Volume 12 - Issue 11 - November, 2004
06/19/2008
Questions for...Richard J. Gray, MD, FACC, Medical Director, Sutter Pacific Heart Centers
San Francisco, California
How has your role evolved as the center was being built and then opened to patients?
My background is that of a clinical...
Questions for...Richard J. Gray, MD, FACC, Medical Director, Sutter Pacific Heart Centers
San Francisco, California
How has your role evolved as the center was being built and then opened to patients?
My background is that of a clinical...
Questions for...Richard J. Gray,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Discussion group members responded to the questions below, and emails are included for any questions readers may have regarding a particular lab's policies. If you'd like to join our group, please sen an e-mail to cathlabdigest@aol.com
Discussion group members responded to...
Group Members Respond to...Defining a "normal" cath
Creating in-house criteria a goal
Re: Your question 1. A lack of any significant coronary vascular disease (lesions of
Re: question 2. I've no idea on the generally accepted numbers...
Group Members Respond to...Defining a "normal" cath
Creating in-house criteria a goal
Re: Your question 1. A lack of any significant coronary vascular disease (lesions of
Re: question 2. I've no idea on the generally accepted numbers...
Group Members Respond...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Frances Farmer, RN; Teresa Toering, MA; Marcie Gruchevsky, RN; Claudio Manubens, MD; Patti Lawrence; Laurence hearn; Stephanie Hardy, RN; Jorge Molina, RCIS
Our facility is no exception. Florida Cath Lab is a small outpatient cardiovascular catheterization facility located in Orlando, Florida. The facility is a freestanding lab with a small staff that includes one ARRT, one RCIS, three RNs, and a...
Our facility is no exception. Florida Cath Lab is a small outpatient cardiovascular catheterization facility located in Orlando, Florida. The facility is a freestanding lab with a small staff that includes one ARRT, one RCIS, three RNs, and a...
Our facility is no exception....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance For New IQ Guide Wire
Boston Scientific Corporation has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new coronary IQ Guide Wire in the United States. The...
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance For New IQ Guide Wire
Boston Scientific Corporation has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new coronary IQ Guide Wire in the United States. The...
Boston Scientific Announces FDA...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Discussion group members responded to the questions below, and emails are included for any questions readers may have regarding a particular lab's policies. If you'd like to join our group, please sen an e-mail to cathlabdigest@aol.com
Discussion group members responded to...
Group Members Respond to...Defining a "normal" cath
Creating in-house criteria a goal
Re: Your question 1. A lack of any significant coronary vascular disease (lesions of
Re: question 2. I've no idea on the generally accepted numbers...
Group Members Respond to...Defining a "normal" cath
Creating in-house criteria a goal
Re: Your question 1. A lack of any significant coronary vascular disease (lesions of
Re: question 2. I've no idea on the generally accepted numbers...
Group Members Respond...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Marcie Gruchevsky, RN; Claudio Manubens, MD; Patti Lawrence; Laurence hearn; Stephanie Hardy, RN; Jorge Molina, RCIS; Frances Farmer, RN; Teresa Toering, MA
Our facility is no exception. Florida Cath Lab is a small outpatient cardiovascular catheterization facility located in Orlando, Florida. The facility is a freestanding lab with a small staff that includes one ARRT, one RCIS, three RNs, and a...
Our facility is no exception. Florida Cath Lab is a small outpatient cardiovascular catheterization facility located in Orlando, Florida. The facility is a freestanding lab with a small staff that includes one ARRT, one RCIS, three RNs, and a...
Our facility is no exception....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
John Hodgson, MD, FSCAI, FACC
New IVUS Codes Were Adopted October 1
On October 1, 2004, Medicare adopted new intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) inpatient ICD-9-CM procedure codes to more accurately reflect the use of IVUS in hospitals. The new coding was developed through...
New IVUS Codes Were Adopted October 1
On October 1, 2004, Medicare adopted new intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) inpatient ICD-9-CM procedure codes to more accurately reflect the use of IVUS in hospitals. The new coding was developed through...
New IVUS Codes Were Adopted...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Mathew J. Johnson
In the J. Gerard Mudd Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, we perform a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures, including right and left heart catheterization (PTCA), atherectomy, aortic and mitral valvuloplasty, coronary and...
In the J. Gerard Mudd Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, we perform a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures, including right and left heart catheterization (PTCA), atherectomy, aortic and mitral valvuloplasty, coronary and...
