This August, Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois became the first Illinois hospital to use the Freezor CryoAblation System, a new cardiac cryotherapy system that produces burns that are more sharply delineated than those produced by the commonly used…
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4th International Symposium on Advances in Interventional Electrophysiology
Location: Bologna, Italy
Tel: 39-0514-210559
Fax: 39-0514-210174
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ELA Medical Announces US Market Launch of Next Generation Implantable Defibrillators
Cardima Reports on First Commercial Uses of REVELATION Helix STX 2.5
Medtronic InSync II Marquis Heart Failure ICD System Receives U.S. FDA Approval
St. Jude Medi…
Cell Phones & Pacemakers: Reducing Risk
Study Shows Some External Defibrillators Are Easier, Quicker To Use By Untrained People
Study Findings Suggest Revised Approach to Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
Schizophrenia Drugs Linked to Increas…
Subclavian vein occlusion from previously implanted pacing leads is a problem that has become more of an issue as physicians attempt to upgrade existing pacing systems to either an AICD or a resynchronization device. On some occasions, a guidewire su…
I was very happy to meet with Dr. Sra at this year s NASPE meeting in Washington, DC. Dr. Sra s background in electrophysiology is very extensive. He was the first American Clinical Investigator to implant an atrial defibrillator, he helped implant t…
Dear Readers,
It is our 2-year anniversary this month, and we have some great articles for you! This month, EP Lab Digest interviews Dr. Jasbir Sra from St. Luke s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Sra has been a pioneer in the research a…
How long have you been with Wisconsin Electrophysiology Group? How did you become involved in the field of EP?
Surprisingly, I had no idea what electrophysiology was until I came to Milwaukee. I did my residency in Rochester, New York, and before th…
There are two state-of-the art EP labs at the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, which aim to serve as a resource for patients in the Los Angeles area. These labs allow for complex ablation work and include an implant lab for devices. In addition, the…
