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Testing for Clopidogrel Non-Responsiveness in the PCI Patient
09/14/2009
What does “platelet resistance” mean? A better term to use would be clopidogrel non-responsiveness, or, even more specifically, high platelet reactivity while on clopidogrel (Plavix) therapy. Clopidogrel exerts its anti-platelet effect by...
What does “platelet resistance” mean? A better term to use would be clopidogrel non-responsiveness, or, even more specifically, high platelet reactivity while on clopidogrel (Plavix) therapy. Clopidogrel exerts its anti-platelet effect by...
What does “platelet resistance”...
09/14/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Adult Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The role of nitric oxide
08/11/2009
The role nitric oxide plays in the regulation of pressures in the pulmonary artery is a relatively new discovery. This article will examine the history of nitric oxide as a vasodilator, the new classifications of pulmonary hypertension and...
The role nitric oxide plays in the regulation of pressures in the pulmonary artery is a relatively new discovery. This article will examine the history of nitric oxide as a vasodilator, the new classifications of pulmonary hypertension and...
The role nitric oxide plays in...
08/11/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
A Look at Peer Evaluations in the Cath Lab
03/04/2009
We explore four areas pertaining to peer evaluations. These areas include a look at potential problems in an evaluation performed solely by management, the positive and negative aspects of peer evaluations, suggestions on how to implement a...
We explore four areas pertaining to peer evaluations. These areas include a look at potential problems in an evaluation performed solely by management, the positive and negative aspects of peer evaluations, suggestions on how to implement a...
We explore four areas pertaining...
03/04/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Extravascular Closure for Patients with High-Risk Femoral Anatomy
10/06/2008
Abstract Background. Vascular closure devices (VCDs) improve patient comfort and decrease time to ambulation. However, VCD studies have excluded patients with high-risk femoral artery anatomy; we examined the safety and efficacy of...
Abstract Background. Vascular closure devices (VCDs) improve patient comfort and decrease time to ambulation. However, VCD studies have excluded patients with high-risk femoral artery anatomy; we examined the safety and efficacy of...
Abstract Background. Vascular...
10/06/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Cath Lab Scheduling: Making the Move to Electronic Remote Display Systems
10/06/2008
Time to Update Scheduling Methods Whiteboards and schedule books have long been the mainstay of cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) scheduling, but with the advent of less costly PC-based systems, cardiology departments can now display...
Time to Update Scheduling Methods Whiteboards and schedule books have long been the mainstay of cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) scheduling, but with the advent of less costly PC-based systems, cardiology departments can now display...
Time to Update Scheduling...
10/06/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Doing More with Less Overtime: Improving Patient Flow Through the Cath Lab
10/06/2008
The problems were familiar ones: days were hectic and unpredictable; the staff was constantly juggling the schedule in order to slot emergencies and urgent cases between scheduled ones; cases were too often bumped or delayed with unhappy and...
The problems were familiar ones: days were hectic and unpredictable; the staff was constantly juggling the schedule in order to slot emergencies and urgent cases between scheduled ones; cases were too often bumped or delayed with unhappy and...
The problems were familiar ones:...
10/06/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Lighting Up the Artery: Intracoronary Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography
10/06/2008
Introduction Atherosclerotic plaques can develop in the early years of life and build up for years before they become clinically apparent. Often, an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the first indication of underlying atherosclerotic disease....
Introduction Atherosclerotic plaques can develop in the early years of life and build up for years before they become clinically apparent. Often, an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the first indication of underlying atherosclerotic disease....
Introduction Atherosclerotic...
10/06/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Protecting Cath Lab Patients from Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Review
09/09/2008
One of the leading causes of renal failure in patients following diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures is contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). As imaging modalities continue to evolve, more patients (especially the elderly) will be...
One of the leading causes of renal failure in patients following diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures is contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). As imaging modalities continue to evolve, more patients (especially the elderly) will be...
One of the leading causes of...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Current Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions and a Dedicated Stent
09/08/2008
How prevalent are bifurcation lesions? Bifurcation lesion incidence ranges from 30 to 40 percent of the lesions treated today with percutaneous intervention. There are some studies (such as the upcoming trial from Boston Scientific, SYNTAX)...
How prevalent are bifurcation lesions? Bifurcation lesion incidence ranges from 30 to 40 percent of the lesions treated today with percutaneous intervention. There are some studies (such as the upcoming trial from Boston Scientific, SYNTAX)...
How prevalent are bifurcation...
09/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Shortening the Team Learning Curve: A Study
06/19/2008
In the following interview, Cath Lab Digest talks with Amy Edmondson, PhD, about the results of a study by Harvard Business School researchers. The study found that medical teams who embrace the more complex, active meaning of team have a...
In the following interview, Cath Lab Digest talks with Amy Edmondson, PhD, about the results of a study by Harvard Business School researchers. The study found that medical teams who embrace the more complex, active meaning of team have a...
In the following interview, Cath...
06/19/2008
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