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Volume 12 - Issue 4 - April, 2004

Feature
Letter to the Editor
06/19/2008
Dear Editor, I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor, I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor, I read with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Email Discussion GroupTurnover Times
06/19/2008
Topic Under Discussion: Turnover Times We are a multi-tasking (Cath, PCI, EPS, implants, peripheral, pediatrics, etc.) cath lab dept. of 6, growing into 8 labs this year. One of our issues that we are tackling right now are turn-over...
Topic Under Discussion: Turnover Times We are a multi-tasking (Cath, PCI, EPS, implants, peripheral, pediatrics, etc.) cath lab dept. of 6, growing into 8 labs this year. One of our issues that we are tackling right now are turn-over...
Topic Under...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
In Memoriam
06/19/2008
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter to the Editor
06/19/2008
Dear Editor, I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor, I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor, I read with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Professional Interview: The 10-Minute Interview with... Larry Sneed, BS, RCP, CVT
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Manager, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington, North Carolina
Cath Lab Manager, Alamance Regional M...
I have worked at Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) for 7 years in the cath lab and as manager for the past 3 years. My career in healthcare first began in 1968, working in ICU as a Respiratory Therapist for 16 years. After I became...
I have worked at Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) for 7 years in the cath lab and as manager for the past 3 years. My career in healthcare first began in 1968, working in ICU as a Respiratory Therapist for 16 years. After I became...
I have worked at Alamance...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
April 2004 Clinical and Industry News
06/19/2008
New Study Links Aspirin Resistance to Heart Muscle Death During Interventional Procedures Patients who do not respond adequately to aspirin therapy are more likely to experience heart muscle damage when undergoing coronary interventions....
New Study Links Aspirin Resistance to Heart Muscle Death During Interventional Procedures Patients who do not respond adequately to aspirin therapy are more likely to experience heart muscle damage when undergoing coronary interventions....
New Study Links Aspirin...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
News from the American College of Cardiology meeting (Part I)March 7-10, 2004New Orleans, Louisiana
06/19/2008
Study Challenges Cholesterol Recommendations New research shows high levels of statins given to people who have just been hospitalized with heart attacks or high-risk unstable angina not only prevented future events but also saved lives....
Study Challenges Cholesterol Recommendations New research shows high levels of statins given to people who have just been hospitalized with heart attacks or high-risk unstable angina not only prevented future events but also saved lives....
Study Challenges Cholesterol...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
News from the American College of Cardiology meeting (Part II)March 7-10, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana
06/19/2008
Miravant’s PhotoPoint PDT May Stabilize Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaque and Prevent Disease Progression Miravant Medical Technologies, a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint® photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced...
Miravant’s PhotoPoint PDT May Stabilize Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaque and Prevent Disease Progression Miravant Medical Technologies, a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint® photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced...
Miravant’s PhotoPoint PDT May...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
In Memoriam
06/19/2008
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Improving YourCardiovascular Program`s Profitability: Economics and Advocacy
06/19/2008
Tom Meskan
The Economic Importance of Your Cardiovascular Program Cardiovascular (CV) care has been described as medicine’s single largest enterprise, accounting for 20 percent of U.S. healthcare costs and over $200 billion in hospital-based treatment....
The Economic Importance of Your Cardiovascular Program Cardiovascular (CV) care has been described as medicine’s single largest enterprise, accounting for 20 percent of U.S. healthcare costs and over $200 billion in hospital-based treatment....
The Economic Importance of Your...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Cath Laughs
06/19/2008
ODE TO TAXUS Based on the song Deep in the Heart of Texas Rex you see. Put in the first locally (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in your heart put Taxus. Dr. Scanlan had a grin, the first to put one in. (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in...
ODE TO TAXUS Based on the song Deep in the Heart of Texas Rex you see. Put in the first locally (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in your heart put Taxus. Dr. Scanlan had a grin, the first to put one in. (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in...
ODE TO TAXUS Based on the song...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
