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Volume 13 - Issue 3 - March, 2005

Feature
Cath Lab Staff Survey: Injuries
06/19/2008
1. Have you had to take days off from work because of an injury? Shoulder_______Arm______Wrist_____________Hand______ Neck________Back________Hips_____________Knees______ 2. Did you think this injury was work-related? 3. Did...
1. Have you had to take days off from work because of an injury? Shoulder_______Arm______Wrist_____________Hand______ Neck________Back________Hips_____________Knees______ 2. Did you think this injury was work-related? 3. Did...
1. Have you had to take days off...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group
06/19/2008
Other Physicians in CCL Do any of your cardiac cath labs have physicians OTHER than cardiologists and EP physicians performing procedures in the cardiac cath lab procedure rooms? Judy Parham jparham@armc.org Standard of PP...
Other Physicians in CCL Do any of your cardiac cath labs have physicians OTHER than cardiologists and EP physicians performing procedures in the cardiac cath lab procedure rooms? Judy Parham jparham@armc.org Standard of PP...
Other Physicians in CCL Do any...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical and Industry News: Part 1
06/19/2008
Datascope Interventional Announces the Launch of Safeguard 12 cm and the X-Site® Suture-mediated Vascular Closure Device Safeguard is now available in two sizes, 12 cm and 24 cm. Safeguard is a versatile access site management device...
Datascope Interventional Announces the Launch of Safeguard 12 cm and the X-Site® Suture-mediated Vascular Closure Device Safeguard is now available in two sizes, 12 cm and 24 cm. Safeguard is a versatile access site management device...
Datascope Interventional...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical and Industry News: Part II
06/19/2008
Genes Can Influence Where Plaque Happens in Heart Arteries Heredity sometimes influences where fatty deposits develop in a coronary artery, researchers reported. Different locations of disease show different degrees of inheritance, said...
Genes Can Influence Where Plaque Happens in Heart Arteries Heredity sometimes influences where fatty deposits develop in a coronary artery, researchers reported. Different locations of disease show different degrees of inheritance, said...
Genes Can Influence Where Plaque...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Staff Survey: Injuries
06/19/2008
1. Have you had to take days off from work because of an injury? Shoulder_______Arm______Wrist_____________Hand______ Neck________Back________Hips_____________Knees______ 2. Did you think this injury was work-related? 3. Did...
1. Have you had to take days off from work because of an injury? Shoulder_______Arm______Wrist_____________Hand______ Neck________Back________Hips_____________Knees______ 2. Did you think this injury was work-related? 3. Did...
1. Have you had to take days off...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group
06/19/2008
Other Physicians in CCL Do any of your cardiac cath labs have physicians OTHER than cardiologists and EP physicians performing procedures in the cardiac cath lab procedure rooms? Judy Parham jparham@armc.org Standard of PP...
Other Physicians in CCL Do any of your cardiac cath labs have physicians OTHER than cardiologists and EP physicians performing procedures in the cardiac cath lab procedure rooms? Judy Parham jparham@armc.org Standard of PP...
Other Physicians in CCL Do any...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Measuring DES Efficacy
06/19/2008
William A. Gray, MD, FACC, FSCAI
As a physician, what do you consider the most clinically significant measure or measures of efficacy in drug-eluting stent (DES) clinical trials, and why? In patients undergoing intervention, TLR (target lesion revascularization) is the most...
As a physician, what do you consider the most clinically significant measure or measures of efficacy in drug-eluting stent (DES) clinical trials, and why? In patients undergoing intervention, TLR (target lesion revascularization) is the most...
As a physician, what do you...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Addiction Disorders in Allied Health Professionals: A Treatable Disease
06/19/2008
Michael Wilkerson, MD
A common misperception is that an allied health professional who is suffering from an addictive disorder to drugs or alcohol is usually clinically incompetent and easy to identify. The fact is, however, job performance is usually one of the...
A common misperception is that an allied health professional who is suffering from an addictive disorder to drugs or alcohol is usually clinically incompetent and easy to identify. The fact is, however, job performance is usually one of the...
