Volume 29 - Issue 5 - May 2021
Cath Lab Spotlight
05/04/2021
We are the area’s only freestanding cardiac hospital and the only one in the region with a dedicated heart emergency room.
We are the area’s only freestanding cardiac hospital and the only one in the region with a dedicated heart emergency room.
We are the area’s only...
05/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Suggested Technique
06/07/2021
The treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) poses a technical challenge for endovascular revascularization in both the coronary and peripheral arteries. Yet there has been significant progress made in the collective technical...
The treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) poses a technical challenge for endovascular revascularization in both the coronary and peripheral arteries. Yet there has been significant progress made in the collective technical...
The treatment of chronic total...
06/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
05/03/2021
This case reveals the importance of proper procedural planning, as well as the importance of imaging-guided coronary intervention specifically, should complications occur.
This case reveals the importance of proper procedural planning, as well as the importance of imaging-guided coronary intervention specifically, should complications occur.
This case reveals the importance...
05/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
05/03/2021
We herein describe a patient with chest pain initially diagnosed as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but later found to be an acute aortic dissection.
We herein describe a patient with chest pain initially diagnosed as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but later found to be an acute aortic dissection.
We herein describe a patient...
05/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
05/03/2021
Abstract
A 57-year-old male who had recently been diagnosed with COVID-19 presented with exertional dyspnea and fatigue for the last four weeks. His repeat SARS-CoV-2 was positive. The ECG noted complete heart block (CHB). Troponin,...
Abstract
A 57-year-old male who had recently been diagnosed with COVID-19 presented with exertional dyspnea and fatigue for the last four weeks. His repeat SARS-CoV-2 was positive. The ECG noted complete heart block (CHB). Troponin,...
Abstract
A 