October 2012

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Volume 12 Issue 10

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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EP News
TYRX® Receives New Product Innovation AwardTYRX, Inc., the leader in the commercialization of implantable medical devices designed to help reduce surgical-site infections associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) including…
2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: The Field Takes a Wide, Left Turn
The first acute hemodynamic studies that demonstrated the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) investigated the impact of biventricular pacing in patients with a left bundle branch block (LBBB) and a very wide QRS complex. Subsequent,…
Genetic Forms of Wolff-Parkinson-White
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is one of a classification of preexcitation disorders that have been found to have a genetic component. Recent research has identified the gene (PRKAG2) with WPW associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) a…
Emerging Applications for Remote Monitoring
The demand to assess patients with implantable pacemakers and defibrillators increases yearly. Proper assessment of these patients currently requires: 1) access to the appropriate manufacturer’s programmer, 2) the presence of appropriately trained pe…
Intravascular Temperature Management (IVTM) Techniques in Therapeutic Hypothermia
Over the last decade, temperature management is being used widely and frequently as a tool to prevent neurological damage after cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest survivors can have devastating neurologic impairments after recovery. There are nearly 383,…
Hybrid Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Experience in a Community Hospital
Advances in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) have dramatically changed the management of this condition over the last decade.1 Improvements in both procedural outcomes and complication rates have made this an attractive treatment option…
The Role of the Genetic Counselor in Patients with Heart Rhythm Disorders
Genetic counselors play an important role in assuring comprehensive cardiac care to patients with heart rhythm disorders. Many of the diagnoses seen in electrophysiology clinics have a genetic component, and therefore appropriate work-up by a trained…
New Options in Remote Navigation Technology: Interview with Dr. Jonathan Sussman
Jonathan Sussman, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist with the Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey. In this article he discusses his experience using Catheter Robotics’ Amigo™ Remote Catheter System.…
Spotlight Interview: UC San Diego Health System
UC San Diego Health System is the San Diego region’s only academic health system and is composed of the UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, the UC San Diego Thornton Hospital, Moores Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Center, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Cen…
Electrophysiology Procedures Without Radiation in the Pediatric Population
Background:Cardiac rhythm disturbances are relatively common in the pediatric age group, occurring in about 1 in 1,000 children. Although most of these arrhythmias tend to be benign, some can be debilitating or life-threatening.