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The new Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) credential is now available. In this interview, we speak with Christopher M. Nelson, RN, RCIS, FSICP, who serves as Director of Cardiac Education & Technology for Sentara Healthcare and President-Elect/Executive Examination Chair of CCI, to get more information about this new exam.

In the next installment of EP Lab Digest’s “ECG 101” section, the authors describe the gap phenomenon. Keep reading to learn more about this often misunderstood mechanism.

Below is a sampling of some of the active EP-related clinical trials currently taking place.

In this feature, the author provides an in-depth look into one of the upcoming events for EP professionals.

Many EP patients will be referred for an echo exam at some point during their diagnosis. Therefore, in the same way we have done with EP Lab Digest’s “EP 101” and “ECG 101” sections, we have asked these authors to provide an overview about the specialized field of echocardiography.

In this article, we speak with Dr. Kevin Wheelan, one of the investigators of the STOP AF clinical trial. Dr. Wheelan is Chief of Staff at Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

Last month we spoke with leaders from several ICD patient support groups around the country. This month we catch up with Linda Wagenknecht, RN, who leads the ICD support group at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, New York.