Volume 27 - Issue 6 - June 2019
NPF Endorsed Features
06/27/2019
Linda Geisler; Peter Sonnenreich; Katherine Moody; Bassem Wolley
About 30% of patients with psoriasis will develop this chronic, inflammatory comorbidity. Knowing how to recognize and treat it can help improve patient outcomes.
About 30% of patients with psoriasis will develop this chronic, inflammatory comorbidity. Knowing how to recognize and treat it can help improve patient outcomes.
About 30% of patients with...
06/27/2019
The Dermatologist
CLI Perspectives
06/07/2019
Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Jason M. Ricci
How many years have you been performing complex critical limb ischemia (CLI) revascularization?
How many years have you been performing complex critical limb ischemia (CLI) revascularization?
How many years have you been...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
06/07/2019
Chad A. Kilger, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI; Alicia Adams, PA-C, MBA
Today, cardiovascular imaging is of the utmost importance to optimize our outcomes for minimally invasive heart surgery and transcatheter procedures.
Today, cardiovascular imaging is of the utmost importance to optimize our outcomes for minimally invasive heart surgery and transcatheter procedures.
Today, cardiovascular imaging is...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/05/2019
Mubashir Mumtaz, MD; Jodie Elrod
How did this medical mission trip to the Tahir Heart Institute in Pakistan come about? Tell us about the involvement of UPMC Pinnacle and Humanity First Pakistan.
Tahir Heart Institute (THI) was established in 2007 to provide cost effective...
How did this medical mission trip to the Tahir Heart Institute in Pakistan come about? Tell us about the involvement of UPMC Pinnacle and Humanity First Pakistan.
Tahir Heart Institute (THI) was established in 2007 to provide cost effective...
How did this medical mission...
06/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
06/07/2019
Leo Ungar, MD; Teferi Mitiku, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Your cath patient is in the lab and the electrocardiogram (ECG) shows a tall R wave in V1 (defined as an R wave amplitude that is greater than that of the S wave). What should you be thinking about and what is the differential for this...
Your cath patient is in the lab and the electrocardiogram (ECG) shows a tall R wave in V1 (defined as an R wave amplitude that is greater than that of the S wave). What should you be thinking about and what is the differential for this...
Your cath patient is in the lab...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
06/07/2019
Samir Kammoun, MD, PhD; Amine Bahloul, MD; Hela Sarray, MD; Yassmine Kammoun, MD; Tarek Ellouz, MD; Mourad Hentati, MD, PhD; Leila Abid, MD, PhD
Coronary perforation (CP) occurs in 2-8% of percutaneous coronary interventions.1-3 It is a rare but potentially fatal complication, should tamponade occur. The diagnosis is easily made by the extravasation of contrast agent from the damaged...
Coronary perforation (CP) occurs in 2-8% of percutaneous coronary interventions.1-3 It is a rare but potentially fatal complication, should tamponade occur. The diagnosis is easily made by the extravasation of contrast agent from the damaged...
Coronary perforation (CP) occurs...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
06/07/2019
Jeffrey Richards, MBA, RCIS
Remember, there’s a patient in the room.
Remember, there’s a patient in the room.
Remember, there’s a patient in...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
06/07/2019
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Mohammad N. Zabad, MD; Sean Janzer, MD
In the case presented herein, we discuss a patient who presented with right hand weakness and paresthesia following multiple previous coronary interventions using radial and ulnar arteries. She was found to have occlusion of both arteries,...
In the case presented herein, we discuss a patient who presented with right hand weakness and paresthesia following multiple previous coronary interventions using radial and ulnar arteries. She was found to have occlusion of both arteries,...
In the case presented herein, we...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
06/07/2019
Gina Donnelly
Turnover in a hospital or physician practice setting is inevitable, but within the healthcare industry, continuity and consistency are the hallmarks of an efficient, effective service line — the foundation of all successful specialty...
Turnover in a hospital or physician practice setting is inevitable, but within the healthcare industry, continuity and consistency are the hallmarks of an efficient, effective service line — the foundation of all successful specialty...
Turnover in a hospital or...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
06/07/2019
David E. Kandzari, MD
Can you describe the Orsiro stent?
Can you describe the Orsiro stent?
Can you describe the Orsiro...
06/07/2019
Cath Lab Digest
