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Volume 12 - Issue 6 - June, 2004

SICP Book Review: The Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 4th Edition
06/19/2008
Charles C. Barbiere, RN, CCRN, RCIS, CCT, CRT, FSICP
Morton J. Kern, Editor. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, An Affiliate of Elsevier Science, 2003. 650 pages, with 496 illustrations. Softcover $49.95 ISBN:0323022472 www.elsevierhealth.com The Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 4th Edition is...
Morton J. Kern, Editor. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, An Affiliate of Elsevier Science, 2003. 650 pages, with 496 illustrations. Softcover $49.95 ISBN:0323022472 www.elsevierhealth.com The Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 4th Edition is...
Morton J. Kern, Editor....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
Sentara School of Health Professions
06/19/2008
Betty Ashdown, RCIS
*Betty Ashdown has since left her position at the Sentara School. Why and how did you become an educator? Ever since I can remember, I have enjoyed teaching. When I started in the field of radiologic technology, I became interested in the...
*Betty Ashdown has since left her position at the Sentara School. Why and how did you become an educator? Ever since I can remember, I have enjoyed teaching. When I started in the field of radiologic technology, I became interested in the...
*Betty Ashdown has since left...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
Jun-04
06/19/2008
Abbott Vascular Devices Launches Perclose® ProGlide Next Generation Suture-Mediated Vessel Closure System Abbott Vascular Devices, a division of Abbott Laboratories, announced the launch of the next generation Perclose® suture-mediated...
Abbott Vascular Devices Launches Perclose® ProGlide Next Generation Suture-Mediated Vessel Closure System Abbott Vascular Devices, a division of Abbott Laboratories, announced the launch of the next generation Perclose® suture-mediated...
Abbott Vascular Devices Launches...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiovascular Technology Student Passes a Big Test
06/19/2008
Rick Kirby, RCIS, RCS, MA; Michael P. Savage, MD, CVT
Michael Savage is a first-year student in the Cardiovascular Technology Program at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. On October 17, 2003, one day after his 54th birthday, he was at home alone studying for an exam. The exam was to...
Michael Savage is a first-year student in the Cardiovascular Technology Program at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. On October 17, 2003, one day after his 54th birthday, he was at home alone studying for an exam. The exam was to...
Michael Savage is a first-year...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Readers comment on the May Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group Question:
06/19/2008
Cross-training There is some controversy over the role(s) available in the cath lab for different credentials and just to what extent they can and should be cross-trained. What do you feel are the proper role(s) or responsibilities for RNs,...
Cross-training There is some controversy over the role(s) available in the cath lab for different credentials and just to what extent they can and should be cross-trained. What do you feel are the proper role(s) or responsibilities for RNs,...
Cross-training There is some ...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Professionalism, Redefined?
06/19/2008
Elisabeth M. Frails, RCVT, RCIS
Those of us who have been in the cath lab setting for the past 15 years or more have witnessed dramatic changes, the majority of which are for the better, but some of which we may not be too sure. However, there are certainly many positive...
Those of us who have been in the cath lab setting for the past 15 years or more have witnessed dramatic changes, the majority of which are for the better, but some of which we may not be too sure. However, there are certainly many positive...
Those of us who have been in the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Cath Laughs
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Readers comment on the May Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group Question:
06/19/2008
Cross-training There is some controversy over the role(s) available in the cath lab for different credentials and just to what extent they can and should be cross-trained. What do you feel are the proper role(s) or responsibilities for RNs,...
Cross-training There is some controversy over the role(s) available in the cath lab for different credentials and just to what extent they can and should be cross-trained. What do you feel are the proper role(s) or responsibilities for RNs,...
Cross-training There is some ...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Cath Lab Digest and ASOCC
06/19/2008
Rebecca Kapur (Yospyn)
I am honored to acknowledge all Cath Lab Digest Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular Care (ASOCC) attendees in Orlando, Florida, June 3-5. Thank you for attending ASOCC! The Cath Lab Digest Annual Symposium provides a chance to learn, network...
I am honored to acknowledge all Cath Lab Digest Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular Care (ASOCC) attendees in Orlando, Florida, June 3-5. Thank you for attending ASOCC! The Cath Lab Digest Annual Symposium provides a chance to learn, network...
I am honored to acknowledge all...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview with...Todd Chitwood, RCIS, FSICP
06/19/2008
Oregon Cardiology Diagnostic Center Eugene, Oregon
Oregon Cardiology Diagnostic Center E...
I am a Navy-trained Cardiopulmonary Technologist with 18 years experience in the invasive cardiovascular field. I recently earned my fellowship with the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP). In 2002, I designed and...
I am a Navy-trained Cardiopulmonary Technologist with 18 years experience in the invasive cardiovascular field. I recently earned my fellowship with the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP). In 2002, I designed and...
I am a Navy-trained...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Welcome to the team
06/19/2008
The following is a letter to those professionals who are just beginning their careers in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
The following is a letter to those pr...
