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Volume 21 - Issue 11 - November 2013

Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital Cardiovascular Center
11/14/2013
Sharon Delaney, MSN, MBA, RN; Kimberly White, BSBA, RCIS; Lisa Meter, AS, RT(R), RCIS; Janice Baker, BSN, RN, CEPS, CCRN, FHRS
Our invasive cardiovascular department consists of 3 invasive suites and a 6-bay pre and post holding area.
Our invasive cardiovascular department consists of 3 invasive suites and a 6-bay pre and post holding area.
Our invasive cardiovascular...
11/14/2013
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Use of Vascular Ultrasound Guidance in Obtaining Access for Transradial Coronary Angiogram in Patients With Advanced Shock
11/14/2013
Ian C. Gilchrist, MD; Pradeep Yadav, MD; Giselle A. Baquero, MD
With this case as an example, we describe the technique of using ultrasound in shock patients and simple troubleshooting steps.
With this case as an example, we describe the technique of using ultrasound in shock patients and simple troubleshooting steps.
With this case as an example, we...
11/14/2013
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Transitioning from a Legacy Hemo System to the McKesson Cardiology Hemo Solution
11/14/2013
Joe Olson; Jerry Birk
The McKesson system condenses multiple sources of information, making it easier for the rest of our hospital team to access files and have necessary information at their fingertips to make decisions in the care of the patient.
The McKesson system condenses multiple sources of information, making it easier for the rest of our hospital team to access files and have necessary information at their fingertips to make decisions in the care of the patient.
The McKesson system condenses...
11/14/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Planning and Developing a Successful TAVR Program at Maine Medical Center: Economic, Program, and Procedural Considerations
11/14/2013
David W. Butzel, MD, FACC; Claire M. Berg, MS, RN, CCRC; Kathleen Black, RN
As Cath Lab Digest talks with key members of the successful TAVR program at the Maine Medical Center, a tertiary referral hospital, we will focus on the pre, peri and post procedure processes that lead to the most efficient care of the...
As Cath Lab Digest talks with key members of the successful TAVR program at the Maine Medical Center, a tertiary referral hospital, we will focus on the pre, peri and post procedure processes that lead to the most efficient care of the...
As Cath Lab Digest talks with...
11/14/2013
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Cath Lab Management
Challenges in Service Line Leadership in an Era of Healthcare Reform
11/14/2013
Susan N. Heck
In our experience, an actionable strategic business plan can aid in providing this focus, while ensuring all team members have a clear direction in how to move the service line forward.
In our experience, an actionable strategic business plan can aid in providing this focus, while ensuring all team members have a clear direction in how to move the service line forward.
In our experience, an actionable...
11/14/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Peripheral Interventions: Two Cases
11/14/2013
Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Question: Do you do peripheral cases utilizing the radial approach? Answer: We do. We have used the radial approach for a variety of non-coronary cases. Following are two examples.
Question: Do you do peripheral cases utilizing the radial approach? Answer: We do. We have used the radial approach for a variety of non-coronary cases. Following are two examples.
Question: Do you do peripheral...
11/14/2013
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: The End of End-hole Left Ventriculography – A Consensus of Operators
11/14/2013
Joseph D. Babb, MD; George W. Vetrovec, MD; John Bittl, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc; Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Steven R. Bailey, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Frederick G.P. Welt, MD; David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Mladen I. Vidovich, MD; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Charles E. Chambers, MD; Christopher J. White, DO, MD; Barry F. Uretsky, MD; Peter Ver Lee, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Bernard DeBruyne; Kirk N. Garrett; Carl L. Tommaso, MD; Malcolm R. Bell, MD
Left ventriculography, once an integral part of every cardiac angiographic procedure, has been reconsidered as often unnecessary in light of high quality echocardiography for left ventricular (LV) functional assessment.
Left ventriculography, once an integral part of every cardiac angiographic procedure, has been reconsidered as often unnecessary in light of high quality echocardiography for left ventricular (LV) functional assessment.
Left ventriculography, once an...
11/14/2013
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Health Central Experience Treating STEMI in an ULMCA Without On-Site Cardiac Surgery
11/14/2013
Barry S. Weinstock, MD, FACC; Reynaldo "Rey" M. Grullon, BSN, RN
In institutions such as ours, i.e., hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery, PCI in the setting of STEMI due to ULMCA disease often offers the only reasonable chance for survival.
In institutions such as ours, i.e., hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery, PCI in the setting of STEMI due to ULMCA disease often offers the only reasonable chance for survival.
In institutions such as ours,...
11/14/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Complications of Transradial Catheterization: Axillary and Subclavian Artery Dissection
11/14/2013
Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Troy Trayer, DO
We present a case demonstrating the importance of careful advancement of wire and catheter through the upper limb arteries when performing transradial catheterization.
We present a case demonstrating the importance of careful advancement of wire and catheter through the upper limb arteries when performing transradial catheterization.
We present a case demonstrating...
11/14/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Facing the Intracoronary Thrombus Burden: The Two-Step Approach to Coronary Stenting
11/14/2013
Aditya Kapoor, MD, DM, FACC; Sudeep Kumar, MD, DM, FACC; Jugal Sharma, MD
We describe two cases wherein a high thrombus burden during the diagnostic coronary angiogram led to a strategy of deferred coronary stenting.
We describe two cases wherein a high thrombus burden during the diagnostic coronary angiogram led to a strategy of deferred coronary stenting.
We describe two cases wherein a...
11/14/2013
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