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Volume 14 - Issue 3 - March, 2006

March 2006 Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) News
06/19/2008
Industry Sponsorship The SICP wishes to extend our appreciation and thanks to Edwards LifeSciences for their generous donation to SICP’s education initiative. Please extend your thanks when the Edwards LifeSciences’ representative visits...
Industry Sponsorship The SICP wishes to extend our appreciation and thanks to Edwards LifeSciences for their generous donation to SICP’s education initiative. Please extend your thanks when the Edwards LifeSciences’ representative visits...
Industry Sponsorship The SICP...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP President`s Letter
06/19/2008
After three years of dedication to the SICP, the time has come for me to say goodbye as president. I would like to take a few minutes to reflect back on the Society’s accomplishments over the last three years. Keep in mind, as we travel down...
After three years of dedication to the SICP, the time has come for me to say goodbye as president. I would like to take a few minutes to reflect back on the Society’s accomplishments over the last three years. Keep in mind, as we travel down...
After three years of dedication...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Laughs
06/19/2008
From the Good Samaritan Cardiac Cath Lab staff Downers Grove, IL
From the Good Samaritan Cardiac Cath ...
The Top 10 Songs You Would Not Want to Hear if You Were on the Cath Table Having Chest Pain: 10. I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight Cutting Crew 9. Take Another Piece of My Heart Janice Joplin 8. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Elton John + Kiki...
The Top 10 Songs You Would Not Want to Hear if You Were on the Cath Table Having Chest Pain: 10. I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight Cutting Crew 9. Take Another Piece of My Heart Janice Joplin 8. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Elton John + Kiki...
The Top 10 Songs You Would Not...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical and Industry News
06/19/2008
Boston Scientific beats J&J in Battle for Guidant Heart device maker Guidant Corp. agreed to be bought by Boston Scientific Corp. for $80 per share, or about $27 billion, and terminated an agreement to be acquired by Johnson & Johnson. The...
Boston Scientific beats J&J in Battle for Guidant Heart device maker Guidant Corp. agreed to be bought by Boston Scientific Corp. for $80 per share, or about $27 billion, and terminated an agreement to be acquired by Johnson & Johnson. The...
Boston Scientific beats J&J in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
What can you tell me about Xanthelasma? Xanthelasma is a condition in which the patient has yellowish, raised spots around their eyes. This can be the result of uncontrolled hyperlipidemia, but does not necessarily have to be related to it....
What can you tell me about Xanthelasma? Xanthelasma is a condition in which the patient has yellowish, raised spots around their eyes. This can be the result of uncontrolled hyperlipidemia, but does not necessarily have to be related to it....
What can you tell me about...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Cath Laughs
06/19/2008
From the Good Samaritan Cardiac Cath Lab staff Downers Grove, IL
From the Good Samaritan Cardiac Cath ...
The Top 10 Songs You Would Not Want to Hear if You Were on the Cath Table Having Chest Pain: 10. I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight Cutting Crew 9. Take Another Piece of My Heart Janice Joplin 8. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Elton John + Kiki...
The Top 10 Songs You Would Not Want to Hear if You Were on the Cath Table Having Chest Pain: 10. I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight Cutting Crew 9. Take Another Piece of My Heart Janice Joplin 8. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Elton John + Kiki...
The Top 10 Songs You Would Not...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
What can you tell me about Xanthelasma? Xanthelasma is a condition in which the patient has yellowish, raised spots around their eyes. This can be the result of uncontrolled hyperlipidemia, but does not necessarily have to be related to it....
What can you tell me about Xanthelasma? Xanthelasma is a condition in which the patient has yellowish, raised spots around their eyes. This can be the result of uncontrolled hyperlipidemia, but does not necessarily have to be related to it....
What can you tell me about...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Pay-For-Performance: The future of incentivized care
06/19/2008
Karen Hartman; Ross Swanson
Even with positive findings in the existing fee-for-service methodology, overall health expenditures have continued to increase, which is directly related to the demand for better technology and experienced personnel. There is also very...