In the J. Gerard Mudd Cardiac...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
John Lasala, MD, PhD, FACC, FACP
Some current clinical trials use late loss as a key data point. Can you help us understand what late loss is?
Late loss is the difference in millimeters between the diameter of a stented segment post-procedure compared with the follow-up...
Some current clinical trials use late loss as a key data point. Can you help us understand what late loss is?
Late loss is the difference in millimeters between the diameter of a stented segment post-procedure compared with the follow-up...
Some current clinical trials use...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Jacques R. Sequin
As a result, in 1999, I began developing what is now the ReValving system stent. After developing the initial steps of this concept, I decided to stop surgery and devote all my time to CoreValve, because I knew that if we could achieve a...
As a result, in 1999, I began developing what is now the ReValving system stent. After developing the initial steps of this concept, I decided to stop surgery and devote all my time to CoreValve, because I knew that if we could achieve a...
As a result, in 1999, I began...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Letter from the President
Dear Members and Friends,
As summer winds down and we head into the fall, I would again like to take a couple of moments to catch up with you all. I hope this letter finds you all well and ready for the season’s...
Letter from the President
Dear Members and Friends,
As summer winds down and we head into the fall, I would again like to take a couple of moments to catch up with you all. I hope this letter finds you all well and ready for the season’s...
Letter from the President
Dear...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Stephen Pieper, RN, BSN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Our cath lab facility consists of two separate entities on the Mayo Medical Center campus. We have five adult procedure rooms, one pediatric procedure room and one...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Our cath lab facility consists of two separate entities on the Mayo Medical Center campus. We have five adult procedure rooms, one pediatric procedure room and one...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
10-Minute Interview
06/19/2008
I grew up in the cath lab, and have gone from transporting patients at age 18 to developing entire educational programs in the same lab as a full-fledged professional.
I grew up in the cath lab, and have gone from transporting patients at age 18 to developing entire educational programs in the same lab as a full-fledged professional.
I grew up in the cath lab, and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Stuart Higano, MD, FACC, FSCAI
With this large body of scientific literature, it is no surprise that the leading interventional cardiology professional organizations have endorsed this method as a standard of care:
ACC/AHA guidelines recognize the usefulness of...
With this large body of scientific literature, it is no surprise that the leading interventional cardiology professional organizations have endorsed this method as a standard of care:
ACC/AHA guidelines recognize the usefulness of...
With this large body of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Marc D. Streem, RN
This article prompted the cardiac catheterization lab staff to review and evaluate practices and outcomes at Robinson Memorial Hospital (RMH).
Robinson Memorial Hospital is a 250-bed, community hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. The diagnostic...
This article prompted the cardiac catheterization lab staff to review and evaluate practices and outcomes at Robinson Memorial Hospital (RMH).
Robinson Memorial Hospital is a 250-bed, community hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. The diagnostic...
This article prompted the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
David J. Moliterno, MD
About TENACITY
TENACITY (Tirofiban Novel Dosing vs. Abciximab with Evaluation of Clopidogrel and Inhibition of Thrombin Study) is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized comparison of tirofiban (Aggrastat®, Guilford Pharmaceuticals) and...
About TENACITY
TENACITY (Tirofiban Novel Dosing vs. Abciximab with Evaluation of Clopidogrel and Inhibition of Thrombin Study) is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized comparison of tirofiban (Aggrastat®, Guilford Pharmaceuticals) and...
About TENACITY
TENACITY...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Susan L. Glover, RN, MHA
The workforce shortage in healthcare, and specifically, hospitals today, is a burning issue on the minds of many healthcare leaders. Currently, many people are not entering into a career in healthcare or are leaving the healthcare industry....
The workforce shortage in healthcare, and specifically, hospitals today, is a burning issue on the minds of many healthcare leaders. Currently, many people are not entering into a career in healthcare or are leaving the healthcare industry....
The workforce shortage in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
There is a question that is hard to leave behind in this month’s CLD interview with TENACITY trial PI Dr. David Moliterno: How much complexity do you realistically think the ACS-primary PCI process can stand? The question (courtesy of CLD...
There is a question that is hard to leave behind in this month’s CLD interview with TENACITY trial PI Dr. David Moliterno: How much complexity do you realistically think the ACS-primary PCI process can stand? The question (courtesy of CLD...
There is a question that is hard...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
