November 2006

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Volume 6 Issue 11

Editorial Staff

Clinical Editor
Bradley Knight, MD
Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson
Managing Editor
Jodie Elrod
Production Manager
Alexa Flinn

Editorial Correspondence

Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor, EP Lab Digest
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Email Discussion Group: November 2006 / AHA Edition
New Questions: Pay Scale Differences Since the EP/Cath lab is a multidisciplined venue, we have a multi-talented group that consists of a variety of different credentialed personnel. I would like to recruit answers/input from the EP Lab Digest re…
New EP Technology: Use of SiteSeekir Trans-Blood Vision Technology at the University of Connecticut Health CenterInterview
Describe CardioOptics' SiteSeekir technology. What types of procedures can it be utilized for? CardioOptics developed a fiberoptic catheter that allows direct vision inside the heart. It uses a laser beam, filtering out a certain frequency of the s…
A Perfect Fit for Patients and Clinicians: Improving Quality of Care with Stereotaxis and the EnSite® System Navigation and Vis
With the advent of the Stereotaxis remote catheter navigation technology (Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri), we saw an opportunity to improve our ability to perform complex ablation procedures while maximizing the capabilities of an advanced 3-…
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death:
With the advent of the Stereotaxis remote catheter navigation technology (Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri), we saw an opportunity to improve our ability to perform complex ablation procedures while maximizing the capabilities of an advanced 3-…
Spotlight Interview: Huntsville Hospital
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Our dedicated EP lab has four RNs, 1 RT, and 1 multidisciplinary tech. Several of these staff members have worked in cardiology for mo…
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies: The Importance of Time
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Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Sibley Heart Center and Emory University School of
Children's has been named one of the Top 100 Learning Organizations annually by Training magazine since 2002. In addition, by treating nearly 30,000 children every year, Children's Sibley Heart Center has garnered national recognition for innovat…
Updates in EP: 2006
The official advice has always been, no MRI if your patient has an implantable pacemaker or defibrillator. Although it is still recommended that such patients not undergo MRI, two recent studies have suggested that MRI could be possible, if the scan…