An Inventory Management Success Story
06/19/2008
Susan Curtis, RT(R)
UI Hospitals and Clinics Saves $150,000 In First 90 Days of Implementing New Web-based Inventory Management System Efforts to improve cost effectiveness and efficiency are continuously underway in clinical departments, as financial...
UI Hospitals and Clinics Saves $150,000 In First 90 Days of Implementing New Web-based Inventory Management System Efforts to improve cost effectiveness and efficiency are continuously underway in clinical departments, as financial...
UI Hospitals and Clinics Saves...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Hudson Valley Community College offers ICVT Program in Distance Learning Format
06/19/2008
Christine Siko, RCIS
Hudson Valley Community College, part of the State University of New York School system, is located in Troy, New York. The Respiratory Care Department implemented the Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Certificate program in August of 1997....
Hudson Valley Community College, part of the State University of New York School system, is located in Troy, New York. The Respiratory Care Department implemented the Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Certificate program in August of 1997....
Hudson Valley Community College,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Laughs
06/19/2008
ODE TO TAXUS Based on the song Deep in the Heart of Texas Rex you see. Put in the first locally (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in your heart put Taxus. Dr. Scanlan had a grin, the first to put one in. (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in...
ODE TO TAXUS Based on the song Deep in the Heart of Texas Rex you see. Put in the first locally (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in your heart put Taxus. Dr. Scanlan had a grin, the first to put one in. (Clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in...
ODE TO TAXUS Based on the song...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Charlton Memorial Hospital
06/19/2008
Laurie Mulgrew, RT(R)
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our cath lab facility consists of 2 cardiac cath labs, control room, reading room, a 5-bay holding area and support space. Within the next six months, we will be adding...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our cath lab facility consists of 2 cardiac cath labs, control room, reading room, a 5-bay holding area and support space. Within the next six months, we will be adding...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Characterizing Contemporary Interventional Cardiology: The DEScover Registry
06/19/2008
David O. Williams, MD, PhD
Can you describe the DEScover Registry? The purpose of this registry is to characterize the use of drug-eluting stents in a real-world setting as well as the outcomes of patients treated with these stents. Most of the information we have...
Can you describe the DEScover Registry? The purpose of this registry is to characterize the use of drug-eluting stents in a real-world setting as well as the outcomes of patients treated with these stents. Most of the information we have...
Can you describe the DEScover...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Angioplasty in the Diabetic Patient
06/19/2008
Eric Van Belle, MD, PhD; Akram Chmat, MD; Christophe Bauters, MD; Jean-Marc Lablanche, MD
ABSTRACT: Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, and are at an increased risk of mortality and morbidity with coronary revascularization procedures. This article provides a review of the currently available...
ABSTRACT: Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, and are at an increased risk of mortality and morbidity with coronary revascularization procedures. This article provides a review of the currently available...
ABSTRACT: Patients with diabetes...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Corrections
06/19/2008
Important Correction: The name of Guilford Pharmaceuticals (launching a marketing program for Aggrastat® Injection) was misspelled in the March 2004 issue of Cath Lab Digest. We regret the error. More information regarding Guilford...
Important Correction: The name of Guilford Pharmaceuticals (launching a marketing program for Aggrastat® Injection) was misspelled in the March 2004 issue of Cath Lab Digest. We regret the error. More information regarding Guilford...
Important Correction: The name...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Choosing your educational moments
06/19/2008
Rebecca Kapur (Yospyn)
Education matters. Yet in the day-to-day fight to accomplish our work and duties in a timely manner, education can be seen as a must-carried burden. It’s time spent away from work and away from family. At times, the presentation of...
Education matters. Yet in the day-to-day fight to accomplish our work and duties in a timely manner, education can be seen as a must-carried burden. It’s time spent away from work and away from family. At times, the presentation of...
Education matters. Yet in the...
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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Clinical Editor
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC 

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur, rkapur@hmpglobal.com

Senior Manager, Production & Audience Development
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

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