The EP Edit

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we feature a discussion between Devi Nair, MD, and Edward J Schloss, MD. Dr Schloss talks with Dr Nair about her long and successful career in cardiac electrophysiology (EP).

In this episode, we feature a discussion with Jose Osorio, MD, from HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida, and Paul Zei, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Drs Osorio and Zei discuss quality improvement in electrophysiology, with the focus on building a high-quality, comprehensive atrial fibrillation program.

In this episode of The EP Edit, we feature a discussion with Rod S. Passman, MD, and Hamid Ghanbari, MD, about how digital health is changing the EP practice, the benefits and pitfalls of current technology, challenges with data flow, and questions that will be answered in the REACT-AF trial. To view the transcript for this episode, visit www.eplabdigest.com/podcast .

In this episode, we are highlighting some of the presentations from Heart Rhythm 2023, the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual meeting, which took place May 19-21, 2023. Included here are onsite interviews with Doug Darden, MD, Pamela Mason, MD, Marco Perez, MD, and Monica Pammer Austin, PAC.

For this episode of The EP Edit, EP Lab Digest ’s Clinical Editor Bradley Knight, MD, talked with Jagmeet Singh, MD, about his new book, entitled Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine . You can view the transcript for this episode at www.eplabdigest.com/podcast

In this episode, we are highlighting a discussion on challenges and updates in the management of arrhythmias during pregnancy and postpartum. Dr Mehta is a cardiac electrophysiologist and Dr Alpay is a maternal fetal medicine specialist; both are located at Corewell Health in Michigan.  You can read the transcript for this episode here .

In this episode of The EP Edit, we share some highlights from the annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, which took place February 24-25, 2023 in Park City, Utah. Included here are some of our featured interviews with faculty from #WAFib2023. You can find transcripts for these interviews here .

In this episode of The EP Edit, we are highlighting a discussion on simulation training in cardiac electrophysiology (EP). Stephan P. Seslar, MD, PhD, is an attending pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital and assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Ashkan Ehdaie, MD, is an assistant professor of cardiology and associate direct...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we are highlighting a discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology (EP). Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD, is the director of the Inherited Arrhythmia Program, principal investigator (PI) of the Computational Cardiology Research Lab, and associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health. Sumit Chopra is an associate pr...

In this episode, we are highlighting a discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) and inherited arrhythmias. Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD, is the director of the inherited arrhythmia program, PI of the computational cardiology research lab, and associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health in New York. Zachi Attia, PhD, is the codirector of AI in cardiology and an assistant professor of medicin...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are highlighting a discussion with researchers from Northwestern University about the concept of a bioresorbable pacemaker. Igor Efimov, PhD, is a professor of biomedical engineering and professor of medicine at Northwestern University. Anna Pfenniger, MD, PhD, is physician scientist in cardiac electrophysiology at Northwestern Medicine. John Rogers is a...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are highlighting the November 10th session of the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference, which will focus on management strategies for ventricular arrhythmias and heart failure. Brad Knight, MD, and Raul Weiss, MD, are Course Co-Directors of the GDUEP and will be presenting during the November 10th session. Dr Knight is the C...

In part 2 of this episode with Drs Satish Raj and Artur Fedorowski, they discuss diagnosis and treatment options for this population of patients, current challenges and future directions in treatment. Dr Raj is the medical director of the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Centre and professor of Cardiac Sciences at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the University of Calgary’s C...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we are featuring part 1 of our discussion with Drs Satish Raj and Artur Fedorowski about recent updates in dysautonomia, including post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Dr Raj is the medical director of the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Centre and professor of Cardiac Sciences at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the...

In this episode of the EP Edit, we speak with Nassir F. Marrouche, MD, director of the Western Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Symposium, about this premier educational event focused exclusively on AFib. Dr Marrouche is the director of the Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute and The Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discoveries (TRIAD) at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana....

In this episode, we are discussing best physiological pacing techniques, which will be the focus of the September 8th session of the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference. Joining us is Dr Aseem Desai and Dr Gopi Dandamudi. Dr Desai is a GDUEP Course Co-Director and the Co-Director of Mission Heritage Heart Rhythm Specialists at Providence Mission Hospital in Cal...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring commentaries from the authors of 2 recent articles in EP Lab Digest. In the first commentary, Linda Moulton, RN, MS, discusses her July 2022 paper on the relationship between atrial fibrillation and dementia. In the second, Jessica Bower, MSN, RN, CCRN, RCIS, discusses her new article on a novel pathway for earlier treatment of arrhythmia p...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on an innovative new model of care for cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (EP). Dr Moeen Saleem and Dr Kanwar Singh discuss the independent private practice care model at the Midwest Cardiovascular Institute in Naperville, Illinois, and Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Houma, Louisiana. Read the full episode transcript here...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring session highlights from the Heart Rhythm 2022 conference, which took place April 29th to May 1st in San Francisco, California. Featured are on-site interviews with Christine P. Hendon, PhD; Patrick Boyle, PhD, FHRS; Stacey Rentschler, MD, PhD; Eugene Chung, MD, MS, MPH, FHRS; and Sandeep Saha, MD, MS, FHRS.

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring information about the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference, a quarterly virtual series taking place throughout 2022. Course codirectors Jessica Charron, APN, and Susan Kim, MD, will be discussing the unique format of the meeting, what attendees will like about this event, as well as recent and upcoming sessions. Learn m...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning in cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Arun Sridhar and Dr. Patrick Boyle from the University of Washington will be discussing current applications, future directions, as well as their recent article in EP Lab Digest . Dr. Boyle is an assistant professor in the Depart...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re featuring a discussion about remote patient monitoring in cardiac electrophysiology. Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, CCDS, FHRS, Assistant Director of EP Services and Practice Manager at White Plains Hospital Center in White Plains, New York, and Anthony Mercando, MD, FACC, FAHA, from White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in White Plains, New York, a...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we feature a discussion on same-day discharge for atrial fibrillation ablation. Andre Gauri, MD, Chief of Electrophysiology at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is joined by Marc Deyell, MD, MSc(Epi), FHRS, FRCPC, EP Lab Director at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, to discuss their approach to same-day discharge. This episode was...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re featuring a discussion on advanced lead extraction techniques. Dr. Jonathan Salcedo, cardiac electrophysiologist with Silicon Valley Cardiology / Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) - Sutter Health, is joined by Dr. Robert Schaller, Director of the Cardiac Lead Extraction Program at Penn Medicine, to discuss their approach to lead extraction. This epis...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on the role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP), including the use of risk factor management in the atrial fibrillation (AF) clinic. Nurse practitioners Tara Parham, MSN, AGACNP-BC from the University of Pennsylvania, and Deanna M. Tregoning, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C from Henry Ford Allegiance, wi...