With a grateful heart, Laura and I couldn't be prouder of our James who graduated from
@portergaud
last night. We can't wait to see what he does next
@AF_Academy
and
@AF_MSwimDive
. Thanks to
#Charleston
and
@MUSChealth
for bringing our family here and making us part of community
Special thanks to
@Dr_Santangeli
for assist with our first 'no entry' LV in NICM with double mechanical valves and VT storm in spite of Amio. The method published by
@PennEPFellows
worked well:
Growth of complex lead management program
@MUSC_EP
requires utilization of novel leadless pacing systems -- congrats to
@docAnneSquared
for first implant of
@AbbottCardio
Aveir in VA system and again
@MUSChealth
. We couldn't develop without your hard work.
Interesting first use of iterative
#SuperMap
for PVI with
@AcutusMedical
compared to
@AbbottCardio
#Precision
#HDGrid
for PVI today. Nice wavefront correlation w/ and w/o contact. Thanks to teams from both groups for supporting case. Substrate correlation may be interesting -
First ever
#HDGrid
case for surgical epicardial mapping via lateral thoracotomy due to remote CABG. Target VT eliminated after success endo last week (and after index endo approach at another center). Great coordination of care
@MUSChealth
@AbbottGlobal
When you are down a car, need to leave one with your physician wife (who's working and rounding), so your son can pick you up for a little sneak out golf😀- he's the best! Love that he strolls in with his clubs in tow!
@MUSCCardFellows
@utedrow
@rdschaller
For total physiologic pacing neophyte (first case), I never anticipated having such a wide smile as I did this morning with this little gem - thanks to
@psharmadoc
@Hisdoc1
@DrRoderickTung
for pushing us forward in pacing concepts.
@BIOTRONIK_US
Enjoyed connecting for first time in weeks with our son who just completed BCT
@AF_Academy
- smiles and stories shared w/ squad mates in the room all conversing with their families.
#grateful
. Go Falcons!
@AF_MSwimDive
We're kicking off
#WIMMonth
by celebrating with the women of MUSC's Cardiac Electrophysiology Program. Special shoutout to Dr. Anne Kroman, first woman appointed as attending physician, and Dr. Leah John, first woman in the EP fellowship program!
#StrengthinDiversity
With growth of
@MUSC_EP
, we are thrilled with this all female team consisting of
@rachelkaplanmd
and
@ChauVoMD
implanting a sub-Q ICD in young ACM patient who underwent ablation yesterday. The collaborative care here between physicians remains a cornerstone of our progress.
Congratulations to
@MUSChealth
Drs. Arman Kilic, Ravi Veeraswamy, Daniel Judge, Daniel Steinberg, Ryan Tedford and Jeffrey Winterfield! They were recently honored for their significant contributions as endowed chairs.
#changingwhatspossible
@MJAckermanMDPhD
Mike: with due respect, why make comments about others' mask choices? Sounds like a beautiful morning and a nice walk. But you're better than this kind of masking culture war. Who cares? Just keep walking, smile, and 👋
@narrowQRS
@netta_doc
Really enjoyed the live case and discussion today with
@Zo_EP2
for venous mapping approach in otherwise inaccesible substrate. Identified areas of slow conduction on lateral scar border.
@Dr_Santangeli
@inheartmedical
Today’s word is Perseverance.
My son, at age 9, took up swimming.
He was slow.
He finished nearly last, in every race & meet.
He persevered.
He swam 14 hrs a week!
Now 13, he just got the 3rd fastest 200m breast-stroke time for his age...in BC!😃
Perseverance.
Own some.👍
After 35 years, it’s time to say one last goodbye to the place where I was born, raised, met my family and closest friends. Thx for everything
#Qatar
. I tried to give back but the system doesn’t know how to nurture my kind yet. Now off to a new and exciting adventure
#Charleston
We look forward to welcoming you to
@MUSC_EP
and
@MUSC_Cardiology
. We couldn't be luckier to learn from your longitudinal knowledge of EP and depth of mechanistic understanding of Electrophysiology.
Last case at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart block, referred for "biventricular" ICD.
#dontdissthehis
instead.
Very proud of our EP nurse practitioners
@MUSC_EP
and
@MUSChealth
-- especially happy to see someone who helped me start this program and has been my right hand woman for several years now,
@MrsFerguson521
! She's the best, and patients say so!
@EricaZado
Reaching new heights with
@JRWinterfield
. Epicardial VT ablation with hostile chests, on table mapping, multimodal ablative energy sources, and fantastic results.
@MUSChealth
@MUSCSurgery
Thanks for the invite today - enjoying the visit with
@CMTschabrunn
and
@Dr_Santangeli
for translational work the next couple days. Imaging wedded to mechanism may provide a path for more efficient ablation with good outcomes.
@MUSChealth
@RyanTedfordMD
What atrial fibrillation and what is its connection with sleep apnea? Here to talk about that is MUSC Health cardiac eletrophysiologist Dr. Anne Kroman on this episode of
#HealthFocus
! Listen here:
We focused on elimination of decel zones with remap post ablation. VT was not inducible despite multiple attempts from RV and LV. Initial map on left, remap on right.
@DrRoderickTung
@EPWoodsShop
@inheartmedical
More and more patients will present with ventricular arrhythmias, in which implanted prosthetic material obstructs ablation. Read this cases series in
#JACCCEP
from the
#UPenn
group for tips and tricks:
EP section
@MUSChealth
recruiting for a junior EP faculty position. VT program growing rapidly in addition to AF and device programs under leadership of
@DrMichaelField
and Dr Michael Gold past President of
@HRSonline
. His bundle pacing and extraction enthusiast most desired!
FRIAR MED:
#FenwickFriars
alumnus Dr. Jeffrey Winterfield '92 is Cardiac Electrophysiology Section Chief at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. He was an associate professor of medicine at MUSC and also an assistant prof. at Loyola U. Health System (Chicago).
So much progress
@MUSC_EP
with
#AblateVT
team
@dhakalbish
&
@JPayne_EP
- three VTs today: 1) redo from famous center with single slow VT left 9 yrs after index case,2) endo/epi NICM, 3) surgical window in post CABG after failed endo x2. Best part is the teamwork -
We couldn't be happier about your recruitment to
@MUSC_EP
- you have been trained by a collaborative and innovative faculty under the superb leadership of
@DrBradleyKnight
. We have big plans for you here! Buckle up!
The Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowship program at
@MUSChealth
is a 2-year training program committed to developing electrophysiologists with superb technical, clinical, and academic ability.
Learn more about our EP Fellowship here --
#EPFellowsConference
. Look at the tremendous commitment and support for fellow education during this difficult and unusual time. Thanks to everyone for their efforts! Join us tonight with Dr. Asirvatham at 6 PM EST and with Dr. Wissner on Friday at 8 AM EST.