March 2013

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Volume 13 Issue 3

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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Keeping Meaningful Use from Becoming Meaningless Abuse: A Cardiology/ Electrophysiology Perspective
In this article, Raman Mitra, MD, PhD and Michael Mirro, MD provide an overview on meaningful use and its goals.
Impact of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on the Management of Systolic Heart Failure
S. A. Hussain, MD and M. A. Siddiqui, MD discuss the newest studies and latest recommendations regarding biventricular pacing.
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
This month’s Spotlight Interview comes from an EP program in Omaha, Nebraska.
A Teaching Guide and Reference: Pressure Monitoring Utilized to Successfully Guide Cryoballoon Occlusion during Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Denise M. Sorrentino, MD, and Dan Dan, MD, summarize their educational findings and describe a pressure monitoring technique that may enhance employment of a cryoballoon ablation catheter.
Early Repolarization: Not Always Benign
Jason D. Roberts, MD and Michael H. Gollob, MD write that recent rigorously designed epidemiologic studies have led to the recognition that early repolarization is not the benign entity originally postulated.
Back to the Basics: Looking at the Post-Implantation Electrocardiogram
Ann Anderson, RN, FNPC, CCA, CCDS, and M. Obadah Al Chekakie, MD, MSc, FACC, describe why looking at the post-implantation ECG is important.
Impact of MediGuide™ Technology on Radiation Exposure in Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures
Ajay Vallakati, MD and Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD describe a case in which atrial flutter ablation was successfully performed using MediGuide™ technology.
Gender Matters: Why Afib Is More Fatal for Women
In a new article, Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO of StopAfib.org, discusses how the diagnosis, symptoms, and treatments of atrial fibrillation can differ for women.
What Is the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest with a Decremental Atrio-fasicular Pathway?
Musa I. Dahu, MD and Mathew Jackson, RT(R) describe a case which revealed a decremental atrio-fasicular pathway.
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Nadim Khan, MD and colleagues present a case of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a 48-year-old male patient.