September 22nd, 2014
Another MacGyver Moment in Pacemaker Implantation
Shengshou Hu, M.D.
Dr. Westby Fisher gets creative with his medical technology.
June 3rd, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: June 3rd
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include pacemaker or ICD surgery without interrupting anticoagulation, the diagnostic accuracy of conventional or age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off values in older patients with suspected VTE, and ICD shocks.
August 13th, 2010
Al Fine
Westby G Fisher, MD
CardioExchange welcomes this guest post reprinted with permission from Dr. Westby Fisher, an electrophysiologist practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. This piece originally appeared on his blog, Dr. Wes. “The family wants the pacemaker turned off.” “We don’t typically turn them off.” “They want it off.” “It’s […]
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