EP Lab Digest - December 2007 - (Page 4)

4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR DECEMBER 2007 HMP Communications Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor PAUL MACKLER Chief Executive Officer KEN FISHER Chief Financial Officer PETER NORRIS What Have We Learned in 2007? The information in this issue focuses on EP research and technology Executive Vice President/General Manager JEFFREY MARTIN Vice President/Group Publisher ALEX SLONIM Vice President/Associate Publisher of Cardiology CARSON MCGARRITY Senior Account Director NICK OTRANTO Account Manager LUCINDA BESKA Classified Advertising Sales Manager D EP Lab Digest email discussion group, we round out the year’s topics. To join in on the discussion, please email us at “eplabdigest@ ear readers, For this month’s issue, we have organized several articles on research and technology. Highlights from our December issue include: FRED KLUMPP Manager of Information Systems VIC GEANOPULOS Creative Director KATHY MURPHY Production Director Our first article this month comes from the Leipzig Heart Center, where the staff recently began using the EnSite™ System with the EnSite Fusion™ Registration Module. They write that this technology provides them with an improved understanding of individual patient anatomy as well as a shortened procedure time. In addition, Dr. Jeffrey In this month’s Mendel’s feature article showcases emerging EP lab technologies, including multi-detector computed tomography. On the topic of research, Dr. William T. Abraham tells us about the PRECEDE-HF trial, which will evaluate the utility of implantable device-based monitoring technologies in heart failure. In addition, in this month’s 10-minute interview, we speak with two nurses who conducted research to minimize the risk of catheter-related blood stream infections in high-risk pediatric patients. Lastly, Drs. Darko Kranjˇ ec c and Hugues Abriel discuss their recent case study, which may link gasoline vapor exposure to Brugada syndrome. STEFANIE TULEYA Special Projects Editor PATRICIA LEVY Director of Medical Education BONNIE SHANNON Circulation Manager EP LAB DIGEST (ISSN# 1535-2226) is issued 12 times per year by HMP COMMUNICATIONS, 83 General Warren Blvd., Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Printed in the USA at Publisher’s Press, Inc., 100 Frank E. Simon Ave., Shepherdsville, KY 40165. Copyright© 2007 by HMP COMMUNICATIONS. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and not necessarily those of their institution or HMP COMMUNICATIONS, the editorial staff, or any member of the editorial advisory board. Reprints of articles are available. Contact HMP COMMUNICATIONS for information. Editorial Correspondence: Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor, HMP COMMUNICATIONS, 4502 Thorncroft Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48073. Tel: 1 (800) 371-0791 Fax: (248) 549-1472 E-mail Address: jelrod@hmpcommunications.com As always, if you would be interested in submitting an article to EP Lab Digest, please contact me at “jelrod@hmpcommunications.com”. hotmail.com”. We will be looking for fresh new writers for 2008, so if you would like to contribute, we’d love to hear from you! Readers, we hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and wish you the best for 2008! Thanks for reading! Advertising: Jeffrey Martin, Vice President/Group Publisher 1-800-237-7285, ext. 238 or E-mail: jmartin@hmpcommunications.com Alex Slonim, Vice President/Associate Publisher 1-800-237-7285, ext. 245 or E-mail: aslonim@hmpcommunications.com Carson McGarrity, Senior Account Director 1-800-237-7285, ext. 234 or E-mail: cmcbrayer@hmpcommunications.com Nick Otranto, Account Manager 1-800-237-7285, ext. 270 or E-mail: notranto@hmpcommunications.com Advertising address: HMP COMMUNICATIONS 83 General Warren Blvd., Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. 1-800-237-7285. Jodie Elrod Managing Editor jelrod@hmpcommunications.com SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION EP LAB DIGEST is sent to all Electrophysiology lab personnel working in the United States (international subscription is $65/1 year, $110/2 years, $150/3 years). If you are not receiving EP LAB DIGEST and would like to, or to make an address change, please complete the enclosed postage-paid subscription card and return to: HMP COMMUNICATIONS; 83 General Warren Blvd., Suite 100 • Malvern, PA 19355; 1-800-237-7285 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EP Lab Digest, 83 General Warren Blvd., Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Periodicals postage pending at Malvern, PA and at additional mailing offices.

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EP Lab Digest - December 2007 Improved Anatomical Orientation During AF Catheter Ablation: Experience from Leipzig Heart Center One EP Lab’s Solution to the Administration of Deep Sedation Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Emerging Technologies for the Electrophysiology Lab The Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium About the PRECEDE-HF Trial: Interview with William T. Abraham, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA Overview on Shire and the Discontinuation of Ethmozine®: After the Heart Rhythm Society Intervenes, the Company Changes its Decision Minimizing the Risk of Infection at Children’s Sibley Heart Center: Interview with Nicole Jarrell, RNC, MSN, and J. Renee Watson, RN, CIC Is There a Link Between Gasoline Vapors and Brugada Syndrome? Interview with Darko Kranjcec, MD and Hugues Abriel, MD, PhD New Feature! Pacemaker/ICD Puzzle Email Discussion Group Events Calendar Industry News and Products

EP Lab Digest - December 2007

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