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Volume 15 - Issue 4 - April, 2007

Feature
06/19/2008
New Questions Free-standing Cath Labs I am looking for data on free-standing diagnostic cath lab expense benchmarks. I need this information for the purposes of doing a business evaluation of a cath lab. I was wondering if anyone has this...
New Questions Free-standing Cath Labs I am looking for data on free-standing diagnostic cath lab expense benchmarks. I need this information for the purposes of doing a business evaluation of a cath lab. I was wondering if anyone has this...
New Questions Free-standing...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Rajesh M. Dave, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The use of cold saline flush during laser atherectomy, still done today, was a critical addition. Laser does not work very well in a field that is filled with blood, because the blood absorbs the laser energy and reduces the effectiveness of...
The use of cold saline flush during laser atherectomy, still done today, was a critical addition. Laser does not work very well in a field that is filled with blood, because the blood absorbs the laser energy and reduces the effectiveness of...
The use of cold saline flush...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Todd Chitwood, RCIS, FSICP
The SICP (Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals) Representative to the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging (CARE Bill) Alliance attended the recent meeting concerning this bill in Washington,...
The SICP (Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals) Representative to the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging (CARE Bill) Alliance attended the recent meeting concerning this bill in Washington,...
The SICP (Society of Invasive...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
This is a popular question and has been asked at nearly every review course in which I have participated. While the exact scope of what you need to know about the catheters referenced on the exam is too much information for this short...
This is a popular question and has been asked at nearly every review course in which I have participated. While the exact scope of what you need to know about the catheters referenced on the exam is too much information for this short...
This is a popular question and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Shirly Dawson Coffey, CVT
This is a story of the marriage between two very different worlds; a modern, cutting-edge cath lab and a gracious classical guitar by the name of Carmen. It also illustrates the value of such a marriage. Of how two such opposite worlds...
This is a story of the marriage between two very different worlds; a modern, cutting-edge cath lab and a gracious classical guitar by the name of Carmen. It also illustrates the value of such a marriage. Of how two such opposite worlds...
This is a story of the marriage...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
The Emerald Coast Chapter The Emerald Coast Chapter would like to welcome all cardiovascular professionals in Northwest Florida to join us for our local chapter meetings. Please contact us at angiermark (at) aol. com See you soon! Angie...
The Emerald Coast Chapter The Emerald Coast Chapter would like to welcome all cardiovascular professionals in Northwest Florida to join us for our local chapter meetings. Please contact us at angiermark (at) aol. com See you soon! Angie...
The Emerald Coast Chapter The...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
New Questions Free-standing Cath Labs I am looking for data on free-standing diagnostic cath lab expense benchmarks. I need this information for the purposes of doing a business evaluation of a cath lab. I was wondering if anyone has this...
New Questions Free-standing Cath Labs I am looking for data on free-standing diagnostic cath lab expense benchmarks. I need this information for the purposes of doing a business evaluation of a cath lab. I was wondering if anyone has this...
New Questions Free-standing...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
SPIRIT III Clinical Trial Demonstrates Positive Performance for Both Taxus® and Promus Drug-Eluting Stent Systems Results of the pivotal SPIRIT III clinical trial reaffirmed prior safety and efficacy data for the Taxus® Express2...
SPIRIT III Clinical Trial Demonstrates Positive Performance for Both Taxus® and Promus Drug-Eluting Stent Systems Results of the pivotal SPIRIT III clinical trial reaffirmed prior safety and efficacy data for the Taxus® Express2...
SPIRIT III Clinical Trial...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
CircuLite Closes $20 million Series B Private Placement Funding Foundation Medical Partners Led Round CircuLite Incorporated, a medical device company focused on the development of a proprietary circulatory assist technology for the...
CircuLite Closes $20 million Series B Private Placement Funding Foundation Medical Partners Led Round CircuLite Incorporated, a medical device company focused on the development of a proprietary circulatory assist technology for the...
CircuLite Closes $20 million...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest