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Volume 19 - Issue 2 - February 2011

Cath Lab Spotlight
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
01/31/2011
Chris Lee, RN; Zoe Terral, RN
Can you tell us about your cath lab? Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (THD) is a 1000-bed, faith-based, non-profit hospital. We are the “flagship” hospital for a 24-hospital health system. We currently have four cath labs, two...
Can you tell us about your cath lab? Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (THD) is a 1000-bed, faith-based, non-profit hospital. We are the “flagship” hospital for a 24-hospital health system. We currently have four cath labs, two...
Can you tell us about your cath...
01/31/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Progress Report of the Multispecialty Occupational Health Group
02/02/2011
Donald L. Miller, MD; Stephen Balter, PhD; Alexander Norbash, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; David E. Haines, MD, FHRS, FACC; Lynne Fairobent, BS; James A. Goldstein, MD
The Multispecialty Occupational Health Group (MSOHG), formed in 2005, is an informal coalition of societies representing professionals who work in, or are concerned with, interventional fluoroscopy. The group’s long-term goals are to improve...
The Multispecialty Occupational Health Group (MSOHG), formed in 2005, is an informal coalition of societies representing professionals who work in, or are concerned with, interventional fluoroscopy. The group’s long-term goals are to improve...
The Multispecialty Occupational...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
In the Lab
Union Memorial Hospital’s Experience with the ACIST CVi Contrast Management System
02/02/2011
Vicky Lindsay, RT; Jim Steger, RT; Kim Tenaglia, RN; John C. Wang, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI; Maryanne Fluke, RN
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Union Memorial Hospital? Maryanne: In addition to being an open-heart facility, Union Memorial Hospital offers diagnostic and interventional procedures in seven interventional labs. Four labs are cath...
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Union Memorial Hospital? Maryanne: In addition to being an open-heart facility, Union Memorial Hospital offers diagnostic and interventional procedures in seven interventional labs. Four labs are cath...
Can you tell us about the cath...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Selective Strategy for Thrombus Management in STEMI Interventions: Abridged from the Textbook of STEMI Interventions
02/02/2011
Carlos Alfonso, MD; Estefania Oliveros, MD, MSc; Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA; Arif Ishmael, MD; Camilo Peña, MD; Priscila Raup-Da-Rosa, MD
Thrombus is central to the pathophysiology of ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). In percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), thrombus is especially challenging. Not only is it associated with increased abrupt vessel closure, lower...
Thrombus is central to the pathophysiology of ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). In percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), thrombus is especially challenging. Not only is it associated with increased abrupt vessel closure, lower...
Thrombus is central to the...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Catheterization at the Arkansas Heart Hospital
02/02/2011
William A. Rollefson, MD, FACC
Can you tell us about your cath lab? We have cath labs at both the Little Rock Cardiology Clinic (LRCC) and the Arkansas Heart Hospital. The LRCC has two diagnostic cath labs and we perform about 3,000 cases per year. The Arkansas Heart...
Can you tell us about your cath lab? We have cath labs at both the Little Rock Cardiology Clinic (LRCC) and the Arkansas Heart Hospital. The LRCC has two diagnostic cath labs and we perform about 3,000 cases per year. The Arkansas Heart...
Can you tell us about your cath...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Revenue Analysis of Hospital-Based Vs. Physician Office Non-Invasive Diagnostic Testing
02/02/2011
Kristin Truesdell
Now, more than ever, hospital-physician alignment and integration are at the forefront of discussion in the healthcare industry. As Corazon works with all types of organizations across the country, we find this topic to be “hot” on the minds...
Now, more than ever, hospital-physician alignment and integration are at the forefront of discussion in the healthcare industry. As Corazon works with all types of organizations across the country, we find this topic to be “hot” on the minds...
Now, more than ever,...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Education
The ECG Hunter Continues His Hunt
02/02/2011
Zorka Musovic, BS, RCIS; Jim Combs, RCSA, RCES, RCIS, EMT-P; Nitida Nelson, MBA; Julian A. Filipovic; Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Phyllis C. Williams, RCSA, RN, CEN, TCCN, ASN, CVT; Pattie Freschett, RCSA, RN, BSN, BBA, CVT; Tressie D. Brooks, RCSA, RN, BSN
On November 13, 2010, the “ECG Hunter,” Neil E. Holtz, provided an all-day set of interactive presentations, entitled “12-Lead ECG — The Art of Interpretation,” at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois. The focus was on the importance of...
On November 13, 2010, the “ECG Hunter,” Neil E. Holtz, provided an all-day set of interactive presentations, entitled “12-Lead ECG — The Art of Interpretation,” at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois. The focus was on the importance of...
On November 13, 2010, the “ECG...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) News
02/02/2011
Jim Lincoln
Legislative Update Regarding the CARE Bill and the 112th Congress As you may be aware, the CARE Bill did not pass in the 111th Congress. The members of the Alliance for Quality Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (AQMIRT) were hopeful in...
Legislative Update Regarding the CARE Bill and the 112th Congress As you may be aware, the CARE Bill did not pass in the 111th Congress. The members of the Alliance for Quality Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (AQMIRT) were hopeful in...
Legislative Update Regarding the...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Contrast Anaphylactoid Reaction: Is There a Preventative Treatment?
02/02/2011
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Several weeks ago, Dr. Chris White from the Ochsner Clinic commented, “I need some help. I have a vasculopathic patient who was admitted with resting moderately severe angina. He had CABG [coronary artery bypass graft] surgery several years...
Several weeks ago, Dr. Chris White from the Ochsner Clinic commented, “I need some help. I have a vasculopathic patient who was admitted with resting moderately severe angina. He had CABG [coronary artery bypass graft] surgery several years...
Several weeks ago, Dr. Chris...
02/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
Clinical and Industry News
02/02/2011
CathLabDigest
CathLabDigest
Vascular Solutions introduces the SmartNeedle® Vascular Access System Vascular Solutions, Inc. recently acquired the SmartNeedle® Vascular Access system. The SmartNeedle system consists of a hand-held monitor and one-time use needles...
Vascular Solutions introduces the SmartNeedle® Vascular Access System Vascular Solutions, Inc. recently acquired the SmartNeedle® Vascular Access system. The SmartNeedle system consists of a hand-held monitor and one-time use needles...
Vascular Solutions introduces...
02/02/2011
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