping to facilitate catheter ablation of scar-related VT.
Savalan Babapoor, MD, and Chirag Barbhaiya, MD, present a case demonstrating the feasibility and potential usage of combined noninvasive substrate and activation mapping to facilitate catheter ablation of scar-related VT.
Savalan Babapoor, MD, and Chirag...
01/02/2024
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Case Study
01/02/2024

Jose Carlos Pachon-M, MD, PhD, CCDS, FHRS, FLAHRS1,2; Enrique I Pachon-M, MD, PhD1,2; Juan Carlos Pachon-M, MD, PhD1,2; Tomas G Santillana-P, MD2; Felipe Ortencio, MD2; Tasso J. Lobo, MD2; Carlos Thiene C Pachon, MD2; Christian Higuti, MD2; Juan Carlos Zerpa-A, MD2; Maria Zelia C. Pachon, MD2  

1São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil; 2São Paulo Heart Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil

Jose Carlos Pachon-M, MD, PhD, CCDS, ...
Jose Carlos Pachon-M, MD, PhD, CCDS, FHRS, FLAHRS, and colleagues share a case demonstrating how functional atrioventricular block may be successfully treated by cardioneuroablation without pacemaker implantation.
Jose Carlos Pachon-M, MD, PhD, CCDS, FHRS, FLAHRS, and colleagues share a case demonstrating how functional atrioventricular block may be successfully treated by cardioneuroablation without pacemaker implantation.
Jose Carlos Pachon-M, MD, PhD,...
01/02/2024
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Case Study
10/31/2023

John Michael Cochran, MD1,2; William Morris, MD1,2; Praveen Rao, MD1,2

1Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, Texas; 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

John Michael Cochran, MD1,2; William ...
John Michael Cochran, MD, and colleagues describe 2 patients with pacemaker exit block-mediated ventricular tachycardia and subsequent management.
John Michael Cochran, MD, and colleagues describe 2 patients with pacemaker exit block-mediated ventricular tachycardia and subsequent management.
John Michael Cochran, MD, and...
10/31/2023
EP Lab Digest
Review
09/14/2023

Thabet Alsheikh, MD, FACC, FHRS, 

Heart Rhythm Center, Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute, Pensacola, Florida

Thabet Alsheikh, MD, FACC, FHRS,  He...
The following is a step-by-step guide to performing zero fluoroscopy catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) using an intracardiac echocardiography catheter and 3-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system.
The following is a step-by-step guide to performing zero fluoroscopy catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) using an intracardiac echocardiography catheter and 3-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system.
The following is a step-by-step...
09/14/2023
EP Lab Digest
Letter From the Editor
09/01/2023

Bradley P Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, 

Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest

Bradley P Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS,  E...
Based on experimental and patient data so far, the hope is that pulsed field ablation will be a nearly non-thermal energy source that is relatively selective for cardiac tissue allowing for highly efficient ablation.
Based on experimental and patient data so far, the hope is that pulsed field ablation will be a nearly non-thermal energy source that is relatively selective for cardiac tissue allowing for highly efficient ablation.
Based on experimental and...
09/01/2023
EP Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
08/22/2023

Bradley P Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS, 

Editor-in-Chief, EP Lab Digest

Bradley P Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS,  E...
If a hospital is willing to contribute to EP physician compensation to allow for recruitment of procedural experts with the ability to grow the volume of procedures associated with favorable hospital margins, great things could happen.
If a hospital is willing to contribute to EP physician compensation to allow for recruitment of procedural experts with the ability to grow the volume of procedures associated with favorable hospital margins, great things could happen.
If a hospital is willing to...
08/22/2023
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Dr Green
HRS 2023
06/13/2023

