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In this article, we speak with Frank G. Yanowitz, MD, who created the Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center website as a method of teaching the science of ECG interpretation. Dr. Yanowitz is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Medical Director of the ECG Department at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

We’ve published our monthly Spotlight Interview feature since our inaugural issue in September 2001. In total, we’ve featured 65 labs so far! However, during this time we’ve not yet taken a step back and looked at the data collected over the years. Therefore, we pooled some of the most frequently answered questions and put the data in charts and percentages. We hope you enjoy this overview!

In this article, author Carol Dombrowicki provides various resources for furthering your medical education. Although written with the cath lab professional in mind, her advice can be applied to those of us in the electrophysiology lab as well. I hope you enjoy the article!

The following is a listing of some of the electrophysiology-related clinical trials taking place in 2008.

In this interview with J. Rod Gimbel, MD, he provides information about the EnRhythm MRI trial, which is studying the safety and efficacy of a pacemaker and lead system designed for MRI-conditional use. Dr. Gimbel is located at East Tennessee Heart Consultants and is an investigator in the trial.

In the next installment of EP Lab Digest’s ECG 101 section, the authors examine a case in which the patient suffers from episodes of dizziness.

In this issue, we feature an interview with Dr. Paul Chan, who recently published research about the factors leading to and consequences of delayed defibrillation in hospitals. Dr. Chan is located at Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

The 3rd Annual Parent Heart Watch Leadership Conference was held January 18-21 at the Marriott Waterfront in Seattle, Washington. The PHW meeting also included the CME Conference entitled “Prevention of Sudden Death in Athletes.” This article comes from one of the attendees, PHW co-Founder Sharon Bates.