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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of EP Lab Digest - May 2008 EP Lab Digest - May 2008 Is There an Under-Referral of Women for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation? A Hybrid Approach to the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: University of Michigan Health System 10-Minute Interview: Amit J. Shanker, MD Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience All About My Job: Technician Supervisor (New Column!) Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? About the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society: Interview with Martin J. Gardner, MD, FRCP(C), FACC Email Discussion Group: May 2008 Second Annual Salary Survey My First Year in Electrophysiology: What Have I Got Myself Into? Highlight on Technology: Video-Audio Integration for the EP Lab On the Horizon: A New Remote Catheter Manipulation System Striving for Excellence in the Care of Cardiac Patients Five Reasons to Participate with a Professional Organization Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab Can Digital Music Players Cause Interference with Implantable Devices? ECG 101: Ambulatory ECG Monitoring Events Calendar Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index EP Lab Digest - May 2008 EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - A Hybrid Approach to the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation (Page 1) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - A Hybrid Approach to the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation (Page 2) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - A Hybrid Approach to the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation (Page BRC1) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - A Hybrid Approach to the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation (Page BRC2) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Contents (Page 3) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 4) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 5) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 6) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 7) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 8) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 9) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 10) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 11) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 12) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 13) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Spotlight Interview: University of Michigan Health System (Page 14) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Spotlight Interview: University of Michigan Health System (Page 15) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Spotlight Interview: University of Michigan Health System (Page 16) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Spotlight Interview: University of Michigan Health System (Page 17) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - 10-Minute Interview: Amit J. Shanker, MD (Page 18) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - 10-Minute Interview: Amit J. Shanker, MD (Page 19) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page 20) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page 21) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page 22) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page 23) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page 24) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page BRC3) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience (Page BRC4) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - All About My Job: Technician Supervisor (New Column!) (Page 25) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? (Page 26) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? (Page 27) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? (Page 28) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? (Page 29) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? (Page 30) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? (Page 31) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - About the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society: Interview with Martin J. Gardner, MD, FRCP(C), FACC (Page 32) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - About the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society: Interview with Martin J. Gardner, MD, FRCP(C), FACC (Page 33) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Email Discussion Group: May 2008 (Page 34) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Email Discussion Group: May 2008 (Page 35) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Email Discussion Group: May 2008 (Page 36) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Email Discussion Group: May 2008 (Page 37) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Second Annual Salary Survey (Page 38) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Second Annual Salary Survey (Page 39) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Second Annual Salary Survey (Page 40) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Second Annual Salary Survey (Page 41) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - My First Year in Electrophysiology: What Have I Got Myself Into? (Page 42) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - My First Year in Electrophysiology: What Have I Got Myself Into? (Page 43) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - My First Year in Electrophysiology: What Have I Got Myself Into? (Page 44) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - My First Year in Electrophysiology: What Have I Got Myself Into? (Page 45) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Highlight on Technology: Video-Audio Integration for the EP Lab (Page 46) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Highlight on Technology: Video-Audio Integration for the EP Lab (Page 47) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - On the Horizon: A New Remote Catheter Manipulation System (Page 48) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - On the Horizon: A New Remote Catheter Manipulation System (Page 49) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Striving for Excellence in the Care of Cardiac Patients (Page 50) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Striving for Excellence in the Care of Cardiac Patients (Page 51) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Striving for Excellence in the Care of Cardiac Patients (Page 52) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Five Reasons to Participate with a Professional Organization (Page 53) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab (Page 54) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab (Page 55) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab (Page 56) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab (Page 57) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab (Page 58) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Can Digital Music Players Cause Interference with Implantable Devices? (Page 59) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - ECG 101: Ambulatory ECG Monitoring (Page 60) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - ECG 101: Ambulatory ECG Monitoring (Page 61) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - ECG 101: Ambulatory ECG Monitoring (Page 62) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - ECG 101: Ambulatory ECG Monitoring (Page 63) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 64) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 65) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 66) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 67) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 68) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 69) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 70) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 71) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 72) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 73) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 74) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 75) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 76) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Classifieds (Page 77) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 78) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 79) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 80) EP Lab Digest - May 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page BRC5)
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