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Device Therapy Self Study

The Self Study area features select presentations from the ICDs and Cardiac Resynchronization Devices Courses and previous Heart Rhythm Scientific Sessions that cover the latest advances in ICD and CRT design and technology, implantation techniques, management of complications as well as provide insight on appropriate patient assessment and follow-up care.

Disclaimer

The following presentations in no way fulfill the requirements
of the Alternate Training Pathway and have been provided
strictly for informational purposes.

Choose from the categories below to be taken to the full list of presentations available

ICDs and Cardiac Resynchronization Devices Course Presentations
Complications, Controversies and Patient Assessment
Customization for Optimal ICD Programming:
Troubleshooting and Case Presentations
How to Successfully Implant CRT: From Lead Placement to Programming
Selecting the Right Device for the Right Patient: What Type of ICD to Implant
Success with Failure: CRT from Implant to Optimization
Tips and Tricks for Device Implantation
Defibrillation Threshold Testing: Avoiding EP Lab Disasters
LV Lead Placement: My Way
Hot Topics in Pacing and Heart Failure

ICDs and Cardiac Resynchronization Devices Course Presentations

ICD Programming & Follow-Up

ICD Follow-up: Troubleshooting, Reprogramming, and ERI Indicators
Nitish Badhwar, MBBS

Fundamentals of ICD Follow-Up: Evaluation of Therapy
Joshua Cooper, MD

ICD Programming: What To Tell The Box
John Payne, MD

ICD Implantation

ICD Implantation I: Implantation Techniques
Dwight Reynolds, MD, FHRS

ICD Implantation II: Defibrillation Testing
Dwight Reynolds, MD, FHRS

CRT Implant Techniques
Charles Kinder, MD

CRT Follow-Up & Outcomes

Optimizing CRT Outcomes
E. Kevin Heist, MD, PhD

Fundamentals of CRT Follow-Up: Optimizing CRT Delivery
Andrea Russo, MD

Rhythm 2006 Presentations

Complications, Controversies and Patient Assessment

Controversies in Devices (Brady, Tachy):
We Should Train Non-Electrophysiologists to Implant ICDs -- Protagonist
James Coman, MD

Controversies in Devices (Brady, Tachy):
We Should Train Non-Electrophysiologists to Implant ICDs -- Antagonist
Eric Prystowsky, MD, FHRS

The 10 Most Important Rules for Avoiding and Treating Device Infections
Sung Chun, MD

The Track Record of CRT in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure
Richard Garmany, MD

Which Patients Are "Not Sick Enough" To Need An ICD?
James Daubert, MD

When Don't You Want an ICD? Who's Too Sick?
Berndt Luederitz, MD, PhD, FHRS

Customization for Optimal ICD Programming:
Troubleshooting and Case Presentations

Troubleshooting Special Features and Algorithms
Amy Beeman, RN, BSN

Customization for Optimal ICD Programming: Case Presentations
Neil Bernstein, MD

Customization for ICD Programming: Brady and Tachy Parameters
Robert Mosteller, MD
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How to Successfully Implant CRT: From Lead Placement to Programming

CRT Optimization
Mitchell Faddis, MD, PHD

Trying to Avoid a Pain in the Os: Tips and Tricks in Navigating the Coronary Sinus
Robert Rea, MD

Selecting the Right Device for the Right Patient:
What Type of ICD to Implant

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Patient Selection and Optimization
Michael Gold, MD, PhD, FHRS

Selecting the Right Device for the Right Patient: What Type of ICD To Implant
Jay Franklin, MD

What Type of ICD to Implant: How to Select the Right Device Every Time*
*Well, most of the time...
Sami Viskin, MD

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Success with Failure: CRT from Implant to Optimization

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Monitoring Systems
William Abraham, MD

Patient Selection for CRT
John Cleland, MD

Optimizing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cheuk-Man Yu, MD, FRCP
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Tips and Tricks for Device Implantation

Tips and Tricks for Device Implantation: Left Ventricular Lead Placement
Rahul Doshi, MD

Tips and Tricks for Device Implantation: Would You Check Your Parachute?
Randy Lieberman, MD

"Unipolar" Dual Chamber Pacing ICD Implant
Robert Rea, MD
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Defibrillation Threshold Testing: Avoiding EP Lab Disasters

How Do you Manage the High Defibrillation Threshold Patient?
Richard Klein, MD

How to Avoid Complications with Defibrillation Threshold Testing
Byron Lee, MD

Is An Anesthesiologist Necessary for Deep Conscious Sedation for ICD Shock Testing?
Charlie Young, MD

LV Lead Placement: My Way

LV Lead Placement: Everyday Challenges
David De Lurgio, MD

LV Lead Placement, My Way
Westby Fisher, MD

LV Lead Placement: My Way
Daniel Gras, MD
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Hot Topics in Pacing and Heart Failure

Does Atrial Pacing Prevent Afib?
Christopher Cole, MD

Does Right Atrial Pacing Help or Hurt Heart Failure Patients?
David Martin, MD, MPH

How Far Should We Go to Prevent Unnecessary Right Ventricular Pacing in Heart Failure Patients?
Brian Olshansky, MD, FHRS

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Disclaimer: Please note that the following presentations have been made available in the ICD/CRT
Resource Center for educational purposes ONLY. In no way do the presentations fulfill the requirements,
didactic or otherwise, of the Alternate Training Pathway.

For questions about the presentations in the Device Therapy Self-Study area of the ICD/CRT Resource Center contact Cynthia Roller of the Heart Rhythm Society.