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Volume 20 - Issue 9 - September 2012

Clinical and Industry News
09/05/2012

 

 

  
Vaccine for Heart Disease? New Discovery Points to PossibilityA number of research studies have demonstrated inflammation’s role in fueling atherosclerosis, but knowledge of which immune cells are key to this process has been limited until...
Vaccine for Heart Disease? New Discovery Points to PossibilityA number of research studies have demonstrated inflammation’s role in fueling atherosclerosis, but knowledge of which immune cells are key to this process has been limited until...
Vaccine for Heart Disease? New...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
News from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
09/05/2012

 

 

  
As many of our members have probably heard by now, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Bill, HR 2104, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives on March 13th, 2012. ...
As many of our members have probably heard by now, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Bill, HR 2104, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives on March 13th, 2012. ...
As many of our members have...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Serial Lesion FFR Made Simple
09/05/2012
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
I am frequently asked questions about performing fractional flow reserve (FFR) in vessels with serial lesions. For example, one colleague asks, “You have a left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) with several lesions separated by...
I am frequently asked questions about performing fractional flow reserve (FFR) in vessels with serial lesions. For example, one colleague asks, “You have a left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) with several lesions separated by...
I am frequently asked questions...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Time and Confidence vs. IVUS “Is it worth the time?”
09/05/2012

