Volume 22 - Issue 1 - January 2014
New Devices
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cath Lab Management
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
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
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
