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Volume 19 - Issue 10 - October 2011

Clinical and Industry News
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10/04/2011

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Cath Lab Digest
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News from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
10/04/2011

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South Dakota’s Southeast Technical Institute ICT Program to Require iPadsStarting next year, Southeast Technical Institute’s Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program will be shifting to a “iPad Required” program.  All students will be...
South Dakota’s Southeast Technical Institute ICT Program to Require iPadsStarting next year, Southeast Technical Institute’s Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program will be shifting to a “iPad Required” program.  All students will be...
South Dakota’s Southeast...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
‘Conversations in Cardiology’: What to do with dual anti-platelet therapy in a young pregnant patient with an LAD stent?
10/04/2011
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Evolving clinical conundrums in modern cardiology require insights from many sources. In this spirit, I’d like to present another ‘conversation in cardiology’ about a real dilemma involving a woman, a stent, and dual anti-platelet therapy. My...
Evolving clinical conundrums in modern cardiology require insights from many sources. In this spirit, I’d like to present another ‘conversation in cardiology’ about a real dilemma involving a woman, a stent, and dual anti-platelet therapy. My...
Evolving clinical conundrums in...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Abstracts
Selected Original Research Abstracts from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology March 2011-August 2011
10/04/2011

Reprinted with permission.

All articles are available as free full text online at http://www.invasivecardiology.com.

