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Volume 23 - Issue 8 - August, 2015

Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Saint Agnes Medical Center
08/01/2015
Katherine McCardell, RN; Mike Colgate, RCIS, MPH
Saint Agnes Medical Center is a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving center, with a combined cath lab/interventional radiology (IR) department. Housed within the department are three dedicated Philips cardiac cath suites and...
Saint Agnes Medical Center is a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving center, with a combined cath lab/interventional radiology (IR) department. Housed within the department are three dedicated Philips cardiac cath suites and...
Saint Agnes Medical Center is a...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Perspectives on ACE Reaccreditation: The Cath Lab Director’s View
08/01/2015
Lynn Smith, RN, MSN
In 2011, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, was the first hospital to be nationally recognized with Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) accreditation. They followed that accomplishment in...
In 2011, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, was the first hospital to be nationally recognized with Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) accreditation. They followed that accomplishment in...
In 2011, Bon Secours St. Francis...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Series
“When It Rains, It Pours”: Radial Perforation and Entrapment
08/01/2015
Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
The following case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.
The following case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.
The following case is part of a...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Editorial
Re: “Mean Girls of the ER: The Alarming Nurse Culture of Bullying and Hazing”
08/01/2015
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS; Alexandra Robbins
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA,...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Education
New Online Professional Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology
08/01/2015
Letitia P. Esbenshade-Smith, AS, RCIS, NASPE/PE, MS, RCES, RCIS
Beginning in August 2015, Pennsylvania College (PA College) of Health Sciences (formerly the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences) will be offering an online Professional Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Beginning in August 2015, Pennsylvania College (PA College) of Health Sciences (formerly the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences) will be offering an online Professional Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Beginning in August 2015,...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
The Latest CLI Therapeutic Options
08/01/2015
Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSCAI, FSIR; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Eric C. Scott, MD
It is essential that we continue an open-mind approach to the CLI patient and always offer the best therapeutic option for the presented lesion.
It is essential that we continue an open-mind approach to the CLI patient and always offer the best therapeutic option for the presented lesion.
It is essential that we continue...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Radial Techniques for Treatment of PAD
08/01/2015
Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
This is an 80-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes, obesity, renal insufficiency and right lower extremity claudication with a...
This is an 80-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes, obesity, renal insufficiency and right lower extremity claudication with a...
This is an 80-year-old gentleman...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Medinol Moves Out Front
08/01/2015
Marty Leon; Kobi Richter, PhD
Medinol introduced the NIR stent in Europe in 1996 and in the United States in 1998, and captured the leading market share in both markets. We have continued to develop new generations of stents with the NIR Elite, NIROYAL, NIRflex and...
Medinol introduced the NIR stent in Europe in 1996 and in the United States in 1998, and captured the leading market share in both markets. We have continued to develop new generations of stents with the NIR Elite, NIROYAL, NIRflex and...
Medinol introduced the NIR stent...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Top 5 Challenges for the Cath Lab 2015
08/01/2015
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
At this mid-point in 2015, I thought it would be worthwhile highlighting some of the advances and issues pertinent to all cath lab staff for the daily care of their patients.  
At this mid-point in 2015, I thought it would be worthwhile highlighting some of the advances and issues pertinent to all cath lab staff for the daily care of their patients.  
At this mid-point in 2015, I...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Utility of Transradial Approach for Peripheral Vascular Interventions
08/01/2015
John T. Coppola, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Surender Deora, MD, DM; Tejas M. Patel, MD, DM; Sanjay C. Shah, MD, DM; Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI; Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
The transradial approach for peripheral vascular interventions is gradually emerging as an effective alternative route to the transfemoral approach. 
The transradial approach for peripheral vascular interventions is gradually emerging as an effective alternative route to the transfemoral approach. 
The transradial approach for...
08/01/2015
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