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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor, Re: Time Out in the Cardiac Cath Lab at St. John Macomb Hospital

07/31/2016

Our department was challenged on properly performed time outs. We struggled with obtaining all the staff’s attention during the time outs. [We] came up with the idea of incorporating the Tibetan gong in order to help ease the challenges of...

Our department was challenged on...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The Changing Face of the Cardiac Cath Lab: Past, Present, and Future Technology

07/31/2016

Susan N. Heck ;

Today’s product ads targeted to the baby boomer generation are lauding the transformative process of aging, implying that older can be better. If we think about how the field of invasive cardiology has matured, we can indeed see significant...

Today’s product ads targeted to...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology – Does Every Primary PCI Lab Need an Impella* (or Its Equivalent)?

07/26/2016

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Ted Feldman , MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

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

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

In this “Conversation in Cardiology”, Dr. Ted Feldman from Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, asks, “Is the availability of Impella a requirement for every STEMI [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] program (even in lower volume programs...

In this “Conversation in...

07/26/2016

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

CLI and Low-Profile Devices: Have We Reached a Device Paradigm Shift?

07/09/2016

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Osamu Iida, MD, Cardiovascular Center, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.

This month, Dr. Mustapha...

07/09/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Safety

Patient Safety in the Cath Lab: A Team Sport Part II of III

07/09/2016

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Healthcare is, like most complex human activities, a team sport. There are many aspects to effective teams including a common purpose, mutual respect, effective leadership and conflict resolution, good communication, situational awareness,...

Healthcare is, like most complex...

07/09/2016

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Access in CLI: Should CLI Centers Still Practice Access Without Ultrasound?

06/06/2016

George L. Adams , MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Fadi Saab , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

In this issue, we are privileged to have two busy critical limb ischemia (CLI) specialists, Dr. George Adams and Dr. Fadi Saab, discuss the controversial topic of imposing ultrasound for access in all arterial conduits during CLI therapy.

In this issue, we are privileged...

06/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Best Practices in the Cardiac Cath Lab: 2016 Consensus Statement from the SCAI

06/05/2016

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

Last month, the SCAI released their expert consensus paper codifying the best practices in the cardiac catheterization lab.(1) This is the second iteration of this document(2) and it is a must-read for all those working and running cath labs....

Last month, the SCAI released...

06/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

News

Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute on Cutting Edge of Peripheral Vascular Treatment Options

05/09/2016

News: Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute, (Dearborn Michigan) recently became the first center in the state of Michigan to enroll subjects in the clinical trial (MIMICS-2) of an investigational nitinol stent for femoropopliteal artery...

News: Michigan Outpatient...

05/09/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Poem to Remember

04/05/2016

Warren Grand , RN;

A short poem to reinforce the first critical minutes during a STEMI.

A short poem to reinforce the...

04/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Getting Your Cath Lab Ready for 2016 and Beyond: The SCAI Cath Lab Boot Camp

04/04/2016

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

I can attest from personal experience that running a cath lab is not intuitive.

I can attest from personal...

04/04/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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