Reprinted with permission. All articl...
Transcoronary Pacing in a Porcine Model — Impact of Guidewire InsulationKonstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Susanne Unverzagt, PhD, Michael Buerke, MD, Justin Carter, MD, Dirk Mahnkopf, MD†, Karl Werdan, MD, Roland Prondzinsky, MD*ABSTRACT:...
Transcoronary Pacing in a Porcine Model — Impact of Guidewire InsulationKonstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Susanne Unverzagt, PhD, Michael Buerke, MD, Justin Carter, MD, Dirk Mahnkopf, MD†, Karl Werdan, MD, Roland Prondzinsky, MD*ABSTRACT:...
Transcoronary Pacing in a...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Atrial Fibrillation: The Patient Perspective to Better Care
10/04/2011
Mellanie True Hills
We’ve all heard the saying that “communication is a two-way street.” In the doctor-patient relationship, especially when the patient has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, we should be building multi-lane highways of communication....
We’ve all heard the saying that “communication is a two-way street.” In the doctor-patient relationship, especially when the patient has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, we should be building multi-lane highways of communication....
We’ve all heard the saying that...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
The Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Intravascular Ultrasound
10/04/2011
Zachary M. Arthurs, MD
AbstractIntravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has emerged as a dynamic imaging modality that provides real-time visualization for catheter-based interventions. The image presentation of IVUS permits detailed assessment of plaque and vessel...
AbstractIntravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has emerged as a dynamic imaging modality that provides real-time visualization for catheter-based interventions. The image presentation of IVUS permits detailed assessment of plaque and vessel...
AbstractIntravascular ultrasound...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
10-Minute Interview
The 10-Minute Interview with Mark A. Rigsby, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, RCSA
10/04/2011
Mark A. Rigsby, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, RCSA
I started my career in the medical field more than 23 years ago, when I began training in 1988 as an x-ray technologist in the U.S. Army. I cross-trained into the cath lab in 1998 as a cardiovascular technologist (CVT). Currently, I am...
I started my career in the medical field more than 23 years ago, when I began training in 1988 as an x-ray technologist in the U.S. Army. I cross-trained into the cath lab in 1998 as a cardiovascular technologist (CVT). Currently, I am...
I started my career in the...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
2012 Financial Update: The Importance of Proper Documentation and Coding in the Cardiac Cath Lab Setting
10/04/2011
Kristin Powers, MHA
Healthcare providers today are confronted by several complex financial challenges, including limited access to capital due to market and economic uncertainty and increasing constraints from payors, including Medicare and Medicaid. These...
Healthcare providers today are confronted by several complex financial challenges, including limited access to capital due to market and economic uncertainty and increasing constraints from payors, including Medicare and Medicaid. These...
Healthcare providers today are...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Single-Center Experience
Insertion of the Modified Pinnacle sheath for Reduction Of Vascular Events (IMPROVE) Study
10/04/2011
Juan A. Pastor-Cervantes, MD; Ann Robblee, PA; Juan P. Nunez-Urquiza
AbstractObjectives. The aim of this study was to prove the efficacy and safety of the Pinnacle TIF Tip sheath during the performance of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures. Background. Vascular sheaths have been used for...
AbstractObjectives. The aim of this study was to prove the efficacy and safety of the Pinnacle TIF Tip sheath during the performance of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures. Background. Vascular sheaths have been used for...
AbstractObjectives. The aim of...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
Applications of the Distal Anchoring Technique in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions
10/04/2011
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Arif Mahmood, MD
The balloon anchoring technique was initially described by Fujita in 2003 as inflation of a balloon in the side branch of a target coronary vessel to facilitate equipment delivery to a target lesion.1 Two variations of this technique (coaxial...
The balloon anchoring technique was initially described by Fujita in 2003 as inflation of a balloon in the side branch of a target coronary vessel to facilitate equipment delivery to a target lesion.1 Two variations of this technique (coaxial...
The balloon anchoring technique...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
A Percutaneous Intervention Strategy for Chronic Total Occlusions of Saphenous Vein Grafts with Absence of Native Artery Revascularization Options
10/04/2011
Jon C. George, MD, MBA
AbstractPercutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions of saphenous bypass grafts have a relatively low success rate and considerably higher adverse event rates, leading to a non-recommendation based on current guidelines....
AbstractPercutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions of saphenous bypass grafts have a relatively low success rate and considerably higher adverse event rates, leading to a non-recommendation based on current guidelines....
AbstractPercutaneous...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Commentary
Alternative Pacing Techniques in the Catheterization Laboratory
10/04/2011
Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC
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Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Cut to the Pace: Transcoronary Pacing
10/03/2011
Cary Lunsford, RCIS, FSICP; Laura Minarsch, CCRP, CVT, RT, RT(R)
We have all been there: p-waves casually marching across the monitor. Giving the patient orders to “Cough! Cough!” It is a stressful scenario and as the technologists frantically unwrap transcutaneous pacing electrodes and another circulator...
We have all been there: p-waves casually marching across the monitor. Giving the patient orders to “Cough! Cough!” It is a stressful scenario and as the technologists frantically unwrap transcutaneous pacing electrodes and another circulator...
We have all been there: p-waves...
10/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Post-Procedure Protocols
10/03/2011
Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN; Thomas H. Maloney, MS, MHA, RCIS, FSICP
Across the United States, the use of the radial artery to perform cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has steadily risen within the past year. The interest among physicians, allied health professionals, and...
Across the United States, the use of the radial artery to perform cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has steadily risen within the past year. The interest among physicians, allied health professionals, and...
Across the United States, the...
10/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Refer Your Interventional Patient to Cardiac Rehab The Role of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Overall Cardiovascular Health
10/03/2011
Kimberly Holmes, MSN, RN, PCCN
AbstractCardiac rehabilitation programs have historically been under-utilized as a treatment modality in cardiovascular health.  Issues such as lack of physician referral, financial burden to the patient, and limited awareness of the benefits...
AbstractCardiac rehabilitation programs have historically been under-utilized as a treatment modality in cardiovascular health.  Issues such as lack of physician referral, financial burden to the patient, and limited awareness of the benefits...
AbstractCardiac rehabilitation...
10/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Review
AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy in a Thrombotic Free Right Internal Mammary Artery Graft
10/03/2011
Michael S. Lee, MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI; William Finch, BS
IntroductionDistal embolization of thrombus material is a known complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with both a larger infarct size and increased mortality.1 Several devices attempt to address the issue...
IntroductionDistal embolization of thrombus material is a known complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with both a larger infarct size and increased mortality.1 Several devices attempt to address the issue...
IntroductionDistal embolization...
10/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
NCDR Studies
“Inappropriate” PCIs in the U.S.: Appropriate Use Criteria, Referrals to the Cath Lab, and the Nuances of Intervention
10/03/2011
Paul S. Chan, MD, MSc
In July 2011, the Journal of the American Medical Association published “Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,” a look at 500,000 PCIs at 1,000 hospitals from 2009-10.1 Data was gathered from the American College of...
In July 2011, the Journal of the American Medical Association published “Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,” a look at 500,000 PCIs at 1,000 hospitals from 2009-10.1 Data was gathered from the American College of...
In July 2011, the Journal of the...
10/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Rochester General Hospital
10/03/2011
Christy Hoover, BSN, RN
Tell us about your lab.Rochester General Hospital has 4 angiography suites, 2 electrophysiology (EP) suites, and a 26-bed pre/post procedure area. Staff is a mix of registered nurses (RNs), radiologic technologists (RTs), licensed practical...
Tell us about your lab.Rochester General Hospital has 4 angiography suites, 2 electrophysiology (EP) suites, and a 26-bed pre/post procedure area. Staff is a mix of registered nurses (RNs), radiologic technologists (RTs), licensed practical...
Tell us about your lab.Rochester...
10/03/2011
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