Volume 17 - Issue 9 - September, 2009
Announcements
09/15/2009
Congratulations!
The North Shore Medical Center (Salem, MA) cardiac cath-EP lab clinical staff are demonstrating their commitment to lifelong learning and excellence in patient care. We congratulate three of our cath lab staff:
• Matthew...
Congratulations!
The North Shore Medical Center (Salem, MA) cardiac cath-EP lab clinical staff are demonstrating their commitment to lifelong learning and excellence in patient care. We congratulate three of our cath lab staff:
• Matthew...
Congratulations!
The North...
09/15/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
09/15/2009
Vascular Solutions Launches the Gopher™ Gold Catheter
Vascular Solutions, Inc. announces the availability of the Gopher™ Gold catheter, a support catheter with a twist for treating coronary and peripheral stenoses. A new and improved design...
Vascular Solutions Launches the Gopher™ Gold Catheter
Vascular Solutions, Inc. announces the availability of the Gopher™ Gold catheter, a support catheter with a twist for treating coronary and peripheral stenoses. A new and improved design...
Vascular Solutions Launches the...
09/15/2009
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
09/15/2009
Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome!
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com
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Time-Out Information
At LaPorte Hospital cath lab, we perform a “time-out” at the...
Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome!
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com
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Time-Out Information
At LaPorte Hospital cath lab, we perform a “time-out” at the...
Multiple new and ongoing...
09/15/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Letters to the Editor
09/15/2009
I am someone currently embarking on the CVT/Physician Extender career path. I was military trained as a cardiovascular specialist and I have my hands in both echo and the cath lab, which includes EP and pacemaker insertion.
Upon my exiting...
I am someone currently embarking on the CVT/Physician Extender career path. I was military trained as a cardiovascular specialist and I have my hands in both echo and the cath lab, which includes EP and pacemaker insertion.
Upon my exiting...
I am someone currently embarking...
09/15/2009
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
09/14/2009
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) maintains that all invasive cardiovascular professionals should demonstrate knowledge and competence through education and certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and...
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) maintains that all invasive cardiovascular professionals should demonstrate knowledge and competence through education and certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and...
The Society of Invasive...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
09/14/2009
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
In this issue of Cath Lab Digest, Dr. William Fearon from Stanford University talks about the FAME (Fractional flow reserve vs. Angiography in Multivessel Evaluation) study1 and how using fractional flow reserve (FFR) with a pressure wire was...
In this issue of Cath Lab Digest, Dr. William Fearon from Stanford University talks about the FAME (Fractional flow reserve vs. Angiography in Multivessel Evaluation) study1 and how using fractional flow reserve (FFR) with a pressure wire was...
In this issue of Cath Lab...
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Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
09/14/2009
Bryan K. Foucha, BS , RRT, RCIS
I have lived and worked in the New Orleans area my entire life. I am truly blessed to be part of a wonderful family. My loving wife Charlotte is always there to give me support when it is needed. We are blessed with two great children: Alec...
I have lived and worked in the New Orleans area my entire life. I am truly blessed to be part of a wonderful family. My loving wife Charlotte is always there to give me support when it is needed. We are blessed with two great children: Alec...
I have lived and worked in the...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
STEMI Interventions
09/14/2009
Sheree Schroeder, RN, BSN, RDCS, FASE
A Community “Blessing”
Blessing Hospital is a 426-bed community-based healthcare organization in Quincy, Illinois. Quincy may be a town with a population of just 42,000, but it is the primary medical hub for a region comprised of nearly...
A Community “Blessing”
Blessing Hospital is a 426-bed community-based healthcare organization in Quincy, Illinois. Quincy may be a town with a population of just 42,000, but it is the primary medical hub for a region comprised of nearly...
A Community “Blessing”
Blessing...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
09/14/2009
Melissa Knybel, BSN, RN
Choosing to staff a cath lab at a bare minimum, in terms of personnel and skill levels, is not sufficient to meet the variable demands placed on this department and the healthcare needs of its patients. To avoid such a scenario, cath labs...
Choosing to staff a cath lab at a bare minimum, in terms of personnel and skill levels, is not sufficient to meet the variable demands placed on this department and the healthcare needs of its patients. To avoid such a scenario, cath labs...
Choosing to staff a cath lab at...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
ACVP Management Corner
09/14/2009
Peggy McElgunn, Esq
I would like to emphasize the importance and value of continuing education. Why should we consider continuing education, other than it being mandatory in some areas? As professionals, we must strive to be lifelong learners and to stay current...
I would like to emphasize the importance and value of continuing education. Why should we consider continuing education, other than it being mandatory in some areas? As professionals, we must strive to be lifelong learners and to stay current...
