Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031001

John Day, MD, FHRS, FACC

Single-coil Versus Dual-coil ICD Lead Shock Efficacy in a Large ICD Registry

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031002

¹CHRISTOPHER RANDALL ELLIS, MD and ²JON T. HURT

¹Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, TN
²Field Clinical Engineer, St. Jude Medical, Sylmar, CA

Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation and Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices for Hemodynamic Support During Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031003

¹KARTIKYA AHUJA, MD, ¹ANTHONY AIZER, MD, MSc, ²DANIEL K. O’NEILL, MD and ¹LARRY A. CHINITZ, MD

¹Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
²Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

Balloon Dilatation Atrial Septostomy Permitting Difficult Transseptal Catheterization

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031004

CHRISTIAN PERZANOWSKI, MD, FACC, FHRS

Electrophysiology, Tampa General Hospital/Bay Area Cardiology, Brandon, FL

Autologous Blood Transfusion in a Patient with Pericardial Tamponade During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031005

JAMES N. MUTH, MD, PhD, ALEXANDRU COSTEA, MD and MEHRAN ATTARI, MD

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Long-term Preservation of Left Ventricular Function and Heart Failure Incidence with Ablate and Pace Therapy Utilizing Biventricular Pacing

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031006

^1,2RAHUL N. DOSHI, MD, ¹NIKHIL GUPTA, BSc, ¹NATASHA DOSHI, ¹DANIEL LANDA, MD, ¹PAUL WEINSTEIN, MD, ¹DAVID WEINBERG, MD, ¹FRANK BONAVITA, MD and ¹CHRISTINA CASILLAS

¹ Fullerton Cardiovascular Medical Group, Fullerton, CA
²University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA

Staphylococcus Capitis Endocarditis: Living with S.Capitis

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.031007

¹EZEQUIEL ZAIDEL, MD, ¹DARIO DI TORO, MD, ¹LUCÍA KAZELIÁN, MD, ¹ROBERTO O. NEME, MD, ²MARÍA I. LESPADA, MD, ³FLORENCIA ARCONDO and ³MARCELO ZYLBERMAN, MD

¹Department of Cardiology, Hospital Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
²Section of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
³Department of Medicine, Hospital Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina