The leadconnection's Podcast

Building a lead management program

Are you interested in starting a lead management program at your hospital?  Dr. Tom Callahan talks with Dr. Erich Kiehl about his experience starting the electrophysiology lead management practice at Sentara and the importance of collegiality and teamwork between disciplines. Dr. Kiehl is the interim chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Director of EP research.

Lead Management: A discussion with Professor Aldo Rinaldi

Dr. Tom Callahan sits down with Professor Aldo Rinaldi to talk about 3 exciting topics: lead management at Cleveland Clinic London, use of AI in risk stratification and lead management in tricuspid valve intervention.  Prof. Rinaldi is lead electrophysiology consultant at Cleveland Clinic London, consultant cardiologist and clinical lead at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology & Devices at King’s College London.

Lead Management: a discussion with Dr. Charles Kennergren

Dr. Charles Kennergren, senior consultant, and professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Göteborg sits down with Drs. Tom Callahan and Bruce Wilkoff to talk about his experience with lead management over the years.

A sitdown with Dr. Bruce Wilkoff, founder of LeadConnection.org, champion of lead management.

In memory of Bruce Wilkoff, MD, founder of LeadConnection.org, champion of lead management. 
Two weeks ago, Dr. Tom Callahan was lucky to sit down with Dr. Bruce Wilkoff. They talk about his experience with early lead extraction, lessons learned and his hopes for future lead management.

Use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in Lead Management

Dr. John Andriulli talks with Drs. Tom Callahan and Bruce Wilkoff about the electronic medical record and its role in early detection of device infections.

Lead Extraction vs. Abandonment

Cardiologist Dr. Frank Bracke talks with Drs. Tom Callahan and Bruce Wilkoff about his recent paper reviewing the practice of abandoning non-functioning leads vs. extracting them, as well as additional strategies to improve patient outcomes. 

Lead Design

Lead design plays a big role in not only lead durability, but also lead extraction.   Dr. Tom Callahan talks with Mark Marshall, a recently retired distinguished research and design engineer from Medtronic about the technology and design of leads and how this knowledge can help the clinician during lead extraction.

Lead extraction and lead management in the setting of tricuspid valve intervention

In the era of increased percutaneous valve interventions,  Dr. Bruce Wilkoff and Dr. Tom Callahan talk with Dr. Robert Schaller, Director of Device and Lead Extraction at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania about the implications of this technology on lead management and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes.

Advisories

Dr. Bruce Wilkoff and Dr. Tom Callahan discuss advisories: the history of recalls and advisories, what information you should know before communicating to your patients and acting upon device communications.

Imaging modalities and transvenous lead extraction

Many electrophysiologists approach imaging during transvenous lead extraction in different ways.  Dr. Bruce Wilkoff and Dr. Tom Callahan talk with Dr. Rob Schaller, Director of Device and Lead Extraction at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania about ICE and other imaging strategies during transvenous lead extraction.