June 2019

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Volume 19 Issue 6

Editorial Staff

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

Editorial Correspondence

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The 2019 Pioneer in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Award Goes to: Dr. Fred Morady
There are few people in any field who are able to lead by example on so many different fronts — fellow education, procedural prowess, meaningful and applicable clinical research, and faculty mentorship. No one who has ever spent a meaningful amount o…
Heart Rhythm 2019 Highlights
Heart Rhythm 2019, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 40th Annual Heart Rhythm Scientific Sessions, took place May 8-11, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Included is a brief review of news from the conference.
Prognostic Impact of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Patients With Low Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Following TAVR
In this study, Yoshio Maeno, MD, PhD and colleagues determine the impact of new permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with baseline low left ventricular ejection fraction at two-year follow-up after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
SheMD: A Virtual Community for Women in Medicine
SheMD is a virtual community of female physicians who discuss issues related to women in medicine and medical training. In addition to their website, they have active communities on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. In this interview, we s…
Fire Prevention in the Electrophysiology Lab
Laurie Demeule, RN, BSN, CVRN-BC and Brian Dunlea, RN, BSN describe how an event in September 2017 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital was the catalyst for the development of a fire prevention plan for their EP lab.
Mapping Complex Atypical Atrial Flutters Using a Dynamic Window of Interest
In this article, Jorge O. Diaz, MD, FACC, FHRS discusses two cases in which they were able to successfully map and terminate two complex atypical flutters using a coronary sinus-based dynamic window of interest with customized mapping settings.
Medical Mission to India
In this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Kelly Jane Airey, MD, FHRS, FACC about recent medical mission work at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Bangalore, India. Dr. Airey practices EP with the Cardiovascular Medicine group…
Electrophysiology Continues to Thrive in Labs With Off-Site Surgical Backup: Key Steps to Bring These Services to Your Lab
EP services have continued to grow in cardiology programs across the country without on-site open-heart surgery programs. Years of technical advances, improvements in techniques and processes, and data showing minimal risk have allowed programs to be…
Spotlight Interview: McLaren Greater Lansing
EP Lab Digest features this cardiac electrophysiology program in Lansing, Michigan.
Thoughts on the Evolution of Twitter and the EP Field: Podcast Interview with Dr. Edward Schloss
In the next episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Edward J. Schloss, a cardiac electrophysiologist and the Division Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Christ Hospital of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Schloss has an active a…