Featuring Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

Featuring Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green,...
Dr Birgersdotter-Green talks with EP Lab Digest at Heart Rhythm 2023, which took place May 19-21, 2023.
Dr Birgersdotter-Green talks with EP Lab Digest at Heart Rhythm 2023, which took place May 19-21, 2023.
Dr Birgersdotter-Green talks...
06/13/2023
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Brandon Doty, BSN, RN, OMS-II
Videos
05/15/2023
Included is information on the Heart Rhythm 2023 presentation, "Cryoballoon Ablation for AF with Lead-Free Zero Fluoroscopy Approach Integrating PV Hemodynamics, ICE Imaging, and 3D Mapping," presented by Brandon Doty, BSN, RN, OMS-II.
Included is information on the Heart Rhythm 2023 presentation, "Cryoballoon Ablation for AF with Lead-Free Zero Fluoroscopy Approach Integrating PV Hemodynamics, ICE Imaging, and 3D Mapping," presented by Brandon Doty, BSN, RN, OMS-II.
Included is information on the...
05/15/2023
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Dr Srinivasan
Videos
05/11/2023

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Dr Srinivasan discusses his upcoming presentation at Heart Rhythm 2023, and what he is looking forward to at the conference.
Dr Srinivasan discusses his upcoming presentation at Heart Rhythm 2023, and what he is looking forward to at the conference.
Dr Srinivasan discusses his...
05/11/2023
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Tara Parham
Conference Coverage
05/05/2022
In this video, Tara Parham, MSN, discusses her session at Heart Rhythm 2022 entitled "Pulsed Field Ablation in the Lab: What Do I Need to Know?".
In this video, Tara Parham, MSN, discusses her session at Heart Rhythm 2022 entitled "Pulsed Field Ablation in the Lab: What Do I Need to Know?".
In this video, Tara Parham, MSN,...
05/05/2022
EP Lab Digest
Catheter Ablation for AF Using a Zero Fluoro Approach: CS Placement
Videos
01/12/2021
Video showing CS placement. See full article by Khalil Kanjwal, MD in our January issue!
Video showing CS placement. See full article by Khalil Kanjwal, MD in our January issue!
Video showing CS placement. See...
01/12/2021
EP Lab Digest
Catheter Ablation for AF Using a Zero Fluoro Approach: Wire in the SVC
Videos
01/12/2021
Video shows a wire in the superior vena cava (SVC). See full article by Khalil Kanjwal, MD in our January issue!
Video shows a wire in the superior vena cava (SVC). See full article by Khalil Kanjwal, MD in our January issue!
Video shows a wire in the...
01/12/2021
EP Lab Digest
Video Commentary: Dr. Jeffrey Senfield on Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent AF During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Videos
09/02/2020
Jeffrey J. Senfield, MD, MS discusses managing EP cases during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous AF ablation. See his full article in EP...
Jeffrey J. Senfield, MD, MS discusses managing EP cases during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous AF ablation. See his full article in EP...
Jeffrey J. Senfield, MD,...
09/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent AF: Featured Video
Videos
09/02/2020
Video demonstrates Ripple mapping (Biosense Webster, Inc.) of the clinical flutter circuit within the left atrium. The Ripple map demonstrates lower amplitude signal and slowing of the clinical tachycardia along the roof of the left atrium....
Video demonstrates Ripple mapping (Biosense Webster, Inc.) of the clinical flutter circuit within the left atrium. The Ripple map demonstrates lower amplitude signal and slowing of the clinical tachycardia along the roof of the left atrium....
Video demonstrates Ripple...
09/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Fluoroscopy-Free Ablation: RA Anatomy With Final Lesion Set
Videos
09/02/2020
In EP Lab Digest's September 2020 issue, Dennis Höwel, MD and colleagues describe their first experience with fluoroscopy-free ablation in Oldenburg, Germany. Shown in this video is the RA anatomy with final lesion set. See the full article...
In EP Lab Digest's September 2020 issue, Dennis Höwel, MD and colleagues describe their first experience with fluoroscopy-free ablation in Oldenburg, Germany. Shown in this video is the RA anatomy with final lesion set. See the full article...
In EP Lab Digest's September...
09/02/2020
EP Lab Digest
Video Series: Perspectives During a Case of Atrial Tachycardia (Video 1)
Videos
05/01/2020
Posterior view of left and right atria with activation map on the left and bipolar voltage map on the right. Ripple Map indicates wavefront propagation from the right atrium (border zone region) to the left atrium. Blue tags indicate...
Posterior view of left and right atria with activation map on the left and bipolar voltage map on the right. Ripple Map indicates wavefront propagation from the right atrium (border zone region) to the left atrium. Blue tags indicate...
Posterior view of left and right...
05/01/2020
EP Lab Digest
Applying Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health to Predict, Diagnose, and Manage Clinical Outcomes
Videos
05/09/2024

