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Volume 23 - Issue 9 - September 2015

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09/09/2015

This month, Cath Lab Digest wishes to congratulate...

This month, Cath Lab Digest wishes to...
I would like to announce both Ivan Brown, RN, and Beth Woodall, RN, have successfully passed the RCIS certification examination. We are so proud of our certified staff! Way to go Beth and Ivan! Sent in by Angela Edgar, RN, MS, CCRN-CMC,...
I would like to announce both Ivan Brown, RN, and Beth Woodall, RN, have successfully passed the RCIS certification examination. We are so proud of our certified staff! Way to go Beth and Ivan! Sent in by Angela Edgar, RN, MS, CCRN-CMC,...
I would like to announce both...
09/09/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds in Anomalous and Tortuous Vessels Treated by Radial Approach
09/07/2015
G. Sengottuvelu, MD, DM, FSCAI, FRCP; Ravindran Rajendran, MD, DM
We present two cases of complex anatomies treated using radial access where we have successfully deployed a bioresorbable vascular scaffold with a good outcome.
We present two cases of complex anatomies treated using radial access where we have successfully deployed a bioresorbable vascular scaffold with a good outcome.
We present two cases of complex...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Structured Reporting
The Use of ProVation MD for Structured Reporting in the Cath Lab
09/07/2015
Kristi Baden, BSN; Paige Klein, MSN, FNP-BC; William L. Woods, MD, FACC
Perspectives from users four months after the transition to structured reporting.
Perspectives from users four months after the transition to structured reporting.
Perspectives from users four...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: The Heart and Vascular Interventional Laboratory at UMass Memorial Medical Center
09/07/2015
Michael Dorval, RN, BSN, MSN; MaryAnn Stand, RN, BSN
The HVIL was formed from an integration of cardiac, electrophysiology and vascular staff, in a move to improve overall operating efficiency and patient flow, and consolidate costs. The staffing mix is flexible and based on patient acuity.
The HVIL was formed from an integration of cardiac, electrophysiology and vascular staff, in a move to improve overall operating efficiency and patient flow, and consolidate costs. The staffing mix is flexible and based on patient acuity.
The HVIL was formed from an...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Advantage: Tirofiban in the Complex Puzzle of ACS Pharmacotherapeutics
09/07/2015
Thomas D. Stuckey, MD, FACC, FSCAI
High-dose bolus tirofiban has been an excellent, cost-effective way to deal with patients who do not have optimal platelet inhibition at the time of PCI. It’s given us the flexibility to deal with that unmet need.
High-dose bolus tirofiban has been an excellent, cost-effective way to deal with patients who do not have optimal platelet inhibition at the time of PCI. It’s given us the flexibility to deal with that unmet need.
High-dose bolus tirofiban has...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Improving the Process of TAVR at Piedmont Heart Institute’s Marcus Heart Valve Center
09/07/2015
Christopher U. Meduri, MD, MPH
Initially, Piedmont’s length of stay was around the national average of 6 to 7 days and we felt there was room for improvement.
Initially, Piedmont’s length of stay was around the national average of 6 to 7 days and we felt there was room for improvement.
Initially, Piedmont’s length of...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
The Fast-Evolving Field of Drug-Coated Balloons in Below-the-Knee Disease
09/07/2015
Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Juan F. Granada, MD
CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 
CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 
CLI Perspectives is headed by...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Saddle Embolus and Right Atrial Clot: Using Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Management of Massive Pulmonary Emboli
09/07/2015
Osama Qaqi, MD; Mahir D. Elder, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI; Roba S. Alhasan, MD
Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thromobolysis was seen as the safest therapeutic modality given patient’s increased morbidity and mortality in the event of bleeding.
Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thromobolysis was seen as the safest therapeutic modality given patient’s increased morbidity and mortality in the event of bleeding.
Ultrasound-assisted...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Attacking the Crux of the Health Care Cost Crisis
09/07/2015
James Montgomery, MPH
The key factor driving waste within the delivery system is the slow adoption of new medical knowledge that could improve outcomes, and reduce risks and (importantly) costs. This is the front line in the battle defining our healthcare future.
The key factor driving waste within the delivery system is the slow adoption of new medical knowledge that could improve outcomes, and reduce risks and (importantly) costs. This is the front line in the battle defining our healthcare future.
The key factor driving waste...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Use Micropuncture Technique for Pericardiocentesis?
09/07/2015
Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM; Fred Resnick; Andrew Doorey; Andrew D. Michaels, MD, MAS; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Navin Kumar Kapur, MD; Zoltan G. Turi, MD; Jeffrey Marshall; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.   
Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.   
Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether...
09/07/2015
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