Volume 25 - Issue 4 - April 2017
Case Report
04/10/2017
Nelson Lim Bernardo, MD; Robert Anthony Gallino, MD
The Micro 14 catheter was able to traverse a very delicate and highly tortuous epicardial collateral without any damage being done to the vessel.
The Micro 14 catheter was able to traverse a very delicate and highly tortuous epicardial collateral without any damage being done to the vessel.
The Micro 14 catheter was able...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
04/10/2017
Mike Oostdyk; Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC
If you can perform a PCI procedure sitting in a cockpit a few feet from the patient, then there is really no reason you couldn’t increase that distance using modern technology.
If you can perform a PCI procedure sitting in a cockpit a few feet from the patient, then there is really no reason you couldn’t increase that distance using modern technology.
If you can perform a PCI...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/10/2017
Georg Nickenig, MD; Robert Schueler, MD
Interventional mitral valve repair provided an option for treatment of MR-related symptoms in this case where medical therapy failed to improve the clinical and functional status.
Interventional mitral valve repair provided an option for treatment of MR-related symptoms in this case where medical therapy failed to improve the clinical and functional status.
Interventional mitral valve...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/10/2017
Kazuki Haraguchi, MD; Yoshiaki Shintani, MD; Tomohiro Kawasaki, MD
This report highlights a coral reef aorta, of special interest because it was successfully treated in Japan with a self-expanding nitinol stent in October 2012 and followed up a year later, in October 2013.
This report highlights a coral reef aorta, of special interest because it was successfully treated in Japan with a self-expanding nitinol stent in October 2012 and followed up a year later, in October 2013.
This report highlights a coral...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/10/2017
Gary Clifton
Dr. Rollefson and his institute are great examples of how a high-volume, tertiary care center can utilize tranradial in conjunction with a same-day discharge care pathway to create the win-win environment for all stakeholders.
Dr. Rollefson and his institute are great examples of how a high-volume, tertiary care center can utilize tranradial in conjunction with a same-day discharge care pathway to create the win-win environment for all stakeholders.
Dr. Rollefson and his institute...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
04/10/2017
Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Steven Kum, MBBS, FRCS
Dr. Steven Kum of Singapore believes that patients with end-stage disease can still benefit from a unique procedure called arterial venous flow reversal. Dr. Kum, a vascular surgeon, developed an endovascular procedure to not only create the...
Dr. Steven Kum of Singapore believes that patients with end-stage disease can still benefit from a unique procedure called arterial venous flow reversal. Dr. Kum, a vascular surgeon, developed an endovascular procedure to not only create the...
Dr. Steven Kum of Singapore...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/10/2017
Gina Donnelly
Corazon has long advocated the incorporation of a service line approach into a specialty program as a means to enhance clinical outcomes, improve financial performance, streamline operations, and differentiate a hospital with a competitive...
Corazon has long advocated the incorporation of a service line approach into a specialty program as a means to enhance clinical outcomes, improve financial performance, streamline operations, and differentiate a hospital with a competitive...
Corazon has long advocated the...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
04/10/2017
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
For patients in cardiogenic shock, LV mechanical support, depending on the hemodynamic profile of the device, can restore and support the systemic circulation, an especially beneficial effect if instituted early, an action that may improve...
For patients in cardiogenic shock, LV mechanical support, depending on the hemodynamic profile of the device, can restore and support the systemic circulation, an especially beneficial effect if instituted early, an action that may improve...
For patients in cardiogenic...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/10/2017
Katie Sturgill, RN, BSN
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton is well known as a patient-centered community facility that provides compassionate, exceptional care.
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton is well known as a patient-centered community facility that provides compassionate, exceptional care.
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton is...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/10/2017
Katie Sturgill, RN, BSN
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton is well known as a patient-centered community facility that provides compassionate, exceptional care.
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton is well known as a patient-centered community facility that provides compassionate, exceptional care.
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton is...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical News
04/09/2017
The team published a case series in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions describing six patients who were scheduled for angioplasty and stenting for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (five of whom had a cardiac...
The team published a case series in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions describing six patients who were scheduled for angioplasty and stenting for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (five of whom had a cardiac...
The team published a case series...
04/09/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical News
04/09/2017
The Evolut PRO device features a unique valve design with an outer wrap that adds surface area contact between the valve and the native aortic annulus to further advance valve sealing performance. The biocompatible porcine pericardial tissue...
The Evolut PRO device features a unique valve design with an outer wrap that adds surface area contact between the valve and the native aortic annulus to further advance valve sealing performance. The biocompatible porcine pericardial tissue...
The Evolut PRO device features a...
04/09/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical News
04/09/2017
The Symetis portfolio includes the ACURATE TA and ACURATE neo/TF valve* systems for use in the treatment of high-risk patients suffering from severe and symptomatic aortic valve stenosis, which are sold in Europe and in other geographies...
The Symetis portfolio includes the ACURATE TA and ACURATE neo/TF valve* systems for use in the treatment of high-risk patients suffering from severe and symptomatic aortic valve stenosis, which are sold in Europe and in other geographies...
The Symetis portfolio includes...
04/09/2017
Cath Lab Digest
