Volume 27 - Issue 7 - July 2019
NPF Endorsed Features
07/14/2019
Jill Waldbieser
The association between psoriasis and cardiovascular risk has been well established, yet screening and management still lags behind. Here is what dermatologists should know.
The association between psoriasis and cardiovascular risk has been well established, yet screening and management still lags behind. Here is what dermatologists should know.
The association between...
07/14/2019
The Dermatologist
Cath Lab Spotlight
07/08/2019
Johnny Webb, RT(R); Muhammad Ahmad, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Cheryl Hickman, RN, BSN, MS; Deanna Porter, RN, BSN; Lorri Burgess, RN
Pikeville Medical Center is located in Pikeville, Kentucky. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Appalachia, Pikeville Medical Center services a large rural area, including bordering states of West Virginia and Virginia. We began with a...
Pikeville Medical Center is located in Pikeville, Kentucky. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Appalachia, Pikeville Medical Center services a large rural area, including bordering states of West Virginia and Virginia. We began with a...
Pikeville Medical Center is...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
07/08/2019
J. Aaron Grantham, MD
I do 250-300 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures per year, and 60-70% of those procedures are chronic total occlusions (CTOs) or complex high-risk indicated procedures (CHIP). It is important to emphasize that these procedures...
I do 250-300 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures per year, and 60-70% of those procedures are chronic total occlusions (CTOs) or complex high-risk indicated procedures (CHIP). It is important to emphasize that these procedures...
I do 250-300 percutaneous...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
07/08/2019
Michael S. Kim, MD, FACC, FSCAI
As we now consider treating a younger patient population, minimization of radiation exposure is of higher importance and greater focus. The first step is to minimize radiation and contrast use during the procedures themselves, thereby making...
As we now consider treating a younger patient population, minimization of radiation exposure is of higher importance and greater focus. The first step is to minimize radiation and contrast use during the procedures themselves, thereby making...
As we now consider treating a...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Educational Update
07/08/2019
Nurses and technologists new to the cath lab came from near and far to the March 2019 session of Cath Lab and Beyond, a 4-day training program offered in Sacramento, California. This program, approved for 32 CEUs, has been offered for over 20...
Nurses and technologists new to the cath lab came from near and far to the March 2019 session of Cath Lab and Beyond, a 4-day training program offered in Sacramento, California. This program, approved for 32 CEUs, has been offered for over 20...
Nurses and technologists new to...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
07/08/2019
In this month’s article, we are placing a significant focus on the need for cardiovascular programs to become aware of and understand available opportunities regarding the Medicare bundle payment program, as well as any exposure their program...
In this month’s article, we are placing a significant focus on the need for cardiovascular programs to become aware of and understand available opportunities regarding the Medicare bundle payment program, as well as any exposure their program...
In this month’s article, we are...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/08/2019
Hamza Malik, DO; Farhan Ali, MD, MA, MPH, FSCAI, FACC, RPVI; Mark Chou, DO
Arterial pseudoaneurysms or “contained ruptures,” are rare complications of endovascular procedures.1 Arterial pseudoaneurysms are characterized by a defect in the layers of the vessel wall that can result in severe pain, nerve compression,...
Arterial pseudoaneurysms or “contained ruptures,” are rare complications of endovascular procedures.1 Arterial pseudoaneurysms are characterized by a defect in the layers of the vessel wall that can result in severe pain, nerve compression,...
Arterial pseudoaneurysms or...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/08/2019
Samir Kammoun, MD, PhD; Amine Bahloul, MD; Hela Sarray, MD; Yassmine Kammoun, MD; Tarek Ellouz, MD; Mourad Hentati, MD, PhD; Leila Abid, MD, PhD
Optimal stent deployment can become a challenge for the interventional cardiologist, especially when it involves calcified, undilatable lesions. Various technologies have been developed to tackle this scenario and the super high-pressure...
Optimal stent deployment can become a challenge for the interventional cardiologist, especially when it involves calcified, undilatable lesions. Various technologies have been developed to tackle this scenario and the super high-pressure...
Optimal stent deployment can...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Feature Story
07/14/2019
Michael J. Visconti, BS; Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD; Arjun M. Bashyam, BA
Test your knowledge of psoriatic disease.
Test your knowledge of psoriatic disease.
Test your knowledge of psoriatic...
07/14/2019
The Dermatologist
Case Report
07/08/2019
Mohammed Nazir, RCIS; Arvin Arthur, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Scott B. Baron, MD, FACC, FSCAI
A 69-year-old morbidly obese Caucasian woman was seen in consultation owing to exertional dyspnea. She was found to have atrial fibrillation and a continuous murmur at the left upper sternal border. Echocardiography suggested the possibility...
A 69-year-old morbidly obese Caucasian woman was seen in consultation owing to exertional dyspnea. She was found to have atrial fibrillation and a continuous murmur at the left upper sternal border. Echocardiography suggested the possibility...
A 69-year-old morbidly obese...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
