Dr. Daniel Cooper discusses the importance of choosing the right patient at the right time for catheter ablation, minimizing ICD shocks and erring on the side of early referral to maximize the benefits for the patient.

Visit the following links for more videos from the 2016 AHA Symposium:

Part 1: When to Put on the Vest and When to Take it Off? Appropriate Use of Wearable Defibrillators

Part 2: Where Did the Leads Go? When is Subcutaneous ICD the Right Choice?

Part 3: Yes or No: Can My Patient With an ICD Have an MRI?

Part 4: Do the Genes Fit? When to Order Genetic Testing?

Part 6: Treating VT like Cancer: Entirely Noninvasive Cardiac Mapping and Ablation

Part 7: Empowering our Youth: How Teaching CPR in Schools Creates a Generation of First-Responders (and Saves Lives!)

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Daniel Cooper, MD

Director, EP Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular DivisionWashington University School of Medicine

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