Partially in response to Russia granting asylum to Edward Snowden, Barack Obama recently cancelled his meeting with this Russian official?
Who is Vladimir Putin?
100
13% of the implants in the IDE trial were due to the failure of this competitor's component.
What is the St. Jude tachy lead?
100
This "current" 49ers wide receiver is the #2 seed in the "Greatest Viking of All Time" tournament.
Who is Randy Moss?
100
The survival probability of Reliance G at 10yrs (98.5%), is greater than the survival probability or Durata and Quattro after this length of time.
What is 5 years?
100
The US "Nickname" for this state is the "Sunshine State."
What is Florida?
200
Barnaby Jack, the "Pacemaker Hacker," became "famous" on YouTube for hacking this common sidewalk machine.
What is an ATM?
200
In the IDE trial, ZERO patients were inappropriately treated in the VT zone for this arrhythmia.
What is atrial fibrillation?
200
This bespectacled comedic actor gained notoriety with roles in "Honey I Shrunk the Kids," and "Spaceballs."
Who is Rick Moranis?
200
St. Jude's independent study of 11,000 Riata leads reported a 0.53% failure rate in complete absence of this critical form of analysis.
What is fluoroscopic evaluation?
200
In the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, a nurse, for example, would only be covered when working in this type of hospital?
What is a teaching hospital?
300
It has been more than 5 years since this golf legend has won a major.
Who is Tiger Woods?
300
An important fact related to SICD is that 91% of all instances of this rhythm will terminate spontaneously before the 30th beat.
What is VT?
300
This former soap opera actor went on to live "La Vida Loca."
Who is Ricky Martin?
300
Field experience of St. Jude's Quadpole lead has revealed that this electrode is both neglected during vector selection and difficult to seat in a target vessel.
What is the proximal electrode?
300
This Wonderful musician released "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," in 1973, which rose to #1 on the Billboard Charts.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
400
In the 1986 movie "Hoosiers," this "Superman" actor plays Coach Norman Dale.
Who is Gene Hackman?
400
SICD discrimination is distinct from TV sensing through the addition of this phase of sensing (Sue emphasized in presentation).
What is certification?
400
This novel Boston Scientific discriminator algorithm allows a physician to adjust the % accuracy of a sinus template?
What is RhythmMatch?
400
Boston Scientific's "Mini" ICD will be 26.5cc, and have the equivalent capacity and longevity of this brand of ICD, at 33cc.
What is the Medtronic Evera ICD?
400
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act now requires the reporting of distribution of these seemingly benign scientific documents.
What is a journal article reprint?
500
On August 16th, 2012, the WikiLeaks hactivist Julian Assange was granted asylum by this South American embassy.
What is Ecuador?
500
When questioned about SICD sensing, it is important to note that there is more time to analyze rhythms, because SICD does not have to work around this activity in standard ICDs.
What is pacing?
500
In 1972, Sean Connery stepped down as James Bond, to make way for this British actor.
Who is Roger Moore?
500
In addition to TLc reports and 9 years of real-time bench testing data, this clinical data collection activity is also available for proving longevity.
What are/is post-market studies?
500
The NIH reports that only 10-15 minutes of sunlight per day are required to synthesize this vitamin.