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06/02/2022

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil, PhD; Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Health Professions

Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil, PhD; Richard J....
Case study reports are valuable teaching resources for practitioners and students, and are written to discuss such topics as new technologies, procedures and imaging techniques, novel uses of technology and equipment, and unusual clinical...
Case study reports are valuable teaching resources for practitioners and students, and are written to discuss such topics as new technologies, procedures and imaging techniques, novel uses of technology and equipment, and unusual clinical...
Case study reports are valuable...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
06/01/2022

Dr. Morton J. Kern with contributions from Drs. John Hirshfeld, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Amir Kaki, Detroit, Michigan; Ken Rosenfeld, Boston, Massachusetts; Steve Ramee, New Orleans, Louisiana; Peter Pelican, Los Angeles, California; Duane Pinto, Boston, Massachusetts;
Paul Teirstein, La Jolla, California

Dr. Morton J. Kern with contributions...
I recently learned that there is a worldwide shortage of the iodinated contrast agents (Omnipaque, Visipaque [both GE Healthcare], Isovue [Bracco Imaging], and Optiray [Guerbet]) used for computed tomography (CT) exams for general radiology...
I recently learned that there is a worldwide shortage of the iodinated contrast agents (Omnipaque, Visipaque [both GE Healthcare], Isovue [Bracco Imaging], and Optiray [Guerbet]) used for computed tomography (CT) exams for general radiology...
I recently learned that there is...
06/01/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Gkotsoulias Figure2
Original Contribution
05/19/2022

Efthymios Gkotsoulias, DPM; Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM; David Kuten, MD

Efthymios Gkotsoulias, DPM; Caroline ...
This kind of efficient care requires team members to be identified beforehand, to know each other’s skill set, to be committed to same-day responsiveness in communication, to have some flexibility in patient scheduling, and to understand when...
This kind of efficient care requires team members to be identified beforehand, to know each other’s skill set, to be committed to same-day responsiveness in communication, to have some flexibility in patient scheduling, and to understand when...
This kind of efficient care...
05/19/2022
Cath Lab Digest
KernCLDMay2022Fig1
Clinical Editor's Corner
05/13/2022

Dr. Morton J. Kern with contributions from Drs. John Hirshfeld, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Amir Kaki, Detroit, Michigan; Ken Rosenfeld, Boston, Massachusetts; Steve Ramee, New Orleans, Louisiana; Peter Pelican, Los Angeles, California; Duane Pinto, Boston, Massachusetts; Paul Teirstein, La Jolla, California

Dr. Morton J. Kern with contributions...
Dr. Peter Pelican from Santa Monica, California, asked, “What are you doing for an alternative to contrast media or to conserve contrast? Are you using gadolinium? Diluting the contrast 25%? Performing CO2 angiography?” I asked my colleagues...
Dr. Peter Pelican from Santa Monica, California, asked, “What are you doing for an alternative to contrast media or to conserve contrast? Are you using gadolinium? Diluting the contrast 25%? Performing CO2 angiography?” I asked my colleagues...
Dr. Peter Pelican from Santa...
05/13/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Original Research
05/05/2022

Melissa Anderson, MSN, RN, CCRN, Primary Investigator, PCU Educator; Amanda Urosek, RN, BSN, CVRN-BC Co-Investigator, Cath Lab Nurse, Heart Center; Wendy Shaffer, BSN, RN Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Heart Center; Virginia Iscrupe, BS, BSN, RN, PCCN Staff Nurse, Progressive Care Unit

Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Melissa Anderson, MSN, RN, CCRN, Prim...
This study encompassed the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Step Down Unit (SDU), and Progressive Care Units (PCU), along with the Heart Center staff, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which includes three...
This study encompassed the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Step Down Unit (SDU), and Progressive Care Units (PCU), along with the Heart Center staff, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which includes three...
This study encompassed the...
05/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
05/04/2022

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA

Clinical Editor; Chief of Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...
We have now been a radial-first lab for 15 years, enjoying the benefits of radial access with markedly fewer femoral access cases. Radial access has lived up to its promise, with better patient safety and comfort, and when compared to femoral...
We have now been a radial-first lab for 15 years, enjoying the benefits of radial access with markedly fewer femoral access cases. Radial access has lived up to its promise, with better patient safety and comfort, and when compared to femoral...
We have now been a radial-first...
05/04/2022
Cath Lab Digest
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ISET 2022
04/21/2022

ISET took place January 16-19, 2022, in Hollywood, Florida.

ISET took place January 16-19, 2022, ...
ISET 2022-5 Three-Year Results from the MIMICS-3D European Union Study M. Lichtenberg Purpose. The BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System (Veryan Medical) delivers a nitinol stent designed to provide optimal radial support,...
ISET 2022-5 Three-Year Results from the MIMICS-3D European Union Study M. Lichtenberg Purpose. The BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System (Veryan Medical) delivers a nitinol stent designed to provide optimal radial support,...
ISET 2022-5 Three-Year...
04/21/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Cutting-Edge Technology
04/05/2022

Marcus St John, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Medical Director Cardiac Cath Lab, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida;
 

Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, Medical Director of Structural Heart – Complex Coronary Intervention, Cardiac Research, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Health South Florida; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Herbert Wertheim School of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Marcus St John, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Medi...
We have taken the step of treating not just the epicardial vessels, but also treating the microvasculature and addressing no-reflow with SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy to reduce infarct size (TherOx SSO2 Therapy, ZOLL Medical).
We have taken the step of treating not just the epicardial vessels, but also treating the microvasculature and addressing no-reflow with SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy to reduce infarct size (TherOx SSO2 Therapy, ZOLL Medical).
We have taken the step of...
04/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
04/03/2022

Andrew Youmans, RN, with Morton Kern, MD; Lloyd Klein, MD; Michael Lim, MD; Steve Ramee, MD

Andrew Youmans, RN, with Morton Kern,...
Dr. Kern and other expert contributors recently discussed TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device?1 (January 2022), outlining the role of industry representatives compared to cath lab staff. In this article, several contributors cited the staffing...
Dr. Kern and other expert contributors recently discussed TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device?1 (January 2022), outlining the role of industry representatives compared to cath lab staff. In this article, several contributors cited the staffing...
Dr. Kern and other expert...
04/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest
CME Peripheral Interventions
CME
03/22/2022
Visit HMP Education's Peripheral Vascular Health Hub for FREE CME opportunities.
Visit HMP Education's Peripheral Vascular Health Hub for FREE CME opportunities.
Visit HMP Education's Peripheral...
03/22/2022
Cath Lab Digest

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