Volume 16 - Issue 4 - April, 2008
06/19/2008
Prakash Krishnan, MD, FACC
Can you tell us about your cath lab? Under the directorship of Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC, the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital performed 4,908 interventions in 2007, out of which 400 endovascular interventions were...
Can you tell us about your cath lab? Under the directorship of Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC, the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital performed 4,908 interventions in 2007, out of which 400 endovascular interventions were...
Can you tell us about your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Carol Dombrowicki
To quote the song lyrics, “Should I stay or should I go?” is the question you inevitably will ask yourself when considering a move from your current position. Indeed, there may be many opportunities within cardiovascular services, but are...
To quote the song lyrics, “Should I stay or should I go?” is the question you inevitably will ask yourself when considering a move from your current position. Indeed, there may be many opportunities within cardiovascular services, but are...
To quote the song lyrics,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Matthew Trojan, MD
Case HistoryAn 80-year-old male patient presented to his primary care physician with reoccurring panic attacks and dyspnea; the panic attacks and symptoms were worse at night. He was unsuccessfully treated with anti-anxiety medications, and...
Case HistoryAn 80-year-old male patient presented to his primary care physician with reoccurring panic attacks and dyspnea; the panic attacks and symptoms were worse at night. He was unsuccessfully treated with anti-anxiety medications, and...
Case HistoryAn 80-year-old male...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
The dots in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) interventions finally get connected through the robust results of the Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (TAPAS), published in the recent edition of the...
The dots in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) interventions finally get connected through the robust results of the Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (TAPAS), published in the recent edition of the...
The dots in ST-elevation...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Kenneth Baran, MD
At Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2007, you presented an abstract entitled, “A clinical risk score for prediction of stent thrombosis using prospective data from real-world use of the TAXUS Express Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent.”...
At Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2007, you presented an abstract entitled, “A clinical risk score for prediction of stent thrombosis using prospective data from real-world use of the TAXUS Express Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent.”...
At Transcatheter Cardiovascular...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
06/19/2008
What is orbital atherectomy and how does it differ from rotational atherectomy? Orbital atherectomy is a promising new methodology for treating symptomatic peripheral arterial disease within the major and branch arteries of the leg. It is...
What is orbital atherectomy and how does it differ from rotational atherectomy? Orbital atherectomy is a promising new methodology for treating symptomatic peripheral arterial disease within the major and branch arteries of the leg. It is...
What is orbital atherectomy and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
“We have some physicians that do unusual things when trying to analyze valves. What is the correct way?” — RCIS Online student
Part I. There really isn’t a ‘right’ way to do it, as long as you get the proper information. However, there...
“We have some physicians that do unusual things when trying to analyze valves. What is the correct way?” — RCIS Online student
Part I. There really isn’t a ‘right’ way to do it, as long as you get the proper information. However, there...
“We have some physicians that do...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
“We have some physicians that do unusual things when trying to analyze valves. What is the correct way?” — RCIS Online student
Part I. There really isn’t a ‘right’ way to do it, as long as you get the proper information. However, there...
“We have some physicians that do unusual things when trying to analyze valves. What is the correct way?” — RCIS Online student
Part I. There really isn’t a ‘right’ way to do it, as long as you get the proper information. However, there...
“We have some physicians that do...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Peter Alt, RN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our facility has 1 dual-use lab. It functions both as a cardiac cath lab and an interventional radiology (IR) lab. Currently, our staff consists of: • 8 part time...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our facility has 1 dual-use lab. It functions both as a cardiac cath lab and an interventional radiology (IR) lab. Currently, our staff consists of: • 8 part time...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
One of the most stimulating and fun activities in the cath lab is the discovery of a new way to do things. Despite more than 20 years working in the cath lab, I continue to learn something new almost every month. The source of this...
One of the most stimulating and fun activities in the cath lab is the discovery of a new way to do things. Despite more than 20 years working in the cath lab, I continue to learn something new almost every month. The source of this...
One of the most stimulating and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Mark Purpura, RCIS
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Study Finds Economic Advantages for 64-Slice CT, SPECT Concludes History of CAD a Factor in Economic Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Methods
A multi-center study has found the cost savings of the two leading non-invasive methods for detecting...
