Volume 29 - Issue 3 - March 2021

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Cath Lab Spotlight: UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center

03/04/2021

We have over 55 team members in our pre/post area and cath lab, including PRN team members. We have five cath labs: four in Rock Island, Illinois, and one in Bettendorf, Iowa. We also have a pre and post Cardiac Treatment Unit (CTU) in our...

We have over 55 team members in...

03/04/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Imaging and AI (Deep Learning) in the Cath Lab

03/04/2021

Jeff Sorenson ;

How is artificial intelligence (AI) interacting with computed tomography angiography (CTA) to help interventionalists in their decision making?

How is artificial intelligence...

03/04/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Life Without Langston! Simultaneous LV and Aortic Pressure Measurements With Single Arterial Access

03/03/2021

Pallavi Satuluri , MBBS;

Kasaiah Makam , MD;

Michael J. Sabatini , MD, PhD;

Medhat F. Zaher , MD;

Abstract

03/03/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Radiation Protection Systems

The EggNest: A Simple, Table-Integrated Platform to Reduce Scatter Radiation by >90%

03/03/2021

Jebadiah Bera , RN, MSN;

Vamsi Krishna , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

I. Jebadiah Bera, RN, MSN, Director, Cath Lab and Diagnostic Cardiology, Ascension Seton Hays Medical Center, Kyle, Texas Can you tell us about your cath lab? Jebadiah: We have three active cath labs, and perform a broad spectrum of...

I. Jebadiah Bera, RN, MSN,...

03/03/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Novel Approach to LAAC Procedure Using 4D ICE

03/02/2021

Carlos Sanchez , MD;

This case of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with a Watchman device (Boston Scientific) demonstrates the advantages of using 4D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) over transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and 2D ICE. An 87-year-old...

This case of left atrial...

03/02/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Cardiovascular Leadership and Governance for a Market Advantage

03/02/2021

Ross Swanson ;

The cardiovascular market is, and has been for decades, in a constant state of flux. Rapidly changing practice patterns and technology, the escalating needs of an aging population, and an unmet demand for cardiovascular specialists all...

The cardiovascular market is,...

03/02/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

The Important Role of Clinical Suspicion in Diagnosis of Type V Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome

03/03/2021

Mushaf Haque , MS, OMS-IV;

Robert K. Bressler , MD;

Farhan Ali , MD, MA, MPH, FSCAI, FACC, RPVI;

Laith Wahab , DO, MS, OMS-IV;

Mujtaba M. Ali , MD, RPVI;

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare vascular condition typically characterized by an aberrant relationship of the popliteal artery with its surrounding myofascial structures in the popliteal fossa.1,2 It results in...

Popliteal artery entrapment...

03/03/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Outpatient Care

4 Things to Consider as You Implement Your Cardiovascular Outmigration Strategy

03/03/2021

Marc Toth ;

It is anticipated that by 2030, 82% of all outpatient cardiovascular procedures will be appropriate for migration from the hospital to an ambulatory surgery center (ASC).1 What will that ASC look like? What should we be building today to be...

It is anticipated that by 2030,...

03/03/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Single-Access Impella CP-Supported Chronic Total Occlusion PCI With Asahi Sheathless PBU 3.5 Eaucath

03/02/2021

Joshua Petoskey , CVT, RCIS, BS;

Aaron Shaikh , MD;

Tylie Polyot , CVT, RCIS;

Zachary Morcom , RT(R)(CI), RCIS;

William Guerin , RN, BSN;

Michael Craven , RT(R)(CI);

Samip C. Vasaiwala , MD, MSc, SM, FACC;

The Impella CP percutaneous ventricular assist catheter (Abiomed) currently requires the implantation of a 14 French (Fr) arterial sheath. Additional access sites are commonly obtained in order to proceed with diagnostic or percutaneous...

The Impella CP percutaneous...

03/02/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Futility in Patients With STEMI – Do All for All? (Includes Video Discussion)

03/02/2021

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

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

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

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

Richard Chazal , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

How should we manage the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient coming to the emergency department (ED) who appears to be so critically ill that further care would be futile?

How should we manage the...

03/02/2021

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