A common misperception is that...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Providence Hospital and Medical Centers: The Past, Present and Future: Utilizing technology to adapt new healthcare strategies
06/19/2008
Christopher M. Southwick; Christopher Bissell; Jack Cain
In October 2003, the first phase of the Providence Heart Institute opened. The Heart Institute now offers complete, centralized cardiac diagnostic services, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiac testing, catheterization labs,...
In October 2003, the first phase of the Providence Heart Institute opened. The Heart Institute now offers complete, centralized cardiac diagnostic services, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiac testing, catheterization labs,...
In October 2003, the first phase...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The 10-Minute Interview with...Bruce Allen, RCIS
06/19/2008
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I grew up thinking that it would be good to be involved in the healthcare field. I worked my way through two years of college in the dietary department of a busy hospital and then...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I grew up thinking that it would be good to be involved in the healthcare field. I worked my way through two years of college in the dietary department of a busy hospital and then...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Ask the Clinical Instructor
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
We did a bypass study of the RCA. It was bypassed by a RIMA. The cathing physician said it could also be bypassed by an artery from the stomach. What did he mean? The physician was referring to the gastroepiploic artery. The gastroepiploic...
We did a bypass study of the RCA. It was bypassed by a RIMA. The cathing physician said it could also be bypassed by an artery from the stomach. What did he mean? The physician was referring to the gastroepiploic artery. The gastroepiploic...
We did a bypass study of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
We did a bypass study of the RCA. It was bypassed by a RIMA. The cathing physician said it could also be bypassed by an artery from the stomach. What did he mean? The physician was referring to the gastroepiploic artery. The gastroepiploic...
We did a bypass study of the RCA. It was bypassed by a RIMA. The cathing physician said it could also be bypassed by an artery from the stomach. What did he mean? The physician was referring to the gastroepiploic artery. The gastroepiploic...
We did a bypass study of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Minimizing Cath Lab Design Challenges
06/19/2008
Michael "Mike" E. Tangney, AIA
Key Issues Circulation is one of the most important issues because it greatly impacts patients and staff. Access to cath labs is usually determined through one or two circulation paths. When possible, two circulation paths are always...
Key Issues Circulation is one of the most important issues because it greatly impacts patients and staff. Access to cath labs is usually determined through one or two circulation paths. When possible, two circulation paths are always...
Key Issues Circulation is one of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Minimizing Cath Lab Design Challenges
06/19/2008
Michael "Mike" E. Tangney, AIA
Key Issues Circulation is one of the most important issues because it greatly impacts patients and staff. Access to cath labs is usually determined through one or two circulation paths. When possible, two circulation paths are always...
Key Issues Circulation is one of the most important issues because it greatly impacts patients and staff. Access to cath labs is usually determined through one or two circulation paths. When possible, two circulation paths are always...
Key Issues Circulation is one of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Renal Protection in the Cath Lab: A Novel Therapeutic Device for High-risk Patients Undergoing PCI
06/19/2008
Laura Minarsch, CCRP, CVT, RT, RT(R)
Fenoldopam, a rapid-acting vasodilator of the renal vasculature along with coronary, mesenteric, and peripheral affects, is used to treat severe hypertension. This agonist for D1-like dopamine receptors, which lowers systolic and diastolic...
Fenoldopam, a rapid-acting vasodilator of the renal vasculature along with coronary, mesenteric, and peripheral affects, is used to treat severe hypertension. This agonist for D1-like dopamine receptors, which lowers systolic and diastolic...
Fenoldopam, a rapid-acting...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Building Revenue for Your Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Allen Miller, CPT, RCIS, BS, MA
Supply Cost Reductions Supply cost reductions is probably the first thought that comes to mind when cost reductions are deemed necessary. Although supplies are still a good place to begin, they are no longer the great frontier of cost...
Supply Cost Reductions Supply cost reductions is probably the first thought that comes to mind when cost reductions are deemed necessary. Although supplies are still a good place to begin, they are no longer the great frontier of cost...
Supply Cost Reductions Supply...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Building Revenue for Your Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Allen Miller, CPT, RCIS, BS, MA
Supply Cost Reductions Supply cost reductions is probably the first thought that comes to mind when cost reductions are deemed necessary. Although supplies are still a good place to begin, they are no longer the great frontier of cost...
Supply Cost Reductions Supply cost reductions is probably the first thought that comes to mind when cost reductions are deemed necessary. Although supplies are still a good place to begin, they are no longer the great frontier of cost...
