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Volume 10 - Issue 3 - March, 2002

Cath Lab Spotlight
Holy Family Memorial
06/19/2008
Michael Wellner, BS, EMT-P
The staff includes:  Dan, a RN with broad CCU experience;  Anita, a RN with extensive ER background;  Terry, a RT(R) with former cath lab management experience. We also utilize Debbie, a LPN from the physicians Heart Center Clinic, and Kim, a...
The staff includes:  Dan, a RN with broad CCU experience;  Anita, a RN with extensive ER background;  Terry, a RT(R) with former cath lab management experience. We also utilize Debbie, a LPN from the physicians Heart Center Clinic, and Kim, a...
The staff includes:  Dan, a RN...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Research Update: The following original research abstracts are from the November, December (2001) and January and February (200
06/19/2008
A Randomized Trial of the Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Certoparin to Prevent Restenosis Following Coronary Angioplasty Eric D. Grassman, MD, Fred Leya, MD, Jawed Fareed, PhD, Bruce E. Lewis, MD, Peter Bacher, MD, *Henry S. Loeb, MD, ...
A Randomized Trial of the Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Certoparin to Prevent Restenosis Following Coronary Angioplasty Eric D. Grassman, MD, Fred Leya, MD, Jawed Fareed, PhD, Bruce E. Lewis, MD, Peter Bacher, MD, *Henry S. Loeb, MD, ...
A Randomized Trial of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
CATH LAUGHS
06/19/2008
Actual Writings on Hospital Charts 1. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 3. On the second day the knee was...
Actual Writings on Hospital Charts 1. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 3. On the second day the knee was...
Actual Writings on Hospital...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
"Rotational Atherectomy," Excerpted from Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel
06/19/2008
Sandy Watson, RN, BN; Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN; Linda J. Kelly, RN, MSN, NP-C
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
CATH LAUGHS
06/19/2008
Actual Writings on Hospital Charts 1. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 3. On the second day the knee was...
Actual Writings on Hospital Charts 1. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 3. On the second day the knee was...
Actual Writings on Hospital...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
"Rotational Atherectomy," Excerpted from Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel
06/19/2008
Sandy Watson, RN, BN; Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN; Linda J. Kelly, RN, MSN, NP-C
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical Meetings Calendar 2002
06/19/2008
FEATURED MEETING: Because a technician knows how, but a technologist knows why. The Mid South Association of Cardiovascular Professionals (MSACP) invites you to attend a seminar especially designed for the Cath Lab Professional. The MSACP is...
FEATURED MEETING: Because a technician knows how, but a technologist knows why. The Mid South Association of Cardiovascular Professionals (MSACP) invites you to attend a seminar especially designed for the Cath Lab Professional. The MSACP is...
FEATURED MEETING: Because a...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical and industry news
06/19/2008
InfiMed Announces Release of New Cardiovascular DICOM Server InfiMed, Inc.has released a new data communication and temporary storage system named the CV Server. The CV Server integrates seamlessly into any cath lab, allowing transfer of...
InfiMed Announces Release of New Cardiovascular DICOM Server InfiMed, Inc.has released a new data communication and temporary storage system named the CV Server. The CV Server integrates seamlessly into any cath lab, allowing transfer of...
InfiMed Announces Release of New...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Imaging On the Edge, Medcon Delivers Multimodality Innovation to Providence Hospital Cath Labs
06/19/2008
Jack Cain
Gone are unwieldy film canisters and drawers full of files. Patient cath lab reporting is now almost fully automated. Physicians can now read combined cardiac and hemodynamic data in a single report. While Providence Hospital and Medical...
Gone are unwieldy film canisters and drawers full of files. Patient cath lab reporting is now almost fully automated. Physicians can now read combined cardiac and hemodynamic data in a single report. While Providence Hospital and Medical...
Gone are unwieldy film canisters...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group
06/19/2008
The Daily Operations of a Cath Lab
The Daily Operations of a Cath Lab ...
(Thank you to Roberta Sparks of Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois, for last month’s discussion group question, below). I am doing research on the actual daily operations of a cath lab: 1. What are normal hours of...
(Thank you to Roberta Sparks of Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois, for last month’s discussion group question, below). I am doing research on the actual daily operations of a cath lab: 1. What are normal hours of...
(Thank you to Roberta Sparks of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Notes From the Front Lines The Future of HIPAA, DICOM and Information Archiving in Cardiology
06/19/2008
Jonathan Elion, MD, FACC
In order to facilitate HIPAA compliance, what requirements should be considered essential for a cardiology information network? HIPAA establishes standards for electronic data interchange and includes many provisions that hospitals must...
In order to facilitate HIPAA compliance, what requirements should be considered essential for a cardiology information network? HIPAA establishes standards for electronic data interchange and includes many provisions that hospitals must...
In order to facilitate HIPAA...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Imaging On the Edge, Medcon Delivers Multimodality Innovation to Providence Hospital Cath Labs
06/19/2008
Jack Cain
Gone are unwieldy film canisters and drawers full of files. Patient cath lab reporting is now almost fully automated. Physicians can now read combined cardiac and hemodynamic data in a single report. While Providence Hospital and Medical...
