April 2014

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Volume 14 Issue 4

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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“We Don’t Cover That. It’s Investigational.”
Federal health care reforms now allow patients with preexisting conditions to get health insurance more easily. However, health insurance companies are still in the driver’s seat.
Increasing Awareness About AEDs: The Penn Defibrillator Design Challenge
In this feature interview we speak with Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP about the Defibrillator Design Challenge, a contest that is helping to increase awareness and educate the public about the importance and use of AEDs.
Addressing Workforce Challenges Amid EP Services Growth
Jennifer Westford from Corazon, Inc. identifies some trends and possible strategies that may be helpful in addressing the physician shortage issue.
Finding the Sweet Spot for Non-Apical RV Pacing “Love’s Labor’s Lost or Much Ado About Nothing:” A New Angiographic Technique To Accomplish Accurate Physiological RV Septal Pacing in Under 5 Minutes From Venous Cannulation (Or Bust)
Sanjay S. Srivatsa, MBBChir, MRCP reviews the physiologic and clinical evidence for right ventricular septal versus apical pacing, and presents a novel angiographic technique for efficient attainment of the optimal septal pacing site.
Case Study: Remote Monitoring in the Management of a Complex Patient with a Single-Lead Dual-Chamber ICD
Scott Kaufman, DO et al discusses the value that device-based monitoring brings to their patient’s individualized plan of care.
Miniature Device Technologies: Creation and Design of the Micra™ Transcatheter Pacing System
Here we speak with Mike Hess, Vice President of Bradycardia R&D and the CRDM Division at Medtronic, about the creation of the Micra TPS seven years ago.
Venoplasty of the Innominate Vein-Superior Vena Cava Junction in a Patient with a PLSVC: The Path of Least Resistance is Sometimes Not the Easiest
Gregory Woo, MD, FHRS, FACC et al demonstrate two anatomic variations encountered during cardiac device implantation that can make a routine case challenging: (1) venous stenosis with chronic leads, and (2) a persistent left superior vena cava.
Toray Satake Balloon Thermal Ablation System: Initial Experience and Clinical Trial
In this article, EP Lab Digest® speaks with David Haines, MD about the clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Toray Satake Balloon Thermal Ablation System.
Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Care and Research in the Management of Stroke Patients
Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH discusses the collaborative approach at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care.
South Atlantic Society of Electrophysiology for Allied Professionals Holds Twenty-Year Anniversary Meeting in September
Bob Roth, Executive Director of the SASEAP, presents information on the upcoming annual conference, which takes place September 12-14 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.