July 2015

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Volume 15 Issue 7

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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Device Indications Gone Awry
The new National Coverage Determination for pacemakers becomes effective July 6, 2015. The indications in the new coverage policy will apply equally to single- and dual-chamber devices.
Single-Center Experience: Electromagnetic Interference During ICD Generator Change With the PEAK PlasmaBlade
Sinan Sarsam, MD and colleagues report their experience studying the interaction of Medtronic’s PEAK PlasmaBlade with ICD function in 11 patients at the Providence Heart Institute. 
Initial Experience with the Arctic Front Advance® ST Cryoablation Catheter: Interview with Prof. Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD
EP Lab Digest® speaks with Prof. Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD from Asklepios Klinik St. Georg about his first case using Medtronic’s Arctic Front Advance® ST Cryoballoon.
Case Report: Thorascopic Delivery of the AtriClip to Prevent Strokes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Patrick Murrah, MD and colleagues present a recent case of LAA exclusion using thorascopic delivery of the AtriClip (AtriCure, Inc.).
EP Exam Review - Volumes 1 and 2: RCES and CEPS Basics
Christine Chiu-Man, MSc, FHRS, RCES, CEPS, CCDS describes the new second-edition set of EP Exam Review - Volume 1 Basics: RCES and CEPS Basics and EP Exam Review - Volume 2: Diagnosis & Therapy for RCES and CEPS.
EP Quiz
Dr. Ulhas M. Pandurangi presents a new two-question EP quiz to our readers. 
The Value of the Core Cath/EP Lab Staff: Narrowing the Gap Between Innovation and Expertise in Electrophysiology
There is a justifiable concern regarding the sustainability of the skill and competency of core staff, who are essentially the ones tasked to uphold the quality and integrity of the services provided. 
New Online Professional Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Beginning in August 2015, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (formerly the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences) will be offering an online Professional Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Implanter Experience and Considerations with the S-ICD™ System: Interview with George Mark, MD
In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest® speaks with Dr. George Mark from the Heart House of New Jersey about his use of Boston Scientific’s S-ICD System. (This is the experience of Dr. Mark. Please refer to the Directions For Use for the full impla…
Spotlight Interview: UNC Health Care
This month we highlight the EP program in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.