August 2019

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Volume 19 Issue 8

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 Updated AF Guidelines
On one hand, much of this updated AF guideline will not create much controversy. For example, no one is going to argue that the word “anticoagulant” is better than “antithrombotic”, or that weight loss is important for patients with AF and obesity. O…
Physiologic Ventricular Pacing with Conventional Pacing Leads: A Preferred Approach?
James Kneller, MD, PhD, FHRS, CCDS discusses how His bundle pacing is feasible without specialized tools, and how conventional implanting tools may even be preferable.
An Alternative Pacemaker Site in Patient with Poland Syndrome
Samuel O. Jones, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS and Newton B. Wiggins, MD, FACC report a case of a patient who underwent device system extraction due to infection and required reimplantation in an alternative site due to congenital absence of his pectoralis mus…
Career Advice for Female Electrophysiologists: Lessons Learned Thus Far
Jennifer M. Wright, MD highlights three scenarios illustrating some of the “lessons learned” as a female physician starting out in electrophysiology.
From Idea to Reality: A Brief Tour Inside Our Research Lab
Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD and colleagues review their current projects developing several novel techniques at the Electrophysiology Clinical Research and Innovations department at the Texas Heart Institute.
Noise Artifacts Detected in a Pacemaker: What is the Source?
Christine Chiu-Man, MSc and colleagues highlight the importance of differentiating the pattern of signals between lead noise vs electromagnetic interference to avoid misdiagnosis.
Ten Tips for Performing Fluoroless Catheter Ablation
Takeki Suzuki, MD, MPH, PhD, FHRS, FACC shares 10 tips for performing fluoroless ablation.
The Benefits of RF for Transseptal Procedures
Featured is a Q&A with Bradley Knight, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Successful LAAC Using 3D TEE
This case involving a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) demonstrates the advantages of 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) over 2D imaging. Images are courtesy of UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
Spotlight Interview: Schulich Heart Centre – Sunnybrook Hospital
EP Lab Digest talks with Benedict M. Glover, MD, MRCP about this cardiac electrophysiology program in Toronto.