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Volume 29 - Issue 2 - February 2021

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Heart & Vascular Institute
02/07/2021
Paul Davison, BSN, RN; Dylan A. Clark; Curtis L. Elkins, BSN, RN
OLSU is an academic and teaching facility that includes a Level 1 trauma center and multi-discipline fellowship programs that include cardiology. We are currently running 4 lab suites among the facilities with plans to expand services in the...
OLSU is an academic and teaching facility that includes a Level 1 trauma center and multi-discipline fellowship programs that include cardiology. We are currently running 4 lab suites among the facilities with plans to expand services in the...
OLSU is an academic and teaching...
02/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
02/06/2021
Jim Blankenship, MD
I am writing regarding the December 2020 CLD article on the career of Dr. Kusum Lata (“Clinical Academia: Challenging But Possible in Private Practice”;...
I am writing regarding the December 2020 CLD article on the career of Dr. Kusum Lata (“Clinical Academia: Challenging But Possible in Private Practice”;...
I am writing regarding the...
02/06/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Logistical, Financial, and Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurses and Technologists: A U.S. National Survey
Cath Lab Health
Logistical, Financial, and Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurses and Technologists: A U.S. National Survey
02/07/2021
Joji J. Varghese, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Srihari S. Naidu, MD; Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA; Jared Jacques, BS 
Editor's Note: Join CLD's Clinical Editor Morton Kern, MD, as he is joined by guest panelists Srihari Naidu, MD, and Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, in a 30-minute discussion of their research. Your questions and comments are...
Editor's Note: Join CLD's Clinical Editor Morton Kern, MD, as he is joined by guest panelists Srihari Naidu, MD, and Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, in a 30-minute discussion of their research. Your questions and comments are...
Editor's Note: Join CLD's...
02/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
New Devices
Use of the Control Mechanical Thrombectomy System in Lower-Extremity Intervention
02/07/2021
George L. Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI
Can you describe the problem of acute vascular thrombosis?
Can you describe the problem of acute vascular thrombosis?
Can you describe the problem of...
02/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Raising the Ante: Migrating to Multi-Use Interventional Space in the Development of Stroke Programming
02/06/2021
David Fuller, MBA
Stroke remains a largely undertreated vascular condition, but the proven efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy in reducing both mortality and long-term disability in ischemic stroke is poised to finally positively impact the troubling...
Stroke remains a largely undertreated vascular condition, but the proven efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy in reducing both mortality and long-term disability in ischemic stroke is poised to finally positively impact the troubling...
Stroke remains a largely...
02/06/2021
Cath Lab Digest

Insights

Commentary Re: Estes, Varghese, Jacques, and Naidu’s “Logistical, Financial, and Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurses and Technologists: A U.S. National Survey”
Commentary
Commentary Re: Estes, Varghese, Jacques, and Naidu’s “Logistical, Financial, and Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurses and Technologists: A U.S. National Survey”
02/07/2021
Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN
The world faced its first modern pandemic scare when the Ebola outbreak occurred in 2014. Outside of West Africa, few were affected. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) records only 11 cases in the United States with one mortality between...
The world faced its first modern pandemic scare when the Ebola outbreak occurred in 2014. Outside of West Africa, few were affected. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) records only 11 cases in the United States with one mortality between...
The world faced its first modern...
02/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
Transradial Intervention in Routine Complex Coronary Intervention Does Not Compromise Technical Success
02/07/2021
Katrine A. Zhiroff, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Radial artery access in coronary artery interventions has been repeatedly shown to reduce bleeding complications and improve cardiovascular outcomes. It has become the first-line approach for many operators. Despite the increased uptake of...
Radial artery access in coronary artery interventions has been repeatedly shown to reduce bleeding complications and improve cardiovascular outcomes. It has become the first-line approach for many operators. Despite the increased uptake of...
Radial artery access in coronary...
02/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
GuideLiner Catheter to Overcome Transcatheter Aortic Valve for Stenting of the Left Main Coronary Artery
02/06/2021
Daniel S. Ice, MD; Adam L. Burow, DO
Since 2002, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has evolved as a percutaneous modality for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement.1 The growth in percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedures has increased the number of...
Since 2002, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has evolved as a percutaneous modality for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement.1 The growth in percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedures has increased the number of...
Since 2002, transcatheter aortic...
02/06/2021
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Ergonomics
Redistribution of Radiation Protective Apron Weight for Musculoskeletal Health, Fatigue, and Improved Ergonomics: The G-LIFT
02/06/2021
W. Lance Lewis, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Can you tell us about your practice? I am an interventional cardiologist and have been in practice since 2004. I perform coronary and peripheral vascular interventions, as well as structural procedures. How did you notice that you were...
Can you tell us about your practice? I am an interventional cardiologist and have been in practice since 2004. I perform coronary and peripheral vascular interventions, as well as structural procedures. How did you notice that you were...
Can you tell us about your...
02/06/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Impact of COVID-19 on Morale in the Cath Lab (Includes Video Discussion)
02/06/2021
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Editor's Note: VIDEO BELOW Watch CLD's Clinical Editor Morton Kern, MD, as he is joined by guest panelists Srihari Naidu, MD, and Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, in a 30-minute discussion of their research.
Editor's Note: VIDEO BELOW Watch CLD's Clinical Editor Morton Kern, MD, as he is joined by guest panelists Srihari Naidu, MD, and Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, in a 30-minute discussion of their research.
Editor's Note: VIDEO...
02/06/2021
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