Director Cath Lab, Palestine Regional Medical Center
Palestine, Texas

Director Cath Lab, Palestine Regional...
I would like to address the many responses I received regarding an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) article I recently wrote (“Give Your Patient the Correct Stent”, CLD July 2012). Many people stated that it took too long to advance an IVUS...
I would like to address the many responses I received regarding an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) article I recently wrote (“Give Your Patient the Correct Stent”, CLD July 2012). Many people stated that it took too long to advance an IVUS...
I would like to address the many...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Acute Pulmonary Edema
09/05/2012
Donna Gagne, RCIS
Acute pulmonary edema is a life-threatening condition that can occur suddenly and at any time during a cardiac catheterization procedure. It is also commonly referred to as “flash” pulmonary edema. The cath lab team must recognize the...
Acute pulmonary edema is a life-threatening condition that can occur suddenly and at any time during a cardiac catheterization procedure. It is also commonly referred to as “flash” pulmonary edema. The cath lab team must recognize the...
Acute pulmonary edema is a...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
One-Catheter Technique for Acute Coronary Syndromes Using an Ikari Right 1.0 Guide Catheter
09/05/2012
Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Donald Whatley, RN, CCRN
IndicationA 57-year-old white male with history of previous tobacco abuse and hypertension presented to another facility with acute onset of chest discomfort. He was found to have acute inferior wall ST elevation (Figure 1). The patient was...
IndicationA 57-year-old white male with history of previous tobacco abuse and hypertension presented to another facility with acute onset of chest discomfort. He was found to have acute inferior wall ST elevation (Figure 1). The patient was...
IndicationA 57-year-old white...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Complex Coronary Intervention in a Patient With Decompensated Heart Failure and a Mechanical Aortic Valve Using a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device
09/05/2012
Richard C. Kovach, MD; Harit Desai, DO; Jon C. George, MD, MBA
AbstractPercutaneous devices have been developed to provide hemodynamic support during complex coronary interventions. However, the presence of a mechanical aortic valve excludes the use of the Impella left ventricular assist device.
AbstractPercutaneous devices have been developed to provide hemodynamic support during complex coronary interventions. However, the presence of a mechanical aortic valve excludes the use of the Impella left ventricular assist device.
AbstractPercutaneous devices...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Arterial Access for Cath and PCI, and the Impact on Hospital Bottom Lines
09/05/2012
Marsha L. Knapik, RN, MSN, CCRN
Over the past decade, the new mantra for healthcare leaders has become cost reduction, increased efficiency, and stellar quality outcomes. Given this current scenario, Corazon advocates that cardiac services leadership in any busy cardiac...
Over the past decade, the new mantra for healthcare leaders has become cost reduction, increased efficiency, and stellar quality outcomes. Given this current scenario, Corazon advocates that cardiac services leadership in any busy cardiac...
Over the past decade, the new...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Textbook Review: Complications of Cardiovascular Procedures (Mauro Moscucci)
09/05/2012
Todd Zynda, DO; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Complications have fortunately become less common in the catheterization laboratory as cardiovascular procedures have matured. At the same time, eventually every cath lab operator will encounter an adverse event. Since no single physician,...
Complications have fortunately become less common in the catheterization laboratory as cardiovascular procedures have matured. At the same time, eventually every cath lab operator will encounter an adverse event. Since no single physician,...
Complications have fortunately...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Ligation and Exclusion as an Alternative Stroke Prevention in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
09/05/2012
Remo L. Morelli, MD, FACC; Soidjon D. Khodjaev, MD
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and a source of considerable morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of AF is estimated at 1% of the population older than 60 years,1 and it increases with age, affecting 10% of...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and a source of considerable morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of AF is estimated at 1% of the population older than 60 years,1 and it increases with age, affecting 10% of...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Committing to RCIS Credentialing For All Cath Lab Staff At WakeMed
09/05/2012
Kim Wooten, BSN, RN, RCIS
Tell us about the cath lab at WakeMed.WakeMed Heart Center’s program is the busiest in North Carolina and we treat more heart patients than any other hospital in the state. Our invasive cardiology department has nine cardiac catheterization...
Tell us about the cath lab at WakeMed.WakeMed Heart Center’s program is the busiest in North Carolina and we treat more heart patients than any other hospital in the state. Our invasive cardiology department has nine cardiac catheterization...
Tell us about the cath lab at...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
The Use of Clopidogrel and Pathways of Platelet Function Testing at University Hospitals
09/05/2012
Tom A. Lassar, MD
Tell us about the cath labs at University Hospital (UH) Case Medical Center and your satellite facilities.Case Medical Center UH Main has two cath labs and we have just added an eleventh interventionalist.
Tell us about the cath labs at University Hospital (UH) Case Medical Center and your satellite facilities.Case Medical Center UH Main has two cath labs and we have just added an eleventh interventionalist.
Tell us about the cath labs at...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
09/05/2012
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
“Does your institution use 1 or 2 transducers for cardiac caths? We currently have one for femoral arterial and one for aortic pressures. A single transducer would be more cost effective. How do you flush the sheath with one transducer and do...
“Does your institution use 1 or 2 transducers for cardiac caths? We currently have one for femoral arterial and one for aortic pressures. A single transducer would be more cost effective. How do you flush the sheath with one transducer and do...
“Does your institution use 1 or...
09/05/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Assessment of Geriatric Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
09/04/2012
Sarwat I. Chaudhry, MD
Gait speed and cognition may be important indicators for outcomes post PCI in geriatric patients.
Gait speed and cognition may be important indicators for outcomes post PCI in geriatric patients.
Gait speed and cognition may be...
09/04/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Community-Based Collaborative Vascular Disease Detection: How one center utilized the PADnet Disease Management System to grow its service line
08/31/2012
Jane Bower
Could you tell us about your position as CV Service Line Director of Development?The department assists with developing a vision for the Cardiovascular (CV) Service Line based on forecasted trends in the CV market, which ultimately drives the...
Could you tell us about your position as CV Service Line Director of Development?The department assists with developing a vision for the Cardiovascular (CV) Service Line based on forecasted trends in the CV market, which ultimately drives the...
Could you tell us about your...
08/31/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Iliac Artery Intervention via Radial Access
08/31/2012
Matthew Evans, DO; Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Case reportA 55-year-old Caucasian farmer presented to our endovascular clinic with the chief complaints of bilateral hip and thigh claudication, limiting his ability to work on the farm. He had a past medical history of hypertension,...
Case reportA 55-year-old Caucasian farmer presented to our endovascular clinic with the chief complaints of bilateral hip and thigh claudication, limiting his ability to work on the farm. He had a past medical history of hypertension,...
Case reportA 55-year-old...
08/31/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Treatment of Severe Coronary Artery Disease in a Diabetic Patient Using the Resolute Integrity Stent: A Case Study
08/31/2012
Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent (DES) (Medtronic) was approved for use in the U.S. in February 2012. The first stent to have an indication for the treatment of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients, the stent has enjoyed...
The Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent (DES) (Medtronic) was approved for use in the U.S. in February 2012. The first stent to have an indication for the treatment of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients, the stent has enjoyed...
The Resolute Integrity...
08/31/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Spotlight Interview: Crouse Hospital
08/31/2012
Lorissa Pils, DNP, RN, CNS
Tell us about your cath lab.Crouse Hospital is a 563-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Syracuse, New York.  Within the Cardiac Care Center, there are three cath labs and a nine-bed admission/recovery area.  
Tell us about your cath lab.Crouse Hospital is a 563-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Syracuse, New York.  Within the Cardiac Care Center, there are three cath labs and a nine-bed admission/recovery area.  
Tell us about your cath...
08/31/2012
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