Volume 26 - Issue 9 - September 2018
Case Report
09/03/2018
Sana Chikodi, MBBS; Ankush Moza, MD; Jacob E. Bieszczad, MD; Mohammed Andaleeb Chowdhury, MD, MRCP; Ehab A. Eltahawy, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
We report a patient presenting with new onset heart failure in which a fistula between the left anterior descending and the pulmonary artery was incidentally diagnosed. Issues regarding the diagnosis, management and long-term surveillance of...
We report a patient presenting with new onset heart failure in which a fistula between the left anterior descending and the pulmonary artery was incidentally diagnosed. Issues regarding the diagnosis, management and long-term surveillance of...
We report a patient presenting...
09/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
09/04/2018
Dorothy L. Veron, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Loukas S. Boutis, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The NSUH cath lab shares the invasive procedural area with EP. The invasive cardiology suite consists of 5 cardiac catheterization labs (4 GE Healthcare, 1 Philips), 3 electrophysiology labs (GE Healthcare), 1 EP procedure room (C-arm), and...
The NSUH cath lab shares the invasive procedural area with EP. The invasive cardiology suite consists of 5 cardiac catheterization labs (4 GE Healthcare, 1 Philips), 3 electrophysiology labs (GE Healthcare), 1 EP procedure room (C-arm), and...
The NSUH cath lab shares the...
09/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
09/04/2018
Loukas S. Boutis, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Dorothy L. Veron, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
The NSUH cath lab shares the invasive procedural area with EP. The invasive cardiology suite consists of 5 cardiac catheterization labs (4 GE Healthcare, 1 Philips), 3 electrophysiology labs (GE Healthcare), 1 EP procedure room (C-arm), and...
The NSUH cath lab shares the invasive procedural area with EP. The invasive cardiology suite consists of 5 cardiac catheterization labs (4 GE Healthcare, 1 Philips), 3 electrophysiology labs (GE Healthcare), 1 EP procedure room (C-arm), and...
The NSUH cath lab shares the...
09/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
09/04/2018
Michael J. Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Stroke is a persistent problem in TAVR, and while many of the early problems with TAVR, such as access site complications and perivalvular leak, have been dramatically improved by advances in devices and technique, TAVR stroke rates have...
Stroke is a persistent problem in TAVR, and while many of the early problems with TAVR, such as access site complications and perivalvular leak, have been dramatically improved by advances in devices and technique, TAVR stroke rates have...
Stroke is a persistent problem...
09/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
09/04/2018
Htoo Kyaw, MD; Won J. Park, MD; Caesar Ayala Rodriguez, MD; Geeta Malieckal, MD; Ramachandra Reddy, MD; Srinivas Kesanakurthy, MD
We report the case of a migrated coil from the epigastric vein to the right ventricle requiring cardiac surgery and tricuspid valve replacement.
We report the case of a migrated coil from the epigastric vein to the right ventricle requiring cardiac surgery and tricuspid valve replacement.
We report the case of a migrated...
09/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
09/04/2018
In this month’s TCT special edition, I wanted to draw attention to ongoing efforts to better understand the influences that transradial has had and will continue to have as it relates to the cardiac catheterization and intervention.
In this month’s TCT special edition, I wanted to draw attention to ongoing efforts to better understand the influences that transradial has had and will continue to have as it relates to the cardiac catheterization and intervention.
In this month’s TCT special...
09/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
09/03/2018
Simon Hogan
Some hospitals are meeting the challenge of improving PE outcomes head on by creating pulmonary embolism response programs, a model of care that builds upon the concept of rapidly activating and deploying a multidisciplinary team of...
Some hospitals are meeting the challenge of improving PE outcomes head on by creating pulmonary embolism response programs, a model of care that builds upon the concept of rapidly activating and deploying a multidisciplinary team of...
Some hospitals are meeting the...
09/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Education
09/03/2018
Tammy Chandler, RN, MSN, ACNS; Sonyette Farrier, RCVT; James Jones, RN, MSN; Angela Pope, RN, MSN; Pearl Roberts, RN, MEd, CCRN; Donna Rosin, RN, BSN; Jessica Smith, RN, MSN, BS
At the time of our RHC education project, our team consisted of several members (registered nurses and technologists alike) who had never worked in the cardiac cath lab environment, and our team decided to formulate a right heart...
At the time of our RHC education project, our team consisted of several members (registered nurses and technologists alike) who had never worked in the cardiac cath lab environment, and our team decided to formulate a right heart...
At the time of our RHC education...
09/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
09/03/2018
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
STEMI interventions have completely changed the global epidemiology. As a result of the amazing work by interventional cardiologists performing STEMI interventions, acute MI is no longer the biggest killer in the United States.
STEMI interventions have completely changed the global epidemiology. As a result of the amazing work by interventional cardiologists performing STEMI interventions, acute MI is no longer the biggest killer in the United States.
STEMI interventions have...
09/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
09/03/2018
Rahul N. Doshi, MD, FACC, FHRS
At the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session held earlier this year, Dr. Jeffrey Olgin presented the results of the Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial (VEST) at the Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session.1
At the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session held earlier this year, Dr. Jeffrey Olgin presented the results of the Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial (VEST) at the Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session.1
At the American College of...
09/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
