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Spoiler Alert: Finding the Right Cardiologist is Proving Difficult for All
07/28/2024
As anyone who has been in healthcare for more than 5 minutes will tell you, trends in the industry come and go, the pendulum swings back and forth, and there is no soothsayer with a crystal ball that can tell us what to look out for exactly...
As anyone who has been in healthcare for more than 5 minutes will tell you, trends in the industry come and go, the pendulum swings back and forth, and there is no soothsayer with a crystal ball that can tell us what to look out for exactly...
As anyone who has been in...
07/28/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Data-Driven Decisions for Left Main Revascularization
07/02/2024
We know that if left unrevascularized, people with left main disease do not do well. The two major areas where we have relevant data are first, whether someone should undergo revascularization with PCI versus surgery, and second, for people...
We know that if left unrevascularized, people with left main disease do not do well. The two major areas where we have relevant data are first, whether someone should undergo revascularization with PCI versus surgery, and second, for people...
We know that if left...
07/02/2024
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Cath Lab Management
Is Your Cath Lab Offering Comprehensive Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation?
07/02/2024
The reimbursement landscape for left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures can vary based on factors such as the specific procedure performed, the patient’s insurance coverage, the provider’s location, and the payer mix. It is...
The reimbursement landscape for left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures can vary based on factors such as the specific procedure performed, the patient’s insurance coverage, the provider’s location, and the payer mix. It is...
The reimbursement landscape for...
07/02/2024
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Guidelines
New Joint Guideline From the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Provides Recommendations for the Treatment of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
05/21/2024

American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology News

American Heart Association and Americ...
Timely diagnosis and proper management of peripheral artery disease (PAD), including coordinated care from a multispecialty team, are essential to help prevent amputation and other cardiovascular complications and to allow patients with PAD...
Timely diagnosis and proper management of peripheral artery disease (PAD), including coordinated care from a multispecialty team, are essential to help prevent amputation and other cardiovascular complications and to allow patients with PAD...
Timely diagnosis and proper...
05/21/2024
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Thrombectomy
Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) for Pulmonary Embolism: Penumbra’s Lightning Flash 2.0™
05/01/2024

Rohit Bhatheja, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI

AdventHealth Medical Group, Interventional Cardiology, Endovascular, Structural and Cerebrovascular Interventions; Associate Professor, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine; Physician Leader, AdventHealth Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute Research; Medical Director, AdventHealth HLVI Services – South & West Markets, Central Florida Division, Orlando, Florida

Rohit Bhatheja, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI ...
Penumbra’s Lightning Flash 2.0 is currently the only CAVT technology available that allows us to do thrombectomy from the pulmonary arteries utilizing clot detection algorithms that can differentiate between clot and patent flow.  
Penumbra’s Lightning Flash 2.0 is currently the only CAVT technology available that allows us to do thrombectomy from the pulmonary arteries utilizing clot detection algorithms that can differentiate between clot and patent flow.  
Penumbra’s Lightning Flash 2.0...
05/01/2024
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Cath Lab Management
Should We Start a Structural Heart Program?
04/03/2024

Lorraine Buck, MBA MSN RN, Vice President, Corazon; Carol Wesley, MSN, MHA, RN, Vice President, Corazon

 

To reach the authors, email Carol Wesley at cwesley@corazoninc.com or Lorraine Buck at lbuck@corazoninc.com.

 

Lorraine Buck, MBA MSN RN, Vice Presi...
With the advent of percutaneous valvular procedures and LAAO procedures, the cardiovascular industry has seen a significant increase in the volume of structural heart procedures to treat complex patients. To accommodate this influx,...
With the advent of percutaneous valvular procedures and LAAO procedures, the cardiovascular industry has seen a significant increase in the volume of structural heart procedures to treat complex patients. To accommodate this influx,...
With the advent of percutaneous...
04/03/2024
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Out-of-Hospital Care
A Shift in Cardiovascular Care: Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), and Peripheral Vascular Interventions (PVI)
02/12/2024
Providers must develop and integrate an ambulatory strategy into their overarching cardiovascular strategic plan, whether through joint ventures, acquisition, or other alignment structures with existing ASCs, or through investment into their...
Providers must develop and integrate an ambulatory strategy into their overarching cardiovascular strategic plan, whether through joint ventures, acquisition, or other alignment structures with existing ASCs, or through investment into their...
Providers must develop and...
02/12/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
A Physician’s Perspective on New Permanent Reimbursement Pathways for Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy
02/04/2024
Cath lab managers, administrators, and people looking at the overheads should be aware of this change because it is going to alter the landscape. If you are doing a complex case using multiple devices, there is no longer the potential for a...
Cath lab managers, administrators, and people looking at the overheads should be aware of this change because it is going to alter the landscape. If you are doing a complex case using multiple devices, there is no longer the potential for a...
Cath lab managers,...
02/04/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
An “IVL-First” Strategy Using 120 Pulses With the Next-Gen C2+ Shockwave Catheter
01/04/2024
"Having 40 extra pulses allows us to treat lesions that in the past might have been too diffuse or too long for single-catheter IVL use, and we also can use the extra pulses in the C2+ to treat lesions in more than one vessel," says Dr....
"Having 40 extra pulses allows us to treat lesions that in the past might have been too diffuse or too long for single-catheter IVL use, and we also can use the extra pulses in the C2+ to treat lesions in more than one vessel," says Dr....
"Having 40 extra pulses allows...
01/04/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiovascular Service Line
The Feasibility of the Hybrid OBL/ASC Model for Cardiovascular Procedures: Does it Work for You?
12/22/2023
Once these cardiovascular procedures move to the OBL and/or ASC, it is unlikely that they will move back into the acute care setting. How will your organization be part of the change? 
Once these cardiovascular procedures move to the OBL and/or ASC, it is unlikely that they will move back into the acute care setting. How will your organization be part of the change? 
Once these cardiovascular...
12/22/2023
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