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Volume 16 - Issue 9 - September, 2008

Commentary
Core Curriculum and Standardization of Training for the Catheterization Laboratory Specialist
10/21/2008
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
The author has no conflicts to declare, and no grants were received for the preparation of this manuscript. In 1977, amidst immense skepticism, Professor Andreas Gruentzig performed the world’s first angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland....
The author has no conflicts to declare, and no grants were received for the preparation of this manuscript. In 1977, amidst immense skepticism, Professor Andreas Gruentzig performed the world’s first angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland....
The author has no conflicts to...
10/21/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
Ask the Clinical Instructor
09/16/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses. I get...
Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses. I get...
Todd is the Cardiology Manager...
09/16/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Commentary
Core Curriculum and Standardization of Training for the Catheterization Laboratory Specialist
09/16/2008
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
The author has no conflicts to declare, and no grants were received for the preparation of this manuscript. In 1977, amidst immense skepticism, Professor Andreas Gruentzig performed the world’s first angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland....
The author has no conflicts to declare, and no grants were received for the preparation of this manuscript. In 1977, amidst immense skepticism, Professor Andreas Gruentzig performed the world’s first angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland....
The author has no conflicts to...
09/16/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Next-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents
09/16/2008
Cindy L. Grines, MD, FACC, FSCAI
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drug-eluting stents, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology. Dr. Grines is the Vice Chief of...
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drug-eluting stents, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology. Dr. Grines is the Vice Chief of...
This monthly column in Cath Lab...
09/16/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Commentary
Core Curriculum and Standardization of Training for the Catheterization Laboratory Specialist
10/21/2008
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
The author has no conflicts to declare, and no grants were received for the preparation of this manuscript. In 1977, amidst immense skepticism, Professor Andreas Gruentzig performed the world’s first angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland....
The author has no conflicts to declare, and no grants were received for the preparation of this manuscript. In 1977, amidst immense skepticism, Professor Andreas Gruentzig performed the world’s first angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland....
The author has no conflicts to...
10/21/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Expert
Generational Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce: A cardiac cath lab perspective
09/16/2008
Phil G. Regas, RCIS, RRT, CPFT, FSICP, MSM, FACHE
Many leaders and experienced staff working in their “twilight years” are experiencing new challenges at work in the cath lab. These members of the baby boomer generation, who have been the biggest segment of the workforce for several years,...
Many leaders and experienced staff working in their “twilight years” are experiencing new challenges at work in the cath lab. These members of the baby boomer generation, who have been the biggest segment of the workforce for several years,...
Many leaders and experienced...
09/16/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Educational Update
A Proposal for the Core Curriculum for Training of “Advanced Level Cardiology Specialist Assistants”
10/21/2008
For the Performance of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCIs) and Non-Coronary Interventions: Part II Report of the International Society of Advanced Level Medical Imaging Physician Specialists (ALMIPS) and the Committee on Training...
For the Performance of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCIs) and Non-Coronary Interventions: Part II Report of the International Society of Advanced Level Medical Imaging Physician Specialists (ALMIPS) and the Committee on Training...
For the Performance of...
10/21/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Spotlight
The Runthrough NS Guidewire: Lessons after 2,000 uses
09/16/2008
Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC, FSCAI
We last spoke with Dr. Sharma in March 2008, after he had used the Runthrough wire approximately 120 times (available at http://cathlabdigest.com/article/8531). He commented: “If we find that the Runthrough wire has very low incidence of...
We last spoke with Dr. Sharma in March 2008, after he had used the Runthrough wire approximately 120 times (available at http://cathlabdigest.com/article/8531). He commented: “If we find that the Runthrough wire has very low incidence of...
We last spoke with Dr. Sharma in...
09/16/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Facility News
Wheeling Hospital’s Cardiac Cath Lab Marks 30th Anniversary From Stopping Heart Attacks to Implanting Pacemakers
09/16/2008
In 1978, Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, opened the region’s first cardiac catheterization lab. Thirty years and thousands of saved lives later, it remains a vital service for stopping chest pain and heart attacks. Today,...
In 1978, Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, opened the region’s first cardiac catheterization lab. Thirty years and thousands of saved lives later, it remains a vital service for stopping chest pain and heart attacks. Today,...
In 1978, Wheeling Hospital in...
09/16/2008
Cath Lab Digest
STEMI Interventions
Improving Door-To-Balloon Time: Partnerships for Excellence
09/16/2008
James F. Ganem, MD, FACC; Michael P. Lum Lung, MD, FACEP; Paula Durston, RN, MN; Maureen Mulligan, RN, CPHQ; Kevin Craven, RN, BSN, MBA; DeAnna K. Deyo, RN; Tammy Janicki, RN, BSN; Wendy Griffith, RN; Lorie Burdette, RN; Lisa Poulos, RN
An estimated 500,000 STEMI events per year occur in the United States. Evidence shows that rapid restoration of flow in the obstructed infarct artery is a key determinant of short- and long-term outcomes of STEMI patients.1 The focus to...
An estimated 500,000 STEMI events per year occur in the United States. Evidence shows that rapid restoration of flow in the obstructed infarct artery is a key determinant of short- and long-term outcomes of STEMI patients.1 The focus to...
An estimated 500,000 STEMI...
09/16/2008
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