The significant increase in the number of ICD follow-up checks over the past three years has greatly impacted my clinic s schedules, staff and space requirements. For the year 2000, Stern Cardiovascular Center in Memphis, Tennessee recorded 375 ICD p…
Topic:
Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia After Myocardial Infarction: Techniques, Indications, and Recent Advances
Faculty/Credentials: Tristram D. Bahnson, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Learning Objectives…
This month we focus on EP devices and technology such as tissue doppler imaging, pacers, mapping systems, ICDs, and deflectable guide sheaths.
Dear readers,
While last month our articles focused on topics in atrial fibrillation, this month many of…
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In his recently published book, The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell observes that the success or failure of a social phenomenon, the momentum behind a cause or issue, or the rise and fall of a business venture often resides in a series of small event…
