The Delicate Lifeline of EP

Have you ever had to tell the lab manager or physician that due to a cable being “dead in the water” … the case must cancel? How can such an inexpensive piece of equipment cause such havoc? If handled properly, it doesn’t have to. A fiber-optic cable is used for...

Drowning in EP

Have you ever taken on a task only to realize later to feel like you’re in way over your head? You can study more and more material, but still, feel like you can’t catch your breath. The more you take on, the more you feel like you sinking. You’re drowning.  ...

Why didn’t I write that down?

The physician asks to repeat the pacing protocol that induced tachycardia… and you give them a blank stare. After the procedure, the dictating physician asks what the HV interval was… and you have no clue. This has most likely happened to all of us at one point in...

Red Bull gives you…AF

Red Bull “Gives You Wings” Rockstar – “Party Like A Rockstar”  Monster – “Unleash The Beast”  We have all heard these slogans and most of us have fallen prey to their promises at one time or another. In the not so distant past, I was working overtime, taking...

The AF Detector

Today, there is a tremendous amount of information that can be found on your wrist. From never missing a phone call to caller ID to screen the calls you would like to miss. You can have calendar reminders, text, email, exercise tracking, and more. With an Apple Watch,...

Did it live up to the hype?

While I’m pleased that items like fidget spinners have gone away, what happened to the other countless things that didn’t live up to the hype?  There were items such as the 3D TVs, Segways, Hoverboards, and moon shoes that seemed like a great idea at the time, but...