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Rebecca Yapejian, MSN, FNP-C, CCDS, AACC, discusses her session ahead of Heart Rhythm 2024, which takes place May 16-19, 2024.
Rebecca Yapejian, MSN, FNP-C, CCDS, AACC, discusses her session ahead of Heart Rhythm 2024, which takes place May 16-19, 2024.
Rebecca Yapejian, MSN, FNP-C,...
05/09/2024
EP Lab Digest
Emily Murtagh, BSc, RCT, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS
Videos
05/09/2024

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Emily Murtagh, BSc, RCT, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS, discusses her session ahead of Heart Rhythm 2024, which takes place May 16-19, 2024.
Emily Murtagh, BSc, RCT, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS, discusses her session ahead of Heart Rhythm 2024, which takes place May 16-19, 2024.
Emily Murtagh, BSc, RCT, FHRS,...
05/09/2024
EP Lab Digest
Dr Zagrodzky discusses his session
Videos
05/06/2024

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
Dr Jason Zagrodzky discusses his session ahead of Heart Rhythm 2024, which takes place May 16-19, 2024.
Dr Jason Zagrodzky discusses his session ahead of Heart Rhythm 2024, which takes place May 16-19, 2024.
Dr Jason Zagrodzky discusses his...
05/06/2024
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HRS news
Videos
04/26/2024

Edited by Jodie Elrod

Edited by Jodie Elrod
View this 17 roundtable discussion with Douglas Packer, MD; Ali Oto, MD; Andrea Russo, MD; Fred Kusumoto, MD; Jodie Hurwitz, MD; Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD; Patricia Blake, FASAE,CAE; Sana Al-Khatib, MD, MHS; and Thomas Deering, MD. 
View this 17 roundtable discussion with Douglas Packer, MD; Ali Oto, MD; Andrea Russo, MD; Fred Kusumoto, MD; Jodie Hurwitz, MD; Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD; Patricia Blake, FASAE,CAE; Sana Al-Khatib, MD, MHS; and Thomas Deering, MD. 
View this 17 roundtable...
04/26/2024
EP Lab Digest
Dr Mittal Western AF
Western AF 2024 Interview
04/15/2024

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview from Western AF 2024, we speak with Suneet Mittal, MD, from the Valley Health System on what it takes to move atrial fibrillation (AF) practice to the outpatient setting.
In this interview from Western AF 2024, we speak with Suneet Mittal, MD, from the Valley Health System on what it takes to move atrial fibrillation (AF) practice to the outpatient setting.
In this interview from Western...
04/15/2024
EP Lab Digest
Mina Chung
Western AF 2024 Interview
04/15/2024

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview from Western AF 2024, we speak with Mina Chung, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic about the 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS guideline for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF).
In this interview from Western AF 2024, we speak with Mina Chung, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic about the 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS guideline for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF).
In this interview from Western...
04/15/2024
EP Lab Digest
Dr Amin Al-Ahmad
Western AF 2024 Interview
04/14/2024

Interview by Jodie Elrod

Interview by Jodie Elrod
In this interview from Western AF 2024, we speak with Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, from Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia in Austin, Texas, about updates in pulsed field ablation (PFA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).
In this interview from Western AF 2024, we speak with Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, from Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia in Austin, Texas, about updates in pulsed field ablation (PFA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).
In this interview from Western...
04/14/2024
EP Lab Digest
Dr Knight
HRS 2023 Conference Coverage
04/01/2024