Study Finds Economic Advantages for 64-Slice CT, SPECT Concludes History of CAD a Factor in Economic Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Methods
A multi-center study has found the cost savings of the two leading non-invasive methods for detecting...
Study Finds Economic Advantages...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
ACIST Medical Systems, offering variable-rate contrast injection systems for cardiac and vascular angiography, is pleased to be the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award. According to Frost and Sullivan, “ACIST...
ACIST Medical Systems, offering variable-rate contrast injection systems for cardiac and vascular angiography, is pleased to be the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award. According to Frost and Sullivan, “ACIST...
ACIST Medical Systems, offering...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Mark Purpura, RCIS
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Answer or pose a question at cathlabd...
New Questions One IV, no Foley? We are a tertiary care hospital seeing 5,000 patients per year for cath. Our lab routinely starts 2 peripheral IVs and places a Foley catheter for all female patients. What is your practice in you lab? We are...
New Questions One IV, no Foley? We are a tertiary care hospital seeing 5,000 patients per year for cath. Our lab routinely starts 2 peripheral IVs and places a Foley catheter for all female patients. What is your practice in you lab? We are...
New Questions One IV, no Foley?...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Eileen M. Ferguson, RT
The Ninth Annual Educational Conference of the National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) was held at the Gold Coast Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas from February 10-12, 2008. More than 200 radiology physician extenders and...
The Ninth Annual Educational Conference of the National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) was held at the Gold Coast Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas from February 10-12, 2008. More than 200 radiology physician extenders and...
The Ninth Annual Educational...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Eileen M. Ferguson, RT
The Ninth Annual Educational Conference of the National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) was held at the Gold Coast Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas from February 10-12, 2008. More than 200 radiology physician extenders and...
The Ninth Annual Educational Conference of the National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) was held at the Gold Coast Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas from February 10-12, 2008. More than 200 radiology physician extenders and...
The Ninth Annual Educational...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Conroe Regional Medical Center, Conroe, Texas
Conroe Regional Medical Center, Conro...
I was raised in San Antonio, Texas, where I volunteered for the U.S. Army and began my medical training as a medic and radiographer in 1977. After being honorably discharged from active duty in 1981, I relocated to Houston, Texas, and began...
I was raised in San Antonio, Texas, where I volunteered for the U.S. Army and began my medical training as a medic and radiographer in 1977. After being honorably discharged from active duty in 1981, I relocated to Houston, Texas, and began...
I was raised in San Antonio,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
M. N. Attar, MD, MRCP; Roger K. Moore, MD, MRCP
Case ReportA 62-year-old Caucasian male presented with recurring angina. He was experiencing angina attacks on walking 10 to 20 yards. The patient had suffered a myocardial infarction in the past and had undergone percutaneous intervention to...
Case ReportA 62-year-old Caucasian male presented with recurring angina. He was experiencing angina attacks on walking 10 to 20 yards. The patient had suffered a myocardial infarction in the past and had undergone percutaneous intervention to...
Case ReportA 62-year-old...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
SICP Chapter News
The Keystone Chapter of the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held its most recent meeting at the Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster, PA. Fifty-four health care professionals, consisting of cardiothoracic...
SICP Chapter News
The Keystone Chapter of the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held its most recent meeting at the Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster, PA. Fifty-four health care professionals, consisting of cardiothoracic...
SICP Chapter News
The Keystone...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
M. N. Attar, MD, MRCP; Roger K. Moore, MD, MRCP
Case ReportA 62-year-old Caucasian male presented with recurring angina. He was experiencing angina attacks on walking 10 to 20 yards. The patient had suffered a myocardial infarction in the past and had undergone percutaneous intervention to...
Case ReportA 62-year-old Caucasian male presented with recurring angina. He was experiencing angina attacks on walking 10 to 20 yards. The patient had suffered a myocardial infarction in the past and had undergone percutaneous intervention to...
Case ReportA 62-year-old...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
SICP Chapter News
The Keystone Chapter of the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held its most recent meeting at the Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster, PA. Fifty-four health care professionals, consisting of cardiothoracic...
SICP Chapter News
The Keystone Chapter of the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held its most recent meeting at the Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster, PA. Fifty-four health care professionals, consisting of cardiothoracic...
SICP Chapter News
The Keystone...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
