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Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March 2015

Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Durham VA Medical Center
02/26/2015
Marri "Nicki" Fryar, RN, MBA, MHA; Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The authors can be contacted via Dr. Sunil Rao at sunil.rao@duke.edu. Tell us about your cath lab.
The authors can be contacted via Dr. Sunil Rao at sunil.rao@duke.edu. Tell us about your cath lab.
The authors can be contacted via...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Economics and Care
Switching From Eptifibatide to Tirofiban Use in ACS: Reducing Cost While Maintaining Quality of Care
02/26/2015
Joseph Brent Muhlestein, MD, FAHA, FACC
An emphasis on consensus and partnership allows Intermountain Health Care to unite under treatment guidelines, establish protocols, and save money, all while providing quality patient care.
An emphasis on consensus and partnership allows Intermountain Health Care to unite under treatment guidelines, establish protocols, and save money, all while providing quality patient care.
An emphasis on consensus and...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Test Your Hemodynamic Knowledge: Part I
02/26/2015
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
A 51-year-old white male presented to the cardiac cath lab with a recent, progressive history of shortness of breath, chest pain on exertion, and fatigue. 
A 51-year-old white male presented to the cardiac cath lab with a recent, progressive history of shortness of breath, chest pain on exertion, and fatigue. 
A 51-year-old white male...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Structured Reporting
Early Adopters: The Valley Hospital’s Structured Reporting Journey With ProVation MD Cardiology
02/26/2015
Janet E. Strain, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Cathy Ilardi, RN, BSN, CNML; Randy Sturm, RT(R)
The ProVation system is really very user-friendly. It also does a very reasonable job of generating a billing report, which I use on every case and then give to my billing staff, which makes billing much easier.
The ProVation system is really very user-friendly. It also does a very reasonable job of generating a billing report, which I use on every case and then give to my billing staff, which makes billing much easier.
The ProVation system is really...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
OCT-Guided PCI With Rotational Atherectomy in a Heavily Calcified Bifurcation Lesion
02/26/2015
Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, MRCP, FACC; Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD
The following case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.
The following case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.
The following case is part of a...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Conversations in Cardiology: Who Should Scrub the Groin? Is the Cath Lab Just Like the OR?
02/26/2015
Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC; Charles E. Chambers, MD; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc; Peter Ver Lee, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Jeffrey Marshall; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MD, PhD; Malcolm R. Bell, MD; William J. French
Jeff Marshall: I have a question about who should scrub the groin or wrist before a cardiac cath or peripheral procedure. 
Jeff Marshall: I have a question about who should scrub the groin or wrist before a cardiac cath or peripheral procedure. 
Jeff Marshall: I have a question...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Treatment of Severe Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in a High-Risk Patient Using the CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve
02/26/2015
John K. Forrest, MD; Abeel A. Mangi, MD; Michael Cleman, MD
The CoreValve is the first transcatheter valve to have shown superiority to surgical aortic valve replacement for in patients with increased surgical risk. The following case study illustrates the effective use of this valve in a high-risk...
The CoreValve is the first transcatheter valve to have shown superiority to surgical aortic valve replacement for in patients with increased surgical risk. The following case study illustrates the effective use of this valve in a high-risk...
The CoreValve is the first...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Test Your Hemodynamic Knowledge: Part II– The Answer Key
02/26/2015
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
The diagnosis for this patient is…
The diagnosis for this patient is…
The diagnosis for this patient...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Using the Lariat Suture Ligation Device
02/26/2015
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Frank Amico, DO; Vincent Varghese, DO
A 48-year-old male with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented for a left atrial appendage closure secondary to contraindication to oral anticoagulation. The closure was performed successfully using the Lariat suture-based closure system...
A 48-year-old male with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented for a left atrial appendage closure secondary to contraindication to oral anticoagulation. The closure was performed successfully using the Lariat suture-based closure system...
A 48-year-old male with...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
Looking at the Multi-Level Disease of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
02/26/2015
Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews: Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; Fadi Saab, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; and George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular...
This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews: Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; Fadi Saab, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; and George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular...
This month, Dr. Mustapha...
02/26/2015
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