I would like to emphasize the...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
09/14/2009
Nicole McKenna; Ross Swanson
New technology’s impact on hospitals across the country is increasing, mostly in terms of facility design requirements, physician satisfaction, and community image and reputation. Though exciting, the adoption of new technology can be...
New technology’s impact on hospitals across the country is increasing, mostly in terms of facility design requirements, physician satisfaction, and community image and reputation. Though exciting, the adoption of new technology can be...
New technology’s impact on...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
09/14/2009
Kymberlee Manni, RCIS, PhD; Mauricio G. Cohen, MD, FACC; Joey Collazo, RCIS
Dr. Mauricio Cohen has been performing transradial access procedures for approximately 5 years. After joining the University of Miami Hospital cath lab in January of 2009 as director, he instituted a transradial program.
Dr. Cohen, where did...
Dr. Mauricio Cohen has been performing transradial access procedures for approximately 5 years. After joining the University of Miami Hospital cath lab in January of 2009 as director, he instituted a transradial program.
Dr. Cohen, where did...
Dr. Mauricio Cohen has been...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Single-Center Experience
09/14/2009
Beverly Dressel, RN, BSN, CCRN; Anne Digue, RN, CCRN; Rhonda Pugh, RN, BSN
The authors share the results of a study done at their facility comparing the AVD ComfortPress device with manual compression in patients receiving a 4 Fr arterial sheath.
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In the interest of quality improvement...
The authors share the results of a study done at their facility comparing the AVD ComfortPress device with manual compression in patients receiving a 4 Fr arterial sheath.
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In the interest of quality improvement...
The authors share the results of...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
09/14/2009
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
I’m new to the cath lab, and I can’t figure out why a physician uses monorail one time and over the wire the next. What’s the reason?
— CVT student, New York
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If you’ve read these articles over the...
I’m new to the cath lab, and I can’t figure out why a physician uses monorail one time and over the wire the next. What’s the reason?
— CVT student, New York
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If you’ve read these articles over the...
I’m new to the cath lab, and I...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
09/14/2009
Matthew J. Price, MD
What does “platelet resistance” mean?
A better term to use would be clopidogrel non-responsiveness, or, even more specifically, high platelet reactivity while on clopidogrel (Plavix) therapy. Clopidogrel exerts its anti-platelet effect by...
What does “platelet resistance” mean?
A better term to use would be clopidogrel non-responsiveness, or, even more specifically, high platelet reactivity while on clopidogrel (Plavix) therapy. Clopidogrel exerts its anti-platelet effect by...
What does “platelet resistance”...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
09/14/2009
Alex Y. Tan, MD; Jeffrey J. Popma, MD, FACC, FSCAI; David Leeman, MD
Use of Temporary Percutaneous Left Ventricular Support in a
Patient with Profound Cardiogenic Shock from a Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Summary
We report a case involving a 61-year-old man who presented with profound cardiogenic shock...
Use of Temporary Percutaneous Left Ventricular Support in a
Patient with Profound Cardiogenic Shock from a Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Summary
We report a case involving a 61-year-old man who presented with profound cardiogenic shock...
Use of Temporary Percutaneous...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Essay
09/14/2009
Paolo Angelini, MD
In a recent article in Cath Lab Digest, Cooper1 reported a “typical case” of a patient with unstable, recent-onset angina, who had a “high-risk” coronary artery anomaly (CAA) that the author deemed to “require surgical treatment.” He stated...
In a recent article in Cath Lab Digest, Cooper1 reported a “typical case” of a patient with unstable, recent-onset angina, who had a “high-risk” coronary artery anomaly (CAA) that the author deemed to “require surgical treatment.” He stated...
In a recent article in Cath Lab...
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Cath Lab Digest
Trial to Lab
09/14/2009
William F. Fearon, MD
Could FAME lead the way for PCI to show superiority over medical therapy and CABG for multivessel coronary artery disease?
What were the results of the FAME (Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography for Guiding PCI in Patients with...
Could FAME lead the way for PCI to show superiority over medical therapy and CABG for multivessel coronary artery disease?
What were the results of the FAME (Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography for Guiding PCI in Patients with...
Could FAME lead the way for PCI...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
09/14/2009
Paula Shoup, BS, RCIS
Geisinger Medical Center is a 410-bed, level 1 trauma center in central Pennsylvania. We have been designated as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Chest Pain Centers and have been voted, for the 4th time, one of the...
Geisinger Medical Center is a 410-bed, level 1 trauma center in central Pennsylvania. We have been designated as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Chest Pain Centers and have been voted, for the 4th time, one of the...
Geisinger Medical Center is a...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