Even with positive findings in the existing fee-for-service methodology, overall health expenditures have continued to increase, which is directly related to the demand for better technology and experienced personnel. There is also very...
Even with positive findings in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Research Update: Original Research Abstracts from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, October 2005 December 2005
06/19/2008
Clinical Experience with a Circumferential Clip-based Vascular Closure Device in Diagnostic Catheterization Hermiller J, Simonton C, Hinohara T, Lee D, Cannon L, Mooney M, O'Shaughnessy C, Carlson H, Fortuna R, Yarbrough CA, Zapien M, Chou T...
Clinical Experience with a Circumferential Clip-based Vascular Closure Device in Diagnostic Catheterization Hermiller J, Simonton C, Hinohara T, Lee D, Cannon L, Mooney M, O'Shaughnessy C, Carlson H, Fortuna R, Yarbrough CA, Zapien M, Chou T...
Clinical Experience with a...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Late Loss and TLR in Challenging Vessels
06/19/2008
John Lasala, MD, PhD, FACC, FACP
Dr. Lasala received the Outstanding Cardiology Alumnus Award from Yale University School of Medicine in 2000, where he did his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships. Currently, Dr. Lasala is Associate Professor of Medicine,...
Dr. Lasala received the Outstanding Cardiology Alumnus Award from Yale University School of Medicine in 2000, where he did his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships. Currently, Dr. Lasala is Associate Professor of Medicine,...
Dr. Lasala received the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview with: Kathy Groce, RN
06/19/2008
Kathy Groce, RN
In January 2005, I returned from a 120-day deployment to Balad, Iraq. My job there was as an officer in charge of the Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) crew management cell. Our seven-person crew management cell was responsible for ensuring that...
In January 2005, I returned from a 120-day deployment to Balad, Iraq. My job there was as an officer in charge of the Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) crew management cell. Our seven-person crew management cell was responsible for ensuring that...
In January 2005, I returned from...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Assessing New Technology: The Role of Feasibility Analysis
06/19/2008
Richard N. Beveridge, MBA
Industry marketing efforts that extol the benefits of the latest technologies are often targeted at the general public. The general public, in turn, applies pressure to providers to provide the latest devices and/or treatment modalities....
Industry marketing efforts that extol the benefits of the latest technologies are often targeted at the general public. The general public, in turn, applies pressure to providers to provide the latest devices and/or treatment modalities....
Industry marketing efforts that...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Just a Reminder: There is a Patient Under Those Drapes!
06/19/2008
Heidi N. Bonneau, RN, MS
Having a cardiovascular procedure is often a life-changing event for the patient and family. Quite often, it happens at a time when many other issues are swirling around in that patient’s life, so it’s not necessarily seen as a convenient...
Having a cardiovascular procedure is often a life-changing event for the patient and family. Quite often, it happens at a time when many other issues are swirling around in that patient’s life, so it’s not necessarily seen as a convenient...
Having a cardiovascular...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The New Wave Continues: The RPAs (Medical Imaging Physician Extenders) Hold Their Seventh Annual Conference
06/19/2008
Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Bhawna Oberoi, BSRS; James L. Abraham; Phil Sessions, RT(R); Eric Burd; Eric Burd; Wade Carrington
In attendance were: 200 Certified Radiology Practitioner Assistants (RPAs); Several RPA students from Weber State University, Ogden, Utah; One ARRT-certified Radiology Assistant (RA); Three officers, Cathy Parsons, Christine Lung,...
In attendance were: 200 Certified Radiology Practitioner Assistants (RPAs); Several RPA students from Weber State University, Ogden, Utah; One ARRT-certified Radiology Assistant (RA); Three officers, Cathy Parsons, Christine Lung,...
