Volume 28 - Issue 6 - June 2020
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Damien Nguyen, MD; Thomas Nguyen, MD; Jose Castro Rodriguez, MD
A 49-year-old man presented with chest pain. The patient had diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery the year prior.
A 49-year-old man presented with chest pain. The patient had diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery the year prior.
A 49-year-old man presented with...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Sheharyar Minhas, MD; Ahmed Minhas, MD; Maira Malik, MD; Sunil Dhar, MD; Sana Zubair Javaid, MD
Acute ischemic stroke during or after cardiac catheterization or percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) is a rare but catastrophic complication with significant morbidity and mortality. Stroke occurs in 0.05-0.10% of diagnostic...
Acute ischemic stroke during or after cardiac catheterization or percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) is a rare but catastrophic complication with significant morbidity and mortality. Stroke occurs in 0.05-0.10% of diagnostic...
Acute ischemic stroke during or...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Matthew Tiede, MD
Venous disease is a significant burden on the global medical system. It encompasses a variety of acute and chronic disease processes of both the deep and superficial vein system. Chronic venous insufficiency accounts for as much as 2% of...
Venous disease is a significant burden on the global medical system. It encompasses a variety of acute and chronic disease processes of both the deep and superficial vein system. Chronic venous insufficiency accounts for as much as 2% of...
Venous disease is a significant...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
06/08/2020
Tim W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, MD; Gary Clifton
Terumo Business Edge is excited to have the opportunity to interview the former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Timothy W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, who also has a long history with the cardiovascular service line and being...
Terumo Business Edge is excited to have the opportunity to interview the former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Timothy W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, who also has a long history with the cardiovascular service line and being...
Terumo Business Edge is excited...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Tawfiq R. Choudhury, MRCP; Andrew Wiper, MRCP; Gillian Burnett, BSc; Billal Patel, PhD; Hesham K. Abdelaziz, MD, PhD
Authors’ note to readers: Recommendations from national societies regarding ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient care and protocols regarding COVID-19 and STEMI patients are not identical around the world.
Authors’ note to readers: Recommendations from national societies regarding ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient care and protocols regarding COVID-19 and STEMI patients are not identical around the world.
Authors’ note to readers:...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Poetry
06/08/2020
Triston Smith, MD, FSCAI
This mask that I’m compelled to wear
To help contain the spread
This mask tries to suppress my smile
Conjure images of fear and dread
This mask that seeks to block my face
My expressions stifle, deride
This mask attempts to...
This mask that I’m compelled to wear
To help contain the spread
This mask tries to suppress my smile
Conjure images of fear and dread
This mask that seeks to block my face
My expressions stifle, deride
This mask attempts to...
This mask that I’m compelled to...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI)
The first quarter of 2020 has been less than stellar, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely turned the lives of healthcare workers upside down. In the United States, there has been over 831K cases with 46K deaths attributable...
The first quarter of 2020 has been less than stellar, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely turned the lives of healthcare workers upside down. In the United States, there has been over 831K cases with 46K deaths attributable...
The first quarter of 2020 has...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible viral infection of the respiratory system, which in later stages appears to have cardiovascular effects together leading to multi-organ failure and death in some patients....
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible viral infection of the respiratory system, which in later stages appears to have cardiovascular effects together leading to multi-organ failure and death in some patients....
The coronavirus disease 2019...
06/08/2020
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Clinical News
06/08/2020
The normal functioning of our hearts is maintained by the brain via an intricate network of nerves. As an added layer of safety, the heart has its own ‘little brain’, called the intracardiac nervous system (ICN) to monitor and correct any...
The normal functioning of our hearts is maintained by the brain via an intricate network of nerves. As an added layer of safety, the heart has its own ‘little brain’, called the intracardiac nervous system (ICN) to monitor and correct any...
The normal functioning of our...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Marc Toth
As the conversation and debate on essential vs nonessential cardiovascular procedures continue, what will the new norm be for cardiovascular procedures and where will they be performed? Will non-essential cardiovascular cases be performed at...
As the conversation and debate on essential vs nonessential cardiovascular procedures continue, what will the new norm be for cardiovascular procedures and where will they be performed? Will non-essential cardiovascular cases be performed at...
As the conversation and debate...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Kurt Jensen
In February of this year, the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP) proudly announced our inaugural class of fellows. ACVP fellows are a community of outstanding individual leaders in cardiovascular service delivery. So everyone can...
In February of this year, the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP) proudly announced our inaugural class of fellows. ACVP fellows are a community of outstanding individual leaders in cardiovascular service delivery. So everyone can...
In February of this year, the...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Technique
06/08/2020
Richard Casazza, MAS
Here, we describe the “Peek-a-Boo” technique, designed to offer an ergonomic left radial solution for operators who still have reservations regarding use of a distal approach. This technique is extremely easy, effective, and ergonomic. It can...
Here, we describe the “Peek-a-Boo” technique, designed to offer an ergonomic left radial solution for operators who still have reservations regarding use of a distal approach. This technique is extremely easy, effective, and ergonomic. It can...
Here, we describe the...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Looking Ahead
06/08/2020
Chas E. Sanders
At the time of writing this article, I am in the New York City metro area and 25 minutes from approximately 50% of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. We have experienced loss, and have friends struggling to get better, suffering at the hands of...
At the time of writing this article, I am in the New York City metro area and 25 minutes from approximately 50% of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. We have experienced loss, and have friends struggling to get better, suffering at the hands of...
At the time of writing this...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Zijing Liu, MD; Dan Niu, MD; Jincheng Guo, MD
A 75-year-old man underwent right transradial coronary angiography because of acute myocardial infarction. Postprocedural radial angiography revealed a dissection with a spiral luminal filling defect in the proximal radial artery,...
A 75-year-old man underwent right transradial coronary angiography because of acute myocardial infarction. Postprocedural radial angiography revealed a dissection with a spiral luminal filling defect in the proximal radial artery,...
A 75-year-old man underwent...
06/08/2020
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Clinical Editor's Corner
06/08/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Our cardiac cath labs will be taking care of patients with COVID-19 (C19) for at least a couple years. In practicing for the C19 emergent cath case, it became apparent that although we thought we knew what the instructions were for proper...
Our cardiac cath labs will be taking care of patients with COVID-19 (C19) for at least a couple years. In practicing for the C19 emergent cath case, it became apparent that although we thought we knew what the instructions were for proper...
Our cardiac cath labs will be...
06/08/2020
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