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Dr. Natale needs no introduction — he is easily considered one of the leading pioneers in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. In this special 10-Minute Interview, we asked him about his career highlights as well as his recent move to the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, where he will serve as medical director.

Included is a summary of some of the news highlights from the 30th anniversary of Cardiostim, which took place June 18-21 in Nice, France.

In the next installment of the “5 Ways” column, author Kevin O’Sullivan lists five of the people he considers to be EP’s founding pioneers.

The following is an overview on the recent Certificate Course in Cardiac EP, a three-part meeting in which the second module just took place in May 2008. Keep reading for more information on this international meeting for APs!

In this article, the author describes the anxiety that many cardiac patients can feel pre-procedure. His advice on how to best deal with patient anxiety is well-suited for those of us in the EP lab as well.

In his new book entitled A Heart Too Good to Die - A shocking story of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, author Jeremy Whitehead writes about his experiences during his wife’s sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). His book provides an invaluable look into the patient perspective.

Dr. Jeffrey Olgin, the Principal Investigator for the VEST/PREDICTS study, serves as Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Professor of Medicine at UCSF.