Gone are unwieldy film canisters and drawers full of files. Patient cath lab reporting is now almost fully automated. Physicians can now read combined cardiac and hemodynamic data in a single report. While Providence Hospital and Medical...
Gone are unwieldy film canisters...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
06/19/2008
On Call Definition: Is there a concrete definition of on call? Isn’t it for emergencies after hours? Our lab expects the staff to stay late to finish any elective cases without question. This sounds more like mandatory OT to me. Especially...
On Call Definition: Is there a concrete definition of on call? Isn’t it for emergencies after hours? Our lab expects the staff to stay late to finish any elective cases without question. This sounds more like mandatory OT to me. Especially...
On Call Definition: Is there a...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview:Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICPCleveland, Ohio
06/19/2008
A snapshot of one cardiac cath lab professional's experiences, ideas and work
A snapshot of one cardiac cath lab pr...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I sort of stumbled into the field. My wife (then fiance) Cathy worked part-time for the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia, Michigan. They had...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I sort of stumbled into the field. My wife (then fiance) Cathy worked part-time for the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia, Michigan. They had...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Employed by one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For*? (according to Fortune magazine`s annual list)
06/19/2008
No. 43 Griffin Hospital was named as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For for the third consecutive year, a feat no other hospital has achieved. Griffin ranked 43rd on the 2002 list it’s highest ranking yet. Griffin ranked 70 last...
No. 43 Griffin Hospital was named as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For for the third consecutive year, a feat no other hospital has achieved. Griffin ranked 43rd on the 2002 list it’s highest ranking yet. Griffin ranked 70 last...
No. 43 Griffin Hospital was...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry News
Clo-Sur P.A.D.:A New, Non-Invasive Closure Device
06/19/2008
Barry R. Alter, MD, FACC, FACP
Control of the arterial access site following percutaneous vascular procedures remains a crucial aspect of both invasive diagnostic and interventional cardiology. Most interventional procedures are performed with 6-8 French sheaths, or...
Control of the arterial access site following percutaneous vascular procedures remains a crucial aspect of both invasive diagnostic and interventional cardiology. Most interventional procedures are performed with 6-8 French sheaths, or...
Control of the arterial access...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Did you know Cath Lab Digest has a mission?
06/19/2008
We strive to: 1) Educate and inform; 2) Connect our readers across the U.S. and worldwide; 3) Highlight the knowledge, dignity, and hard work of cath lab professionals. Every word written in Cath Lab Digest can be traced back to...
We strive to: 1) Educate and inform; 2) Connect our readers across the U.S. and worldwide; 3) Highlight the knowledge, dignity, and hard work of cath lab professionals. Every word written in Cath Lab Digest can be traced back to...
We strive to: 1) Educate and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Lowering Plasma Homocysteine Levels Reduces Coronary Restenosis: Cath Lab Digest talks with researcher Guido Schnyder, MD
06/19/2008
Assistant Professor, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California
Assistant Professor, University of Ca...
Why is homocysteine important? In 1969, McCully linked elevated plasma homocysteine levels with vascular disease. He reported extensive arterial thrombosis and arteriosclerosis in two children with homocystinuria (a disease where the...
Why is homocysteine important? In 1969, McCully linked elevated plasma homocysteine levels with vascular disease. He reported extensive arterial thrombosis and arteriosclerosis in two children with homocystinuria (a disease where the...
Why is homocysteine...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Lowering Plasma Homocysteine Levels Reduces Coronary Restenosis: Cath Lab Digest talks with researcher Guido Schnyder, MD
06/19/2008
Assistant Professor, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California
Assistant Professor, University of Ca...
Why is homocysteine important? In 1969, McCully linked elevated plasma homocysteine levels with vascular disease. He reported extensive arterial thrombosis and arteriosclerosis in two children with homocystinuria (a disease where the...
Why is homocysteine important? In 1969, McCully linked elevated plasma homocysteine levels with vascular disease. He reported extensive arterial thrombosis and arteriosclerosis in two children with homocystinuria (a disease where the...
Why is homocysteine...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
HOW TO USEThe Cutting Balloon: Tips and Techniques
06/19/2008
Arthur C. Lee, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Bernardo Saulo, PA
When the Cutting Balloon is inflated, the tiny atherotomes score the arterial disease, interrupting the elastic and fibrotic continuity and allowing for plaque displacement, thereby decreasing the amount of trauma to the artery wall. The...
When the Cutting Balloon is inflated, the tiny atherotomes score the arterial disease, interrupting the elastic and fibrotic continuity and allowing for plaque displacement, thereby decreasing the amount of trauma to the artery wall. The...
When the Cutting Balloon is...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Syracuse VA Medical Center
06/19/2008
Colleen A. Wolford, RN, BSN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? The Syracuse VA Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) consists of a 4-room suite with one diagnostic laboratory. We presently have a GE Advantage...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? The Syracuse VA Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) consists of a 4-room suite with one diagnostic laboratory. We presently have a GE Advantage...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
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DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
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Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite...
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In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
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