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Volume 16 - Issue 12 - December, 2008

Cath Lab Spotlight
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
12/04/2008
Kim Wooten, BSN, RN, RCIS; Jojo Ponsones, RN, BSN, RCIS; Gwen Anderson, RT(R), RCIS, BSBA; Kim Bradshaw, RT(R); Paula Cole; Rhonda Davis, BSN, RN; Sheila DeBastiani, RT(R)
WakeMed is an 804-bed private, not-for-profit health care system based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It operates two acute care hospitals (WakeMed Raleigh Campus and WakeMed Cary Hospital), two healthplexes (WakeMed North and WakeMed Apex), two...
WakeMed is an 804-bed private, not-for-profit health care system based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It operates two acute care hospitals (WakeMed Raleigh Campus and WakeMed Cary Hospital), two healthplexes (WakeMed North and WakeMed Apex), two...
WakeMed is an 804-bed private,...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
Clinical & Industry News
12/08/2008
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare Announce Cooperation to Integrate FFR and PressureWire® Aeris in GE Mac-Lab® IT Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare announced a development, marketing and sales initiative to integrate Radi...
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare Announce Cooperation to Integrate FFR and PressureWire® Aeris in GE Mac-Lab® IT Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare announced a development, marketing and sales initiative to integrate Radi...
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE...
12/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
December 2008 Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) News
12/08/2008
SICP Chapter Spotlight The SICP has several established and developing chapters across the country. Chapters offer networking opportunities and grassroots advocacy opportunities for current issues in the invasive cardiovascular profession....
SICP Chapter Spotlight The SICP has several established and developing chapters across the country. Chapters offer networking opportunities and grassroots advocacy opportunities for current issues in the invasive cardiovascular profession....
SICP Chapter Spotlight The SICP...
12/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Seven Questions for the Cath Lab From 2008 and the Studies That Answer Them
12/04/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Our work in the cath lab moves forward when supported by better patient outcomes, better safety and better cost savings. Much of what we used to do in the cath lab has changed based on comparisons between groups of patients treated in the...
Our work in the cath lab moves forward when supported by better patient outcomes, better safety and better cost savings. Much of what we used to do in the cath lab has changed based on comparisons between groups of patients treated in the...
Our work in the cath lab moves...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
News from The American Heart Association 2008 Scientific Sessions: November 9-12; New Orleans, Louisiana
12/04/2008
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac Attacks More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Researchers Find Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of...
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac Attacks More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Researchers Find Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of...
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Comprehensive Stroke Care: The Latest Boom for Hospital Expansions
12/04/2008
Susan N. Heck
Industry trends reveal that stroke care is the new ‘up-and-comer’ service, quickly moving onto the radar for many hospital leaders. As a result of growing consumer need due to an aging population, greater awareness prompted by the focus on...
Industry trends reveal that stroke care is the new ‘up-and-comer’ service, quickly moving onto the radar for many hospital leaders. As a result of growing consumer need due to an aging population, greater awareness prompted by the focus on...
Industry trends reveal that...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
10-Minute Interview
The Ten-Minute Interview with…Everet B. Taylor, MA, RCIS
12/04/2008
Everet B. Taylor, MA, RCIS
I am a health services manager with over 20 years experience in the fields of invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular services. I received my initial cardiovascular training in both invasive and noninvasive studies from the Army, and...
I am a health services manager with over 20 years experience in the fields of invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular services. I received my initial cardiovascular training in both invasive and noninvasive studies from the Army, and...
I am a health services manager...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the Cath Lab
12/04/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
__________________________ “Once in a while, when we are removing a sheath, the patient becomes sweaty, the pulse rate goes down and the BP goes down. The doctors say that this is a vasovagal response, but I thought it was the beginning of...
__________________________ “Once in a while, when we are removing a sheath, the patient becomes sweaty, the pulse rate goes down and the BP goes down. The doctors say that this is a vasovagal response, but I thought it was the beginning of...
...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
In My View
Imagine
12/04/2008
Terri L. Wolf, RCIS
It is my hope that the following story will help to guide you on a journey of self-discovery and growth. I would like to awaken your ability to see from our patients’ perspective and help you notice how an “old” way of speaking, combined...
It is my hope that the following story will help to guide you on a journey of self-discovery and growth. I would like to awaken your ability to see from our patients’ perspective and help you notice how an “old” way of speaking, combined...
It is my hope that the following...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Value of IVUS Technology
12/04/2008
Kenneth Kollmeyer, MD
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in vascular imaging, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology. Dr. Kollmeyer is President and...
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in vascular imaging, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology. Dr. Kollmeyer is President and...
This monthly column in Cath Lab...
12/04/2008
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