It is two o’clock in the morning when your pager goes off. The sound of this obnoxious device awakens you from warmth of your bed. You fight the darkness, trying to put your thoughts together to partake in the normally simple task of dialing...
It is two o’clock in the morning when your pager goes off. The sound of this obnoxious device awakens you from warmth of your bed. You fight the darkness, trying to put your thoughts together to partake in the normally simple task of dialing...
It is two o’clock in the morning...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Transvenous Annuloplasty for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
06/19/2008
Jonathan Rourke
What is transvenous annuloplasty? Transvenous annuloplasty, conceptually, is an alternative to conventional surgical annuloplasty. Currently, it is only an early development stage activity at multiple companies and centers; no products of...
What is transvenous annuloplasty? Transvenous annuloplasty, conceptually, is an alternative to conventional surgical annuloplasty. Currently, it is only an early development stage activity at multiple companies and centers; no products of...
What is transvenous...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
At the Heart: Cath Lab Planning Adapts to New Technology and Improved Diagnoses
06/19/2008
Coleman DeMoss, RA
Smaller, sleeker technologies in conjunction with increasingly sophisticated medical procedures have changed the face of cardiac catheterization labs. Changing Spaces In the above floor plans, which represent a health care provider both...
Smaller, sleeker technologies in conjunction with increasingly sophisticated medical procedures have changed the face of cardiac catheterization labs. Changing Spaces In the above floor plans, which represent a health care provider both...
Smaller, sleeker technologies in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
06/19/2008
Sunny Koshy, BS, RT, CCT, RCIS
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? We have five suites with a total of 44 staff members, including technical and nursing staff, support personnel, and students. We only have two credentials in our lab:...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? We have five suites with a total of 44 staff members, including technical and nursing staff, support personnel, and students. We only have two credentials in our lab:...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A Successful Suture-MediatedClosure Program: Turning YourLab Into a Profitable Entity
06/19/2008
Donna Florio-Bronen, RN; Anthony L. Pucillo, MD
Purpose: To describe how the cardiac catheterization lab at Westchester Medical Center increased hospital revenues as a result of changing its groin management protocol. Methods: In June 2000, Westchester Medical Center (WMC) implemented...
Purpose: To describe how the cardiac catheterization lab at Westchester Medical Center increased hospital revenues as a result of changing its groin management protocol. Methods: In June 2000, Westchester Medical Center (WMC) implemented...
Purpose: To describe how the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Mercy Medical Center`s Experience: Early Ambulation post PCI with Use of Direct Thrombin Inhibitor, Bivalirudin
06/19/2008
Samir M. Yebara, MD; Mohammed Ibrahim, MD; Martha Reyes, MD; Annmarie Galli, BSN, MBA; Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
It is now widely accepted that early sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces femoral access site complications and leads to earlier ambulation, possibly earlier discharge, and improved patient satisfaction....
It is now widely accepted that early sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces femoral access site complications and leads to earlier ambulation, possibly earlier discharge, and improved patient satisfaction....
It is now widely accepted that...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
CME Offering: The Impact of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents on Patients at High Risk for Restenosis with Bare Metal Stenting
06/19/2008
Shing-Chiu Wong, MD; Atul Sharma, MD
This presentation contains discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Neither the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education nor Cordis Corporation recommends the use of any...
This presentation contains discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Neither the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education nor Cordis Corporation recommends the use of any...
This presentation contains...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
At the Heart: Cath Lab Planning Adapts to New Technology and Improved Diagnoses
06/19/2008
Coleman DeMoss, RA
Smaller, sleeker technologies in conjunction with increasingly sophisticated medical procedures have changed the face of cardiac catheterization labs. Changing Spaces In the above floor plans, which represent a health care provider both...
Smaller, sleeker technologies in conjunction with increasingly sophisticated medical procedures have changed the face of cardiac catheterization labs. Changing Spaces In the above floor plans, which represent a health care provider both...
Smaller, sleeker technologies in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Distal Embolic Protection:A routine part of interventional procedures in the near futureCath Lab Digest talks with Donald S.
06/19/2008
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medica...
Why do you think that distal embolic protection has only relatively recently become a topic of interest in invasive cardiology? In 1977, before Gruentzig did his first catheter-based angioplasties during bypass surgery, he evaluated for...
Why do you think that distal embolic protection has only relatively recently become a topic of interest in invasive cardiology? In 1977, before Gruentzig did his first catheter-based angioplasties during bypass surgery, he evaluated for...
Why do you think that distal...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Distal Embolic Protection:A routine part of interventional procedures in the near futureCath Lab Digest talks with Donald S.
06/19/2008
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medica...
Why do you think that distal embolic protection has only relatively recently become a topic of interest in invasive cardiology? In 1977, before Gruentzig did his first catheter-based angioplasties during bypass surgery, he evaluated for...
Why do you think that distal embolic protection has only relatively recently become a topic of interest in invasive cardiology? In 1977, before Gruentzig did his first catheter-based angioplasties during bypass surgery, he evaluated for...
Why do you think that distal...
06/19/2008
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