Featuring Bradley Knight, MD

Featuring Bradley Knight, MD
In this video, Bradley Knight, MD, Clinical Editor of EP Lab Digest, discusses highlights from Heart Rhythm 2023.
In this video, Bradley Knight, MD, Clinical Editor of EP Lab Digest, discusses highlights from Heart Rhythm 2023.
In this video, Bradley Knight,...
04/01/2024
EP Lab Digest
Dr Ayinde
HRS 2023
03/29/2024

Interview With Hakeem Ayinde, MD, MS

Interview With Hakeem Ayinde, MD, MS ...
Dr Hakeem Ayinde discusses his session at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Dr Hakeem Ayinde discusses his session at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Dr Hakeem Ayinde discusses his...
03/29/2024
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09/29/2022

Quiz provided by Praveen Rao, MD, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping...
09/29/2022
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Quiz: Understanding the SANS FLUORO Technique
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02/20/2020
Quiz provided by Robert Lee Percell, Jr., MD, FACC, FHRS.
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02/20/2020
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Quiz: What Do You Know About the Zero Fluoro Technique?
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02/06/2020
Quiz provided by Joseph Dell’Orfano, MD.
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02/06/2020
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Quiz: Convergent Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
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01/07/2020
Quiz provided by Aseem D. Desai, MD, FACC, FHRS.
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12/29/2019
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12/09/2019
Quiz provided by José Carlos Pachón-M., MD, PhD, CCDS.
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EPLD Quiz
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10/26/2022

Quiz provided by Daniel Viveros, MD; David Soto-Iglesias, PhD, MD; Aldo Bellido, MD; Claudia Scherer, MD; Giulio Falasconi, MD; Jose Alderete, MD; Julio Martí-Almor, MD, PhD; Diego Penela, MD, PhD; Antonio Berruezo, MD, PhD, Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain

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Test your knowledge! This quiz is based on the recent EP Lab Digest case study entitled Personalized Left Atrium Wall Thickness-Based Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
Test your knowledge! This quiz is based on the recent EP Lab Digest case study entitled Personalized Left Atrium Wall Thickness-Based Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
Test your knowledge! This quiz...
10/26/2022
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09/29/2022

Quiz provided by Praveen Rao, MD, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping complex ventricular cases!
Test your knowledge on mapping...
09/29/2022
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08/22/2022

Quiz provided by Linda Moulton, RN, MS, Faculty: Order and Disorder EP Training Program, Critical Care ED/CCE Consulting, Calistoga, California

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Test your knowledge on the relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and dementia by taking this quiz, created by Linda Moulton, RN, MS.
Test your knowledge on the relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and dementia by taking this quiz, created by Linda Moulton, RN, MS.
Test your knowledge on the...
08/22/2022
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06/08/2022

Jake Goldstein, BS; Alexander Turin, MD; Smit Vasaiwala, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Jake Goldstein, BS; Alexander Turin, ...
Test your knowledge on VT ablation in the setting of ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Test your knowledge on VT ablation in the setting of ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Test your knowledge on VT...
06/08/2022
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05/11/2022

Quiz provided by Krittapoom Akrawinthawong, MD, MSc, FACC, FHRS

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05/11/2022
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04/14/2022

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04/14/2022
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Quiz: Assessment and Management of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (nOH) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
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05/18/2021
Quiz provided by Jacquie Baker, BSc, MSc, PhD; Sevan Letourneau-Shesaf, MD; and Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI, FRCPC. 
Quiz provided by Jacquie Baker, BSc, MSc, PhD; Sevan Letourneau-Shesaf, MD; and Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI, FRCPC. 
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05/18/2021
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Quiz: Latest Trends in Same Day Discharge for AF Ablation
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04/06/2021
Quiz provided by Cardiva Medical. 
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04/06/2021
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Quiz: Expanding the Pediatric Cardiac Monitoring Tool Box - Novel Ambulatory Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Technologies
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10/22/2020
Quiz contributed by Angela G. Romme, MSc, and Hoang H. Nguyen, MD, MSCR, MSCA.
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