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Volume 22 - Issue 1 - January 2014

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01/07/2014
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01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think: STEMI Patients – Scoot or Slide?
01/07/2014
"I am of the opinion that a patient coming in the cardiac cath lab and also in exiting the cardiac cath lab exam table should be slid across in order to not increase work load or demand on an injured cardiac muscle. What do you think?”
"I am of the opinion that a patient coming in the cardiac cath lab and also in exiting the cardiac cath lab exam table should be slid across in order to not increase work load or demand on an injured cardiac muscle. What do you think?”
"I am of the opinion that a...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) January 2014 News
01/07/2014
News and educational events from the SICP.
News and educational events from the SICP.
News and educational events from...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Announcing a Free, Interactive Tutorial on Transradial Intervention from Dr. Tejas Patel
01/07/2014
Tejas M. Patel, MD, DM
Transradial Interventions: Interactive Tutorial by Prof. Tejas Patel, MD, DM, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, is a virtual classroom, covering basic to advanced techniques of transradial access.
Transradial Interventions: Interactive Tutorial by Prof. Tejas Patel, MD, DM, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, is a virtual classroom, covering basic to advanced techniques of transradial access.
Transradial Interventions:...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Benchmarking Strategies to Achieve Cardiac Cath Lab Goals
01/07/2014
Ross Swanson; Stacey Lang
In today’s healthcare environment, cath lab leaders must navigate rapidly changing requirements related to quality and transparency. Improved access to cardiac program data can be of tremendous value, but is accompanied by several challenges.
In today’s healthcare environment, cath lab leaders must navigate rapidly changing requirements related to quality and transparency. Improved access to cardiac program data can be of tremendous value, but is accompanied by several challenges.
In today’s healthcare...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Treatment of a Heavily Calcified SFA Utilizing the Jetstream Navitus L
01/07/2014
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA; Amit Srivastava, MD, FACC, FABVM
Procedural indication: Rutherford Class III activity-limiting claudication in a patient with established peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus type 2.
Procedural indication: Rutherford Class III activity-limiting claudication in a patient with established peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus type 2.
Procedural indication:...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Improving Patient Throughput at Del Sol Medical Center with an Implant-Free, Self-Sealing Arteriotomy
01/07/2014
Oscar Munoz, MD
I am uncomfortable with closure devices where material is left behind. Sometimes the material is gone in a few weeks, but in reality, it may stay in the body for months.
I am uncomfortable with closure devices where material is left behind. Sometimes the material is gone in a few weeks, but in reality, it may stay in the body for months.
I am uncomfortable with closure...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Spotlight: Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center
01/07/2014
Robin Weiner Renteria
The cardiac catheterization lab at Morristown Medical Center has 51 staff members and consists of five rooms. The mix of credentials in the cath lab includes nurses, cardiovascular technologists, radiologic technologists and administrators.
The cardiac catheterization lab at Morristown Medical Center has 51 staff members and consists of five rooms. The mix of credentials in the cath lab includes nurses, cardiovascular technologists, radiologic technologists and administrators.
The cardiac catheterization lab...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
New Devices
VEITHSymposium: The Sympathetic Nervous System and Denervation by Endovascular Renal Artery Radiofrequency Ablation
01/07/2014
John W. Osborn, PhD
Sympathetic renal denervation is the process of targeting and ablating the nerves going to the kidney. It is a percutaneous procedure, performed with a radiofrequency ablation catheter in the renal arteries.
Sympathetic renal denervation is the process of targeting and ablating the nerves going to the kidney. It is a percutaneous procedure, performed with a radiofrequency ablation catheter in the renal arteries.
Sympathetic renal denervation is...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
VEITHSymposium: Atherectomy for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: What to Use and When
01/07/2014
James F. McKinsey, MD
Atherectomy allows the operator to achieve stentlike results without having to leave a foreign body behind. We are finally getting reasonable data demonstrating its efficacy.
Atherectomy allows the operator to achieve stentlike results without having to leave a foreign body behind. We are finally getting reasonable data demonstrating its efficacy.
Atherectomy allows the operator...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
VEITHSymposium: Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair with the MitraClip
01/07/2014
Ted Feldman, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC
MitraClip has been approved for patients with significant symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who are at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery.
MitraClip has been approved for patients with significant symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who are at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery.
MitraClip has been approved for...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
VEITHSymposium: Ultrasound-Enhanced Thrombolysis for Deep Venous Thrombosis
01/07/2014
Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD
Our experience is good. Ninety percent (90%) of patients treated so far have had successful thrombolysis of their obstructed deep iliac veins; the majority in < 24 hrs.