Supply Cost Reductions Supply...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Saratoga Care, Saratoga Hospital
06/19/2008
Joyce Peabody, MD; Harold Card, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Deborah Artrip, RCIS, LPN; David Goff, RN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Saratoga Hospital is a 174-bed community hospital with a cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) that includes one procedure room and 10 holding/recovery bays. The...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Saratoga Hospital is a 174-bed community hospital with a cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) that includes one procedure room and 10 holding/recovery bays. The...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Facilitated Planning of Intracoronary Stenting Using a 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Program
06/19/2008
Neal S. Kleiman, MD
Case Study A physically active 57-year-old man presented to his primary cardiologist with complaints of substernal chest pain occurring at rest. Subsequent angiography revealed a high degree of narrowing in the proximal left anterior...
Case Study A physically active 57-year-old man presented to his primary cardiologist with complaints of substernal chest pain occurring at rest. Subsequent angiography revealed a high degree of narrowing in the proximal left anterior...
Case Study A physically active...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
A Novel Device for Immediate Measurement of Arterial Lumen Cross-Sectional Area During Percutaneous Coronary or Peripheral Inter
06/19/2008
Ghassan S. Kassab, PhD; Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
Why is appropriate stent sizing important? Dr. Movahed: There are many reasons why appropriate stent sizing is important. There are many studies available in the literature showing that undersizing or underdeployment predisposes the patient...
Why is appropriate stent sizing important? Dr. Movahed: There are many reasons why appropriate stent sizing is important. There are many studies available in the literature showing that undersizing or underdeployment predisposes the patient...
Why is appropriate stent sizing...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Drug-eluting Stents and LIMA to LAD: The Future of Coronary Revascularization
06/19/2008
Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., MD
Combining minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), often referred to as the hybrid procedure, or integrated coronary revascularization (ICR), was first described in the mid...
Combining minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), often referred to as the hybrid procedure, or integrated coronary revascularization (ICR), was first described in the mid...
Combining minimally invasive...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A Practical Approach to Endovascular Therapy fr Infrapopliteal Disease and the Treatment of Critical Leg
06/19/2008
Nilesh J. Goswami, MD; Gregory J. Mishkel, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional cardiologists have increasingly translated their coronary skills to the field of peripheral interventions. Patients with cardiovascular disease frequently have associated PVD. This places cardiologists at the vanguard of...
Interventional cardiologists have increasingly translated their coronary skills to the field of peripheral interventions. Patients with cardiovascular disease frequently have associated PVD. This places cardiologists at the vanguard of...
Interventional cardiologists...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Erogonomics Revisited: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
06/19/2008
Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP, BS 
This article is about making sure that our workplace and work of the day is as safe and ergonomically sound as possible, so that we can stay healthy and do our work. It is important to periodically revisit and update the information on...
This article is about making sure that our workplace and work of the day is as safe and ergonomically sound as possible, so that we can stay healthy and do our work. It is important to periodically revisit and update the information on...
This article is about making...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
The clinical...and the political
06/19/2008
There is a lot to talk about in the invasive cardiology field today. Clinical and research issues are always ongoing a thrilling, never-ending frontier. Yet the political challenges of working in invasive cardiology are always with us as...
There is a lot to talk about in the invasive cardiology field today. Clinical and research issues are always ongoing a thrilling, never-ending frontier. Yet the political challenges of working in invasive cardiology are always with us as...
There is a lot to talk about in...
06/19/2008
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Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
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New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
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New York, NY – In the lead-up to...
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Patent Foramen Ovale Detection
BURL Concepts Announces First Human Uses of FOQUS Ultrasound System for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Detection
01/27/2026
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system,...
01/27/2026
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AI Plaque analysis
Aetna Approves Coverage for Cleerly's AI Cardiovascular Imaging Analysis
01/21/2026
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,...
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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AI Plaque analysis
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01/21/2026
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle...
01/21/2026
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Acquisitions
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01/21/2026
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 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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Early CAD Detection
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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...
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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CAD Risk Factors
North Carolina State University Study Finds Police-Related Stress Associated With Physical Markers of Cardiovascular Health Risk for Black Women
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Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC 

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