Modern Practice Podcast

Emerging Treatments for Atrial Fibrillation, Part 1


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Atrial fibrillation ablation therapies have progressed from rather primitive approaches to improved treatments that have emerged in recent years. In this series of our award-winning podcast, we discuss the history of the practice of electrophysiology and improvements that field has experienced.

Moderator:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient

Guest:

Thomas Munger, MD
Chair, Heart Rhythm Division
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic

Show Notes:

[01:06] History of electrophysiology

[01:55] Training to become an electrophysiologist

[02:44] Electrophysiology and the only organ that moves constantly

[04:22] Seizure of the heart

[05:22] The discipline of electrophysiology and evolving practice of ablation

[07:47) The types of ablation

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: [email protected]

Dr. Munger’s email: [email protected]

More information (Vizient): Additional pulsed field ablation resources

Information on improving an electrophysiology program (Vizient): Optimizing your EP program

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