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Volume 19 - Issue 7 - July 2011

Me Smart: Take our Education Survey (Only 2 Questions!)
07/26/2011
The curious staff at Cath Lab Digest
The curious staff at Cath Lab Digest ...
Take our 2-question survey and let us know what you'd like to see on our pages - and in what format! We promise to listen.
Take our 2-question survey and let us know what you'd like to see on our pages - and in what format! We promise to listen.
Take our 2-question survey and...
07/26/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
7 French Transradial Kissing Stents in an Unprotected Left Main with Laser Atherectomy
07/05/2011
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Currently, left main (LM) stenting is considered a IIB indication per the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines1, with surgery still considered the preferred method of revascularization for LM disease. However,...
Currently, left main (LM) stenting is considered a IIB indication per the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines1, with surgery still considered the preferred method of revascularization for LM disease. However,...
Currently, left main (LM)...
07/05/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Continuous Quality Improvement of Door-to-Balloon Time at a PCI-Capable Hospital
07/05/2011
Robin Shoun, BSN, RN
AbstractA patient’s treatment and survival of an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is dependent upon the healthcare team’s proficiency in emergent delivery of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Early reperfusion therapy is...
AbstractA patient’s treatment and survival of an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is dependent upon the healthcare team’s proficiency in emergent delivery of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Early reperfusion therapy is...
AbstractA patient’s treatment...
07/05/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Nacogdoches Medical Center
07/01/2011
Mark Burgess, RN; Lauri Lee, RN
Can you tell us about your cath lab?The Nacogdoches Medical Center cath lab facility has 1 room (we are a single lab), and we have 4 full-time and 4 part-time staff members. The mix of credentials at our lab consists of registered nurse (RN),...
Can you tell us about your cath lab?The Nacogdoches Medical Center cath lab facility has 1 room (we are a single lab), and we have 4 full-time and 4 part-time staff members. The mix of credentials at our lab consists of registered nurse (RN),...
Can you tell us about your cath...
07/01/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Device Review
Review of Vascular Closure Devices
07/01/2011
Guy S. Mayeda, MD; Steven Burstein, MD; Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD; David M. Shavelle, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Bryan G. Schwartz, MD; Christina H. Economides, MD, MM, FSCAI
Abstract Background. Vascular access-site complications are an important cause of morbidity following catheterization procedures. Manual compression is the “gold standard” in achieving hemostasis of an arteriotomy site; however, manual...
Abstract Background. Vascular access-site complications are an important cause of morbidity following catheterization procedures. Manual compression is the “gold standard” in achieving hemostasis of an arteriotomy site; however, manual...
Abstract Background. Vascular...
07/01/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Patient Education
Educating Cardiology Patients via Multiple Educational Resources
07/05/2011
Sonyette Farrier, RCVT; James Jones, RN, MSN; Angela Pope, RN, MSN; Pearl Roberts, RN, MEd, CCRN; Donna Rosin, RN, BSN; Jessica Smith, RN, MSN, BS ; Shanon Robinson, MLT, CVT; Daisey B. Eanes; Jose Ortiz, MD; Mauricio Hong, MD; Jonathan Goldberg, MD; Peter Politis; Tammy Chandler, RN, MSN, ACNS
At the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care System (LSCDVAHC), in Cleveland, Ohio, the staff of the cardiology section has engaged in a systematic education program focusing on veterans and their families. The goal...
At the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care System (LSCDVAHC), in Cleveland, Ohio, the staff of the cardiology section has engaged in a systematic education program focusing on veterans and their families. The goal...
At the Louis Stokes Cleveland...
07/05/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab
07/05/2011
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
"I just received my new ACLS class materials, and I noticed that atropine is no longer used for cardiac arrest. How is that possible after it having been in the protocols for so many years?"  — Anonymous, via Facebook
"I just received my new ACLS class materials, and I noticed that atropine is no longer used for cardiac arrest. How is that possible after it having been in the protocols for so many years?"  — Anonymous, via Facebook
"I just received my new ACLS...
07/05/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
The Role and Involvement of EMS: Strategies for Streamlined STEMI & Stroke Care
07/05/2011
Kevin L. Miracle, MBA, EMT-P
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).1 In fact, in the United States, more than 6 million patients present to the ED annually with complaints of chest pain, which is suggestive...
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).1 In fact, in the United States, more than 6 million patients present to the ED annually with complaints of chest pain, which is suggestive...
Chest pain is one of the most...
07/05/2011
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
07/05/2011
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered by Readers
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered b...
Call for Vasc/Cardiac EmergenciesA reader asks: “Do you have more then one call team? If only one, what happens if you have a AMI while doing a vascular/IR case?”
Call for Vasc/Cardiac EmergenciesA reader asks: “Do you have more then one call team? If only one, what happens if you have a AMI while doing a vascular/IR case?”
Call for Vasc/Cardiac...
07/05/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology – A First in Internet Dialog for Medical Education: Managing a Thrombus in the Left Main Coronary Artery
07/05/2011
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Recent advances in the way we transmit important clinical educational materials now include email, “cloud” internet data repositories, iPhone and iPad instant access, and similar internet applications. Over the last 2 years, I and my...
Recent advances in the way we transmit important clinical educational materials now include email, “cloud” internet data repositories, iPhone and iPad instant access, and similar internet applications. Over the last 2 years, I and my...
Recent advances in the way we...
07/05/2011
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