Our experience is good. Ninety percent (90%) of patients treated so far have had successful thrombolysis of their obstructed deep iliac veins; the majority in < 24 hrs.
Our experience is good. Ninety...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Physiologic Data Strengthens the Heart Team Concept at East Carolina Heart Institute
01/07/2014
T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr., MD
Multidisciplinary decision-making is gaining traction in many areas of cardiovascular medicine, including aortic and mitral valve disease, and ischemic heart disease. The multidisciplinary approach facilitates selecting the optimal treatment...
Multidisciplinary decision-making is gaining traction in many areas of cardiovascular medicine, including aortic and mitral valve disease, and ischemic heart disease. The multidisciplinary approach facilitates selecting the optimal treatment...
Multidisciplinary...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
SVG to Circumflex Stenting with Significant Distal and Proximal Disease: A Complex Case Utilizing a Covered Stent
01/07/2014
Sheldon Goldberg, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Robert S. Fenning, MD; Rebecca Wascho, RCIS; Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
Due to the location and severity of the disease in the SVG to the circumflex artery, the procedure was stopped, and a multi-disciplinary strategy was coordinated to revascularize the patient.
Due to the location and severity of the disease in the SVG to the circumflex artery, the procedure was stopped, and a multi-disciplinary strategy was coordinated to revascularize the patient.
Due to the location and severity...
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
To PRAMI or not to PRAMI: Should we do PCI of the Non-Infarct-Related Artery in STEMI Patients?
01/07/2014
Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Michael A. Kutcher, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Habib Samady, MD; Justin E. Davies, MBBS, MRCP, PhD; Peter Ver Lee, MD; John Bittl, MD; Samuel M. Butman, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD
My cardiology fellow said we should now stent the RCA since we were already here and the patient was quite stable. I demurred and said we will be back in a couple weeks unless the patient develops angina. The RCA could be treated after...
My cardiology fellow said we should now stent the RCA since we were already here and the patient was quite stable. I demurred and said we will be back in a couple weeks unless the patient develops angina. The RCA could be treated after...
My cardiology fellow said we...
01/07/2014
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Scientia's novel access platform is designed to improve navigability through complex anatomy and simplify neurovascular procedures. By enabling faster and more reliable access, these technologies improve procedural efficiency.
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Scientia's novel access platform...
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"By using the EggNest system, we can provide the entire team with protection that is superior to the status quo, by either going apron-free, or while wearing aprons that feel like a light vest," said Santiago Garcia, MD, the study’s lead...
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"This first look at contemporary data of the growing adoption of angiography-derived physiology (ADP) in the U.S. shows similar clinical outcomes including death, MI and revascularization through 2 years when compared with invasive pressure...
"This first look at contemporary data of the growing adoption of angiography-derived physiology (ADP) in the U.S. shows similar clinical outcomes including death, MI and revascularization through 2 years when compared with invasive pressure...
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Cath Lab Digest
Heart Failure
BioCardia Late Breaking Echocardiography Clinical Results from CardiAMP HF Trial Presented at Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT)
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Dr. Amish Raval reported that patients receiving the autologous CardiAMP cell therapy under investigation demonstrated positive evidence of decreased pathological left ventricular remodeling over time compared to patients not receiving the...
Dr. Amish Raval reported that patients receiving the autologous CardiAMP cell therapy under investigation demonstrated positive evidence of decreased pathological left ventricular remodeling over time compared to patients not receiving the...
Dr. Amish Raval reported that...
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Heart Failure
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"The RELIEF-FIH study provides encouraging early evidence on a novel approach to HF congestion management," stated Dr. Alex Rothman. "By targeting the negative physiological cardiorenal loop, the Relief System modulates venous congestion in...
"The RELIEF-FIH study provides encouraging early evidence on a novel approach to HF congestion management," stated Dr. Alex Rothman. "By targeting the negative physiological cardiorenal loop, the Relief System modulates venous congestion in...
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A wound that remains open for longer than a month is classified as chronic. Worldwide, about 12 million people experience chronic wounds each year, including roughly 4.5 million in the United States. Approximately one in five of these...
A wound that remains open for longer than a month is classified as chronic. Worldwide, about 12 million people experience chronic wounds each year, including roughly 4.5 million in the United States. Approximately one in five of these...
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People Whose Sugar Intake Was Restricted Before Birth and In Early Childhood Had Markedly Lower Rates of Heart Disease Later In Life 
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Limiting sugar consumption during early childhood may reduce the risk of serious heart problems later in life. A study published in The BMJ, based on data from the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953, found that people...
Limiting sugar consumption during early childhood may reduce the risk of serious heart problems later in life. A study published in The BMJ, based on data from the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953, found that people...
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VentiV Mechanical Thrombectomy system illustration
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