In attendance were: 200...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center
06/19/2008
Pamella Leslie, RN, BSN
What types of procedures are performed at your facility? We perform a multitude of procedures in our cath lab, servicing neonates through geriatric age groups. Procedures include: Diagnostic left and right heart...
What types of procedures are performed at your facility? We perform a multitude of procedures in our cath lab, servicing neonates through geriatric age groups. Procedures include: Diagnostic left and right heart...
What types of procedures are...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The 2005 ACC/AHA/SCAI Percutaneous CoronaryIntervention Guidelines:Summarizing changes and some of the major recommendations
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Michael J. Lim, MD
It is important to keep in mind that these guideline documents are created in an attempt to define practices to meet the needs of most patients encountered in clinical practice. In creating these recommendations, a writing group reviews the...
It is important to keep in mind that these guideline documents are created in an attempt to define practices to meet the needs of most patients encountered in clinical practice. In creating these recommendations, a writing group reviews the...
It is important to keep in mind...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Work Flow Redesign New Horizons Using Lean Tools
06/19/2008
Michael Heinrichs, BS, PharmD; Gerard Leone, MSIE, MBA; Beth Hamstra, RN, RCIS, PhD; Oda Roozeboom, RN, MNA
The department of non-invasive cardiology offers echocardiography, peripheral vascular and nuclear imaging, and a complete offering of ECG-related procedures. Non-invasive cardiology services are offered to all patient age groups, including...
The department of non-invasive cardiology offers echocardiography, peripheral vascular and nuclear imaging, and a complete offering of ECG-related procedures. Non-invasive cardiology services are offered to all patient age groups, including...
The department of non-invasive...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Gaining Access: Arterial Intervention Techniques and Special Patient Needs
06/19/2008
Kathy Gilmartin, RN, BSN
Vascular complications associated with arterial access have long been recognized to occur during cardiac catheterization and percutaneous intervention procedures. In fact, most complications occur from the initial puncture or at the removal...
Vascular complications associated with arterial access have long been recognized to occur during cardiac catheterization and percutaneous intervention procedures. In fact, most complications occur from the initial puncture or at the removal...
Vascular complications...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Columbus Children`s Hospital Collaborates to Build Catheterization Lab of the Future
06/19/2008
John P. Cheatham, MD
In June 2004, the quest to meet these challenges led to CCH’s development of the nation’s first fully-equipped therapeutic cardiac suites for hybrid therapy, designed to meet the special needs of newborns, adolescents and adults with...
In June 2004, the quest to meet these challenges led to CCH’s development of the nation’s first fully-equipped therapeutic cardiac suites for hybrid therapy, designed to meet the special needs of newborns, adolescents and adults with...
In June 2004, the quest to meet...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Biodegradable Stents: They Do Their Job and Disappear
06/19/2008
Ron Waksman, MD
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06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Cath Lab Work Flow Redesign New Horizons Using Lean Tools
06/19/2008
Michael Heinrichs, BS, PharmD; Gerard Leone, MSIE, MBA; Beth Hamstra, RN, RCIS, PhD; Oda Roozeboom, RN, MNA
The department of non-invasive cardiology offers echocardiography, peripheral vascular and nuclear imaging, and a complete offering of ECG-related procedures. Non-invasive cardiology services are offered to all patient age groups, including...
The department of non-invasive cardiology offers echocardiography, peripheral vascular and nuclear imaging, and a complete offering of ECG-related procedures. Non-invasive cardiology services are offered to all patient age groups, including...
The department of non-invasive...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Some Thoughts on Evaluating New Equipment and Devices in the Cardiac Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
If you’ve worked in a cath lab for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve heard the following comments: I just went to a meeting and I saw the greatest device…Let’s get it! What happened to the device I wanted to get last month? Why do we...
If you’ve worked in a cath lab for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve heard the following comments: I just went to a meeting and I saw the greatest device…Let’s get it! What happened to the device I wanted to get last month? Why do we...
If you’ve worked in a cath lab...
06/19/2008
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