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Volume 19 - Issue 9 - September 2011

Legislation
Birth of a Cath Lab Law
09/06/2011
James McRae, RCIS; Scott Corson, RCIS
For the sake of establishing definitions for this article, the Washington State Department of Health recognizes fields of health care under the category of a license, a certificate or a registry. Registered nurses are licensed while radiation...
For the sake of establishing definitions for this article, the Washington State Department of Health recognizes fields of health care under the category of a license, a certificate or a registry. Registered nurses are licensed while radiation...
For the sake of establishing...
09/06/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Case Files by Dr. George: A Rare Case of Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting with Thrombus Embolization and Acute Myocardial Infarction
09/01/2011
Vincent Varghese, DO; Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
IntroductionDiffuse coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a relatively infrequent anomaly encountered during coronary angiography. Although most often an incidental finding, patients may present with myocardial ischemia requiring therapeutic...
IntroductionDiffuse coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a relatively infrequent anomaly encountered during coronary angiography. Although most often an incidental finding, patients may present with myocardial ischemia requiring therapeutic...
IntroductionDiffuse coronary...
09/01/2011
Cath Lab Digest
The Antithrombotic Conundrum: Is REG1 a Game Changer?
09/01/2011
David J. Mazzo, PhD
Cath Lab Digest talks with David J. Mazzo, PhD, President and CEO of Regado Biosciences, Inc., Basking Ridge, New Jersey, about REG1, a rapidly reversible, actively controllable anticoagulant system.Could you describe the problem you are...
Cath Lab Digest talks with David J. Mazzo, PhD, President and CEO of Regado Biosciences, Inc., Basking Ridge, New Jersey, about REG1, a rapidly reversible, actively controllable anticoagulant system.Could you describe the problem you are...
Cath Lab Digest talks with David...
09/01/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Florida Hospital
09/01/2011
Barry Egolf, RN; Ron Reynolds, RCIS; Linette Lenker, BSN; Joshua Montemayor, BSN, RRT
Can you tell us about your cath lab?Florida Hospital is a 1,400-bed facility. We have 98 employees, comprised of registered nurses (RNs), registered cardiovascular invasive specialists (RCISs), registered radiologic technologists (RT[R]s),...
Can you tell us about your cath lab?Florida Hospital is a 1,400-bed facility. We have 98 employees, comprised of registered nurses (RNs), registered cardiovascular invasive specialists (RCISs), registered radiologic technologists (RT[R]s),...
Can you tell us about your cath...
09/01/2011
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
09/06/2011

Reader-Submitted Questions Answered by Readers

Reader-Submitted Questions Answered b...
Contact us with your question or respond to a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Answered!Mask Wear?We are trying to collect data from cath labs about requirements for the circulator and whether cath labs require the circulator to wear a mask...
Contact us with your question or respond to a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Answered!Mask Wear?We are trying to collect data from cath labs about requirements for the circulator and whether cath labs require the circulator to wear a mask...
Contact us with your question or...
09/06/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Platelet Function Testing: Why We Do It on Everybody
09/06/2011
Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD
09/06/2011
Cath Lab Digest
How and Why We Use Intravascular Ultrasound
09/06/2011
Daniel H. Steinberg, MD
Tell us about your lab.The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has 4 dedicated cath labs with 9 practicing interventionalists, 6 of whom are on faculty at MUSC. We do coronary, peripheral, and structural procedures.
Tell us about your lab.The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has 4 dedicated cath labs with 9 practicing interventionalists, 6 of whom are on faculty at MUSC. We do coronary, peripheral, and structural procedures.
Tell us about your lab.The...
09/06/2011
Cath Lab Digest
New Devices
Arterial Closure is Now the First Step
09/06/2011
Kalyan K. Veerina, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The arstaotomy procedure with the Axera Access device creates a surgically precise, ultra-low angle arteriotomy through the arterial wall and into the artery. The procedure begins with a thin-wall needle to puncture into the lumen of the...
The arstaotomy procedure with the Axera Access device creates a surgically precise, ultra-low angle arteriotomy through the arterial wall and into the artery. The procedure begins with a thin-wall needle to puncture into the lumen of the...
The arstaotomy procedure with...
09/06/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
New Wire-Retained Method to Performing the Pre-Close Technique of Percutaneous Closure During Large-Bore Femoral Procedures
09/06/2011
Branavan Umakanthan, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FACP, FSCAI
Large-bore vessel sheaths are being utilized more frequently in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, especially with the advent of newer technologies which demand larger bore sheaths, such as the Impella 2.5 ventricular assist device...
Large-bore vessel sheaths are being utilized more frequently in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, especially with the advent of newer technologies which demand larger bore sheaths, such as the Impella 2.5 ventricular assist device...
Large-bore vessel sheaths are...
09/06/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Building or Renovating an Interventional Suite: Proven Solutions for Common Pitfalls
09/06/2011
Stacey Lang
Whether the decision at your organization is to upgrade the existing facility or to build from the ground-up, construction or renovation of an interventional suite is no longer about the square footage and equipment selection alone. The...
Whether the decision at your organization is to upgrade the existing facility or to build from the ground-up, construction or renovation of an interventional suite is no longer about the square footage and equipment selection alone. The...
Whether the decision at your...
09/06/2011
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