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Volume 13 - Issue 10 - October, 2005

Feature
06/19/2008
The following research abstracts are reprinted with permission from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Vol. 17, No. 9 (September 2005)
The following research abstracts are ...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of the Late Catch-Up Phenomenon after Intracoronary Beta-Radiation for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis Authors: Fausto Feres, Juan Munoz, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of the Late Catch-Up Phenomenon after Intracoronary Beta-Radiation for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis Authors: Fausto Feres, Juan Munoz, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic...
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Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Sandy Watson, RN, BN; Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN; Gerald Legasse, RCIS
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Sandy Watson, RN, BN; Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN; Gerald Legasse, RCIS
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
J. Willis Hurst
You have had a wonderful career, with many highlights. Where is it that you feel you have been able to be most influential? Well, I hope I’ve been able to help a few patients along the way, because that is a doctor’s first love. I have also...
You have had a wonderful career, with many highlights. Where is it that you feel you have been able to be most influential? Well, I hope I’ve been able to help a few patients along the way, because that is a doctor’s first love. I have also...
You have had a wonderful career,...
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Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Laura Minarsch, CCRP, CVT, RT, RT(R)
Despite the advances in both percutaneous and surgical treatment for coronary artery disease, there remains a significant patient population for whom these treatments either fail or inadequately resolve refractory angina. In this no-option...
Despite the advances in both percutaneous and surgical treatment for coronary artery disease, there remains a significant patient population for whom these treatments either fail or inadequately resolve refractory angina. In this no-option...
Despite the advances in both...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Laura Minarsch, CCRP, CVT, RT, RT(R)
Despite the advances in both percutaneous and surgical treatment for coronary artery disease, there remains a significant patient population for whom these treatments either fail or inadequately resolve refractory angina. In this no-option...
Despite the advances in both percutaneous and surgical treatment for coronary artery disease, there remains a significant patient population for whom these treatments either fail or inadequately resolve refractory angina. In this no-option...
Despite the advances in both...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Hot, hot, hot! I’m talking not only about this month’s issue, but also the actual temperatures in Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach, Florida. Nevertheless, Cath Lab Digest will be front and center for thousands of attendees streaming to these...
Hot, hot, hot! I’m talking not only about this month’s issue, but also the actual temperatures in Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach, Florida. Nevertheless, Cath Lab Digest will be front and center for thousands of attendees streaming to these...
Hot, hot, hot! I’m talking not...
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E-mail discussion group
E-mail discussion group
Left upper arm discomfort after a PCI Have any of you noticed swelling of the upper extremities on patients who have had prolonged cuff blood pressure monitoring during and after PCIs? One of our cardiologists had a patient who complained of...
Left upper arm discomfort after a PCI Have any of you noticed swelling of the upper extremities on patients who have had prolonged cuff blood pressure monitoring during and after PCIs? One of our cardiologists had a patient who complained of...
Left upper arm discomfort after...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
John D. Carroll, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Introduction Historically, cardiologists and other heart health specialists have employed cardiovascular X-ray in the cath lab to help diagnose blockages and place stents. Two new innovations the use of CT and X-ray together, and the...
Introduction Historically, cardiologists and other heart health specialists have employed cardiovascular X-ray in the cath lab to help diagnose blockages and place stents. Two new innovations the use of CT and X-ray together, and the...
Introduction Historically,...
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Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
George Fichter, BS , CVT, RCIS, MS, FSICP
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? It should be made clear to every new employee this job is not for everyone. However, it certainly does excite me. Having the mental toughness to overcome the daily obstacles of...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? It should be made clear to every new employee this job is not for everyone. However, it certainly does excite me. Having the mental toughness to overcome the daily obstacles of...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest