Volume 20 - Issue 1 - January 2012
Careers
01/06/2012
Thomas H. Maloney, MS, MHA, RCIS, FSICP
National data released on compensation trendsDespite a sputtering economy, nationwide opportunities for cath lab professionals to earn higher than average wages exist, with the best-paying positions in the western United States, according to...
National data released on compensation trendsDespite a sputtering economy, nationwide opportunities for cath lab professionals to earn higher than average wages exist, with the best-paying positions in the western United States, according to...
National data released on...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
01/06/2012
Ivan Feticio
Ivan Feticio shares his experience handling the Cardiosave™ intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), the newest IABP from MAQUET Cardiovascular. Currently CE marked and having received FDA 510(k) clearance, Cardiosave is expected to be commercially...
Ivan Feticio shares his experience handling the Cardiosave™ intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), the newest IABP from MAQUET Cardiovascular. Currently CE marked and having received FDA 510(k) clearance, Cardiosave is expected to be commercially...
Ivan Feticio shares his...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
01/05/2012
Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Abbott: Medical Therapy, Not Carotid Surgery or Stenting, for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery DiseaseBell: A Critical Look at Intervention for Asymptomatic Carotid StenosisEngelhardt: Catheter-Directed Ultrasound Thrombolysis and the Reduction of...
Abbott: Medical Therapy, Not Carotid Surgery or Stenting, for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery DiseaseBell: A Critical Look at Intervention for Asymptomatic Carotid StenosisEngelhardt: Catheter-Directed Ultrasound Thrombolysis and the Reduction of...
Abbott: Medical Therapy, Not...
01/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
01/05/2012
Chris Schulze, RN; Alan Kettelkamp, RT(R)
Can you tell us about your cath lab?Cox Health has five procedure labs. While all five labs have the ability to accommodate coronary interventions, we routinely schedule electrophysiology (EP) and peripheral vascular procedures in designated...
Can you tell us about your cath lab?Cox Health has five procedure labs. While all five labs have the ability to accommodate coronary interventions, we routinely schedule electrophysiology (EP) and peripheral vascular procedures in designated...
Can you tell us about your cath...
01/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
01/06/2012
Paul A. Gurbel, MD, FACC
Thirty-day ADAPT-DES (Assessment of Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy with Drug-Eluting Stents) data were presented at TCT in November. Can you describe the study?ADAPT-DES is a large, multi-center registry looking at the relation between...
Thirty-day ADAPT-DES (Assessment of Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy with Drug-Eluting Stents) data were presented at TCT in November. Can you describe the study?ADAPT-DES is a large, multi-center registry looking at the relation between...
Thirty-day ADAPT-DES (Assessment...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
01/06/2012
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Michael N. Hakimi, DO; Ulrich Luft, MD
Case ReportA 59-year-old male presented with worsening dyspnea and orthopnea over the past five months. A review of systems revealed anorexia and an unintentional 40-pound weight loss over the past year. The patient has also been...
Case ReportA 59-year-old male presented with worsening dyspnea and orthopnea over the past five months. A review of systems revealed anorexia and an unintentional 40-pound weight loss over the past year. The patient has also been...
Case ReportA 59-year-old male...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
01/06/2012
Justin E. Davies, MBBS, MRCP, PhD
What were some of the issues with fractional flow reserve that led to the development of iFR?Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a technique that has clearly revolutionized what we do in the cath lab. It has taken us away from a look-and-treat...
What were some of the issues with fractional flow reserve that led to the development of iFR?Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a technique that has clearly revolutionized what we do in the cath lab. It has taken us away from a look-and-treat...
What were some of the issues...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
01/06/2012
Dick Stueve, RT; Jane Kiah, MSN, RN
Marie Curie died due to excess exposure to her discovery, radium. Thomas Edison invented the fluoroscope, but stopped his work in this area when his assistant died of an x-ray overdose. Many years later, we have a better understanding of the...
Marie Curie died due to excess exposure to her discovery, radium. Thomas Edison invented the fluoroscope, but stopped his work in this area when his assistant died of an x-ray overdose. Many years later, we have a better understanding of the...
Marie Curie died due to excess...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
01/06/2012
Susan N. Heck
As a leader in healthcare over the last year, have you felt as though you were on an emotional roller coaster? Has the uncertainty of healthcare reform caused commotion in your Finance Department, stress for the quality- and...
As a leader in healthcare over the last year, have you felt as though you were on an emotional roller coaster? Has the uncertainty of healthcare reform caused commotion in your Finance Department, stress for the quality- and...
As a leader in healthcare over...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
01/06/2012
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
From Wikipedia: “A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system. It is often used to describe a transient fault that corrects itself, and is therefore difficult to troubleshoot. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics...
From Wikipedia: “A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system. It is often used to describe a transient fault that corrects itself, and is therefore difficult to troubleshoot. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics...
From Wikipedia: “A glitch is a...
01/06/2012
Cath Lab Digest
