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ArticleThe Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management2025

The Electrophysiology Lab of the Future.

John Cochran, Michael M Shehata

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Article in The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Letter from the Editor in Chief.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

John CochranDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Michael M ShehataDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrophysiology (EP) labs are fundamental in cardiovascular medicine, especially for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Nowadays, continuous advances in technology have led to significant improvements in the design and functioning of EP labs, including the development of more sensitive and accurate sensors and algorithms as well as three- and four-dimensional imaging and guidance systems. However, there are still significant challenges related to the reduction of radiation exposure, space constraints, and the integration and compatibility between the different EP systems. Future advances in technology will lead to equipment and space improvements as well as the addition of advanced communication and collaboration tools, speech-recognition software, and the development of standardized data formats and centralized cloud-based data storage systems. The EP lab of the future will present multifunctional configurations that will integrate all the advances in technology, optimize workflows, and potentiate collaboration while assuring patient data protection.

Indexed as

Ablationcardiac arrhythmiaseducationelectrophysiology labinterventional electrophysiologyradiation exposurevirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID40909348
PMCPMC12407496

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