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Volume 23 - Issue 12 - December 2015

CLI Perspectives
ISET and the Exciting Developments in CLI Therapy
12/07/2015
Barry T. Katzen, MD, FACC, FACR, FSIR; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Barry T. Katzen MD, FACR, FACC, FSIR, Founder and Medical Director, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida.
This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Barry T. Katzen MD, FACR, FACC, FSIR, Founder and Medical Director, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida.
This month, Dr. Mustapha...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Series
Ultrasound Guidance for Upper Extremity Arterial and Venous Access
12/06/2015
Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
In this report, we demonstrate how ultrasound guidance can facilitate an otherwise challenging situation of upper extremity access for right and left heart catheterization.
In this report, we demonstrate how ultrasound guidance can facilitate an otherwise challenging situation of upper extremity access for right and left heart catheterization.
In this report, we demonstrate...
12/06/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Freestanding Cath Lab
The CardioVascular Lab at Phoenix Heart: An In-Office Lab (OBL) Marks Its One-Year+ Anniversary
12/07/2015
Rajul Patel, MD, FACC; Jerry VanHorn; Bijal B. Dave
The CardioVascular lab at Phoenix Heart consists of a 4-bed pre and post procedure area, and a single interventional suite. We have 4 full-time staff members in the lab; two are registered nurses and two are registered radiologic...
The CardioVascular lab at Phoenix Heart consists of a 4-bed pre and post procedure area, and a single interventional suite. We have 4 full-time staff members in the lab; two are registered nurses and two are registered radiologic...
The CardioVascular lab at...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
News
VA Maryland Health Care System Surgeon and Researcher Finds Way to Prevent Vascular Scarring
12/07/2015
Dr. Thomas S. Monahan, a surgeon at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, has successfully found a way to prevent intimal hyperplasia — or thickening within arteries — by identifying and successfully blocking a protein associated with the scarring...
Dr. Thomas S. Monahan, a surgeon at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, has successfully found a way to prevent intimal hyperplasia — or thickening within arteries — by identifying and successfully blocking a protein associated with the scarring...
Dr. Thomas S. Monahan, a surgeon...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis: An Optimal Solution for Undertreated Patients With Intermediate-Risk PE
12/07/2015
Tod C. Engelhardt, MD, FACS
For a large majority of patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), the usual standard of care of anticoagulation alone falls far short of saving lives and avoiding long-term sequelae, such as chronic thromboembolic...
For a large majority of patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), the usual standard of care of anticoagulation alone falls far short of saving lives and avoiding long-term sequelae, such as chronic thromboembolic...
For a large majority of patients...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Cardiovascular Interventional Lab (CVIL) at Tampa General Hospital
12/04/2015
Heather Bidlack, BSN, RN, PCCN; Fred Webster, RT(R), RCIS; Carol Shakoori-Naminy, BSN, RN; Angela Leland, BSN, RN, CVRN; Haydy Rojas, BSN, RN; Louise Stevenson, BSN, RN, CVRN; Jamie Carden, BSN, RN; Charity Kanuck, BSN, RN, CVRN; Gordon Hackstaff; Maureen Ogden, MHA, RN; Denise Vander Werf, MHA, RT(R); Heleomar Zanga, MSN, RN, CNML; Ryan Mehuron, MHA; Dorothy Beck, BSN, RN, CVRN; JoAnn Green, MSN, RN, ARNP; Rod L. Atkins, MSN, ARNP
TGH’s Cardiovascular Interventional Lab (CVIL) consists of four cardiac catheterization labs, two electrophysiology (EP) labs and six interventional radiology (IR) labs, including two neuro-interventional labs.    
TGH’s Cardiovascular Interventional Lab (CVIL) consists of four cardiac catheterization labs, two electrophysiology (EP) labs and six interventional radiology (IR) labs, including two neuro-interventional labs.    
TGH’s Cardiovascular...
12/04/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
The Pulmonary Embolism Program at Tampa General Hospital
12/07/2015
Samuel A. Shube, MD
After we completed our first 75 PE cases, we reviewed our results, which were very good, with zero complications. We were able to significantly decrease thrombus load and decrease pulmonary artery pressures almost uniformly across the board. 
After we completed our first 75 PE cases, we reviewed our results, which were very good, with zero complications. We were able to significantly decrease thrombus load and decrease pulmonary artery pressures almost uniformly across the board. 
After we completed our first 75...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Optimizing Success in Treating Occlusive Disease of the Superficial Femoral Artery
12/07/2015
Vinayak Subramanian, BS; George L. Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is unlike any other vessel in the body and presents unique challenges for endovascular intervention. Complete occlusions tend to predominate stenosis, and disease is often diffuse along the SFA. 
The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is unlike any other vessel in the body and presents unique challenges for endovascular intervention. Complete occlusions tend to predominate stenosis, and disease is often diffuse along the SFA. 
The superficial femoral artery...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Management of Iliac Stent Embolization During Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
12/07/2015
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Vincent Varghese, DO; Richard C. Kovach, MD; Pranav Doshi, DO
Here we discuss a case of iliac stent embolization as a complication and its management with the use of percutaneous techniques.     
Here we discuss a case of iliac stent embolization as a complication and its management with the use of percutaneous techniques.     
Here we discuss a case of iliac...
12/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Return of IC Adenosine for FFR: History, Dose and Technique
12/04/2015
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Several thought leaders in coronary physiology recommend returning to intracoronary (IC) adenosine. I thought it might be worthwhile to discuss how IC adenosine came to be used, its best dosing, and a couple tips on technique for...
Several thought leaders in coronary physiology recommend returning to intracoronary (IC) adenosine. I thought it might be worthwhile to discuss how IC adenosine came to be used, its best dosing, and a couple tips on technique for...
Several thought leaders in...
12/04/2015
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