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20 EP PARENT HEART WATCH Continued from page 18 CONFERENCE MARCH 2008 local parents and people from around the globe came together to support this effort and share in the knowledge that lives will be saved through preventative cardiac screening programs. In attendance was a special guest, PHW member and friend Mary Vesseghi of the Irish Heart Fund in Ireland. She was gracious with her attendance and assistance, and absorbed the process of this heart screening event to take back to her homeland and advocate for a better screening program for the young people of Ireland. During this heart healthy program, 26 young people were given the lifesaving news that they needed further heart evaluations. For example, one young girl was found to have patent ductus arteriosus PDA (a serious hole in her heart) and was scheduled for immediate heart surgery to correct the problem. Also found at the screening event were three people with bicuspid aortic valves, three people with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) that could be later diagnosed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and the remaining were noted as having mitral valve prolapse, other leaky valves or high blood pressure. Like the Seattle event, previous heart screenings organized by membership across the nation have resulted in the detection of heart abnormalities in nearly 10% of young people screened. These young people will all need followup as well as our prayers. Bright and early the following day, the CME Conference “Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes,” hosted by the University of Washington and Parent Heart Watch, commenced with more than 125 cardiologists, sports medicine doctors, athletic trainers and other medical professionals, and 60 PHW members in attendance. The Course Chair was Dr. Jonathan Drezner, Associate Professor of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who put together and all-star team of physicians. The dialogue and presentations made the event a success. The keynote speakers included: Domenica Corrado, MD, Professor of Cardiology, Electrophysiology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Stuart Berger, MD, Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Wisconsin and Chair of Project ADAM; Victoria Vetter, MD, Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Robert Campbell, MD, Professor and Division Director of Cardiology at Emory University and Sibley Heart Center Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Mark Link, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine; Alan Maisel, MD, Professor, Department Dr. Berger, Dr. Campbell and Dr. Drezner — members of the physician panel for the PHW conference. Martha Lopez Anderson, PHW Board Chair, and Laura Friend, Associate Executive Director, present gifts to Dr. Berger, Dr. Campbell and Dr. Drezner. Dr. Berger, Dr. Drezner, PHW member Rita Helgeson and PHW Executive Director Linette Derminer. PHW Membership during a roundtable discussion.

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EP Lab Digest - March 2008 ECG 101: The Case of a Dizzy Patient with a Left Bundle Branch Block Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead Email Discussion Group: March 2008 Guidelines on ECG Interpretation Spotlight Interview Update: What Have We Learned? The Value of Educating Staff Events Calendar Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index In Memoriam

EP Lab Digest - March 2008

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