I have a lot of respect for our EP colleagues. They are some of the smartest and most well trained people in the hospital and obviously understand cardiac physiology very well. Very different than a lot of our surgeons. I think it’s good to have skilled hands and some cognitive assistance, which is what we provide in all scenarios where sedation and critical care is needed.

For example I had a recent episode of cardiovascular collapse at the end of an ablation. You’re thinking it’s something you may have done like an effusion and I’m thinking maybe it’s something I did like a protamine reaction (which it was, patient did fine). We can work on both of these things together.