Part of my exam asks about leads. This has brought something to my attention: I don’t really know much about ICD leads. I’ve seen them, held them, I know that they have different numbers of electrodes and different ways of staying put, and I’ve seen them implanted, but now I’m going to have to learn [...]

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I’m guessing if I turned in an open-book qualifier response based entirely on about.com and wikipedia I’d probably fail, but I think these sorts of sites have an important role in the research: somewhere to start from. I’m using Freemind to organize what I find.
I’ve begun by searching wikipedia (found nothing) and then moved rapidly [...]

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Today begins the open-book portion of my qualifying exam, which I think makes me a Ph.D. Student as opposed to a Graduate Student if I pass.
My topic of research, for which I have one week, is Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. I think I’ll post some of my findings here as I go. That way, I’ll [...]

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Pictures here, video (from my neighbor) ,here (100 MB). The video is uploading as I write this, should be done by 17:10 CDT.
Here’s a sample:

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I’m going to Heart Rhythm this year without my laptop for the first time in three years. In fact, it’s probably the first time I’ve gone much of anywhere without a laptop, and I’m looking forward to having a ligher load. I acquired a few items yesterday that should help me work without it, which [...]

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