July 2017

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Volume 17 Issue 7

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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Playing with a Defibrillator = Playing with Fire?
The four-year data from this registry of athletes with a defibrillator is important, but when a patient with a defibrillator wants to play organized sports, particularly a patient with an arrhythmogenic cardiac substrate who wants to play a collegiat…
A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly
David J. Addley, DO, FACC, Medical Director of the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Laboratory at Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, discusses congenital coronary anomalies, found in 0.2-1.6% of the population undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.
Get With The Guidelines®-AFIB Overview: Experience in The MetroHealth System
William Lewis, MD, Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Heart and Vascular Center at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, describes being one of the first Gold achievers in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-AFIB program…
New Advances in Wearable Technology: Interview with Nicholas Skipitaris, MD
Dr. Nicholas Skipitaris, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, discusses a recent clinical trial evaluating the Peerbridge Cor™ electrocardiogram monitor.
The Cardiac Electrophysiology Society: Interview with Anne B. Curtis, MD
EP Lab Digest talks with Dr. Anne Curtis about the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, made up of basic and clinical scientists, physicians, engineers, and allied professionals interested in cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.
Emerging Technologies in Arrhythmia Monitoring: The PocketECG Mobile Cardiac Telemetry System
In this interview, we speak with Dr. Marek Dziubinski, scientist and CEO of MEDICALgorithmics, about the PocketECG mobile cardiac telemetry system.
My Life as a Travel Tech: Interview with Jaime Settle, RCIS
Jaime Settle, RCIS describes what it’s like to work as a travel tech in the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory. 
IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Accreditation: A Year in Review
John Beshai, MD, FHRS, FACC, President, IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Board of Directors, and Frank Vermeiren, MS, RT (R)(CV), RDCS, IAC Director of Accreditation, Cardiac Electrophysiology, discuss Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Cardia…
Spotlight Interview: Easton Hospital
Dr. Koroush Khalighi and Lori Jones, Director of Cardiovascular Services, showcase their innovative EP program in Easton, Pennsylvania.
First Annual Heart Rhythm Bowl: Making Learning Fun!
The authors discuss the first ever Heart Rhythm Bowl, conducted at Heart Rhythm 2017, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 38th Annual Scientific Sessions. The goal of the Heart Rhythm Bowl was for cardiac electrophysiology Fellows-in-Training to participate i…