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Volume 15 - Issue 5 - May, 2007

The COURAGE Trial: Looking past the controversy to patient care
06/19/2008
Gregory J. Dehmer, MD
Do you think drug-eluting stents (DES) would have made a major difference? No, not a major difference. Everything always tends to balance out. Obviously, everyone is well aware of the recent concerns about late and very late stent thrombosis...
Do you think drug-eluting stents (DES) would have made a major difference? No, not a major difference. Everything always tends to balance out. Obviously, everyone is well aware of the recent concerns about late and very late stent thrombosis...
Do you think drug-eluting stents...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Drug-Eluting Stent Outcomes with IVUS
06/19/2008
James M. Ritter
The field of interventional cardiology has drastically evolved over the past 30 years. Where have you seen the most evolution? From my standpoint, the evolution from angioplasty to stenting has had the most impact on the field of...
The field of interventional cardiology has drastically evolved over the past 30 years. Where have you seen the most evolution? From my standpoint, the evolution from angioplasty to stenting has had the most impact on the field of...
The field of interventional...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Wake Medical Center Hosts RCIS Exam Review Course
06/19/2008
Charles Ody Williams, BS , RCIS, CPFT, CCT, FSICP, BSRS; Terry Scott, RN, BSN, CVT; Tim Rohrschneider, RT(R); Allison Bordeaux, MEd, RD, LDN; Kristen J. Williams; Linwood McNeill, RT(R)
On March 31-April 1, 2007, Wake Medical Center (WakeMed) in Raleigh, North Carolina continued its long tradition of supporting cath lab professional education by hosting its second Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Board...
On March 31-April 1, 2007, Wake Medical Center (WakeMed) in Raleigh, North Carolina continued its long tradition of supporting cath lab professional education by hosting its second Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Board...
On March 31-April 1, 2007, Wake...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A Hand-Held Device to Measure Oxygen Uptake: Performance Characteristics, Patient Selection and the Propagation of its Measure
06/19/2008
Beth M. Terpolilli, BA; John M. Steinke, PhD; Albert P. Shepherd, PhD
This article is reprinted with permission from J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:113-122. It is available online at: http://www.invasivecardiology.com/articles/hand-held-device-measure-oxygen-uptake-performance-characteristics-patient-selection-and
This article is reprinted with permission from J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:113-122. It is available online at: http://www.invasivecardiology.com/articles/hand-held-device-measure-oxygen-uptake-performance-characteristics-patient-selection-and
This article is reprinted with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Wave Continues: Radiology Practitioner Assistants (RPAs) Hold Their 8th Annual Conference
06/19/2008
Bhawna Oberoi, BSRS; Tim Rohrschneider, RT(R); Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Christine A. Lucas, RN, BSN, MSN, APRN-BC; Phil Sessions, RT(R)
The board of directors of the NSRPA, planning committee and members of the society express sincere gratitude to our corporate sponsors: AngioDynamics Inc., B|Braun, Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc., Cardinal Health, Cook Inc, Elsevier and...
The board of directors of the NSRPA, planning committee and members of the society express sincere gratitude to our corporate sponsors: AngioDynamics Inc., B|Braun, Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc., Cardinal Health, Cook Inc, Elsevier and...
The board of directors of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
New Questions Entering Meds We were wondering about the practice of entering medications during procedures. Previously the monitor person used to enter all meds, and they were verbalized out loud to the whole team. But the circulating RNs...
New Questions Entering Meds We were wondering about the practice of entering medications during procedures. Previously the monitor person used to enter all meds, and they were verbalized out loud to the whole team. But the circulating RNs...
New Questions Entering Meds We...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview with: Patrick McGuire, RCIS, RN, FSICP
06/19/2008
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I had previously worked in respiratory therapy and this stimulated my interest. Can you describe your role in the CV lab? I do not presently work in the cath lab, but I am...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I had previously worked in respiratory therapy and this stimulated my interest. Can you describe your role in the CV lab? I do not presently work in the cath lab, but I am...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The COURAGE Trial: A Mid-Course Correction
06/19/2008
William E. Boden, MD, FACC
What are some of the most frequent criticisms about COURAGE that you've had to address? It does seem that the controversy surrounding this trial has died down. It's fair to say that there was perhaps an initial overreaction when the study...
What are some of the most frequent criticisms about COURAGE that you've had to address? It does seem that the controversy surrounding this trial has died down. It's fair to say that there was perhaps an initial overreaction when the study...
What are some of the most...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab. (Ask your question, or any question you and your co-wor
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Yes, they often do. We'll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed explanation of the ECG identification of what is non-compensatory versus compensatory can be complex and is beyond the scope of this article. We would like to know whether...
Yes, they often do. We'll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed explanation of the ECG identification of what is non-compensatory versus compensatory can be complex and is beyond the scope of this article. We would like to know whether...
Yes, they often do. We'll try to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Condell Medical Center
06/19/2008
Jim Russo, RN
Our prep/recovery area staffs four full-time registered nurses, three full-time patient care techs, three part-time registered nurses and one part-time patient care tech. Residences of all our staff members in the cath lab and prep/recovery...
Our prep/recovery area staffs four full-time registered nurses, three full-time patient care techs, three part-time registered nurses and one part-time patient care tech. Residences of all our staff members in the cath lab and prep/recovery...
Our prep/recovery area staffs...
06/19/2008
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