Contemporary Debates and Controversies in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Part I, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, 1st Edition

Authors :
Ranjan K. Thakur & Andrea Natale
Cardiac electrophysiologists face many challenging situations in which there is no clear-cut answer about the best way to handle a particular clinical problem. This issue brings together articles on many such situations, presents arguments on both si ...view more
Cardiac electrophysiologists face many challenging situations in which there is no clear-cut answer about the best way to handle a particular clinical problem. This issue brings together articles on many such situations, presents arguments on both sides, and lets the reader conclude which is the best way to manage a particular patient. Among the controversial and debatable topics included are how to handle device recalls, optimal timing for assessment of ICD efficacy, extraction o f broken leads, and anticoagulation therapy in device patients.
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Cardiac electrophysiologists face many challenging situations in which there is no clear-cut answer about the best way to handle a particular clinical problem. This issue brings together articles on many such situations, presents arguments on both sides, and lets the reader conclude which is the best way to manage a particular patient. Among the controversial and debatable topics included are how to handle device recalls, optimal timing for assessment of ICD efficacy, extraction o f broken leads, and anticoagulation therapy in device patients.

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By Ranjan K. Thakur, MD, MPH, MBA, FHRS, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan and Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmias Institute, Austin, TX at St. David's Medical Center