Volume 26 - Issue 4 - April 2018
Case Study
04/06/2018
Sarang Mangalmurti, MD
This case demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in infrapopliteal calcified stenosis to achieve improved acute results.
This case demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in infrapopliteal calcified stenosis to achieve improved acute results.
This case demonstrates the...
04/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
04/05/2018
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
In everyone’s career life, including the nursing and technical staff in the cath lab, mentors take on a multitude of roles during the training periods and early work life, and continue to have an impact well into the future years of the daily...
In everyone’s career life, including the nursing and technical staff in the cath lab, mentors take on a multitude of roles during the training periods and early work life, and continue to have an impact well into the future years of the daily...
In everyone’s career life,...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/05/2018
Patrick Beaver
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/05/2018
Patrick Beaver
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case & Technique
04/05/2018
Ryan E. Wilson, MD; John C. Gurley, MD, MBA; Vikas Bhalla, MD, MSc, MBA; Damien Marycz, MD
Usually the Impella arterial access site (14 French) is preclosed with a Perclose ProGlide vascular closure device (Abbott Vascular). The problem lies in cases of emergency, if the access site is not preclosed, and/or if there is a failure of...
Usually the Impella arterial access site (14 French) is preclosed with a Perclose ProGlide vascular closure device (Abbott Vascular). The problem lies in cases of emergency, if the access site is not preclosed, and/or if there is a failure of...
Usually the Impella arterial...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case & Technique
04/05/2018
Jered Cook, MD; Ehab A. Eltahawy, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Utilizing a stiffer, more directional catheter allows for controlled engagement of the left main in patients with difficult anatomy, especially dilated ascending aortas.
Utilizing a stiffer, more directional catheter allows for controlled engagement of the left main in patients with difficult anatomy, especially dilated ascending aortas.
Utilizing a stiffer, more...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/05/2018
Gary Clifton
When surveyed, healthcare leaders continue to point to reducing unwarranted care variation as a goal for reducing costs and improving quality.
When surveyed, healthcare leaders continue to point to reducing unwarranted care variation as a goal for reducing costs and improving quality.
When surveyed, healthcare...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
04/05/2018
Bryan T. Fisher, Sr., MD; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The pedal loop is the third and arguably most vital part of lower extremity perfusion and wound healing. It is known that outflow is correlated with patency, yet some would argue that we don’t pay enough attention to the distal foot...
The pedal loop is the third and arguably most vital part of lower extremity perfusion and wound healing. It is known that outflow is correlated with patency, yet some would argue that we don’t pay enough attention to the distal foot...
The pedal loop is the third and...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/04/2018
Virginia Perez-Andreu, MD, PhD; Michael Tedla, MD; Hossein Akhondi, MD, FACP; Dominic Robine, DO, FACC; Ali R. Rahimi, MD, FACP, AGSF; Navid Kazemi, MD, FACC
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anatomic variant that occurs when one of the coronary arteries tunnels through the myocardium instead of having a normal epicardial course.1
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anatomic variant that occurs when one of the coronary arteries tunnels through the myocardium instead of having a normal epicardial course.1
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a...
04/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case & Technique
04/03/2018
Filip Oleszak; Maheedhar Gedela, MD; Adam T. Stys, MD, FACC; Jeffrey Wilson, MD; Tomasz P. Stys, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Unfavorable coronary anatomy, especially involving bifurcations, can preclude guidewire passage even when there is flow distal to the stenosis.1
Unfavorable coronary anatomy, especially involving bifurcations, can preclude guidewire passage even when there is flow distal to the stenosis.1
Unfavorable coronary anatomy,...
04/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
04/03/2018
Leonid Vasilevskiy, MD; Hossein Akhondi, MD, FACP; Dominic Robine, DO, FACC
We present the case of a 47-year-old female with typical angina and inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary angiography that showed a rare anatomical coronary variation, with left and right coronary...
We present the case of a 47-year-old female with typical angina and inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary angiography that showed a rare anatomical coronary variation, with left and right coronary...
We present the case of a...
04/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/03/2018
Stacey Lang
The best way to ensure a fully engaged medical staff is by securing only those physicians that will fit the organization from a cultural perspective, as well as a clinical one.
The best way to ensure a fully engaged medical staff is by securing only those physicians that will fit the organization from a cultural perspective, as well as a clinical one.
The best way to ensure a fully...
04/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
04/03/2018
Hideto Sangen; Yoshiaki Kubota; Shuhei Tara; Yukichi Tokita; Takeshi Yamamoto; Hitoshi Takano; Kuniya Asai; Wataru Shimizu; Yusuke Hosokawa; Toshinori Ko; Keishi Suzuki; Erito Furuse
The Dio catheter, a thrombus aspiration catheter, has been sometimes used in the “mother-and-child” technique (MCT) to deliver a balloon or stent, or perform intravascular ultrasound in a tortuous coronary artery.4 In this report, we describe...
The Dio catheter, a thrombus aspiration catheter, has been sometimes used in the “mother-and-child” technique (MCT) to deliver a balloon or stent, or perform intravascular ultrasound in a tortuous coronary artery.4 In this report, we describe...
The Dio catheter, a thrombus...
04/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
News
04/03/2018
Health economic data from the DEFINE-FLAIR trial demonstrates an iFR-guided strategy reduces costs and improves patient comfort compared to an FFR-guided strategy, while delivering consistent cost savings and patient outcome.
Health economic data from the DEFINE-FLAIR trial demonstrates an iFR-guided strategy reduces costs and improves patient comfort compared to an FFR-guided strategy, while delivering consistent cost savings and patient outcome.
Health economic data from the...
04/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
