March 2008

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Volume 8 Issue 3

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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ECG 101: The Case of a Dizzy Patient with a Left Bundle Branch Block
Case Report A 32-year-old male was referred to the electrophysiology clinic for evaluation of a recent onset of dizziness that occurred while he was upright and was generally associated with exertion. This especially concerned him since he was worki…
Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results / Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD
What made you look into the topic of delayed defibrillation? What interested you about this topic? There has been a trend over the past decade in examining processes of care, and probably the most prominent one in the hospital setting is door-to-ba…
Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? We have a one-room laboratory. The mix of staff is two electrophysiologists, three full-time RNs (one of which is a certified heart rh…
Parent Heart Watch from
36,000 Feet: Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference
Looking back on the weekend of January 18-21, I was struck with jubilation, grief, laughter, and sadness, all wrapped up into one ball of emotion. These events are hard to organize, but even harder to stay away from when there are so many amazing peo…
Clinical Trial Overview: 2008
Atrial Flutter Title: Randomized Controlled Study of Remote Magnetic Catheter Navigation for Cavotricuspid Isthmus Mapping and Ablation in Patients With Typical Atrial Flutter Number of Patients: 150 Trial Start Date: August 2007 Trial End Date: Aug…
Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD
Tell us about the Medtronic EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacing system. How does it work? The EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacing system consists of the dual-chamber EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacemaker and CapSureFix MRI SureScan pacing leads. It is designed for saf…
Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead
Case History An 80-year-old male patient presented to his primary care physician with reoccurring panic attacks and dyspnea; the panic attacks and symptoms were worse at night. He was unsuccessfully treated with anti-anxiety medications, and visited…
Email Discussion Group: March 2008
New Questions: Pause on ECG I want to learn about indications of pacing in patients with ventricular pause more than three seconds according to evidence-based medicine. Is it logical or not to choose >3 seconds? name withheld by request (…
Guidelines on ECG Interpretation
How did the idea for this website come about? Tell us about Dr. Alan Lindsay and the reasons you dedicated this website to him.
Spotlight Interview Update: What Have We Learned?
When was the EP lab started at your institution? Before 1974: 5% 1975-1979: 3% 1980-1984: 13% 1985-1989: 27% 1990-1994: 27% 1995-1999: 16% 2000-2004: 6% 2005-present: 1% (Data N/A: 2%) Massachusetts General Hospital - October 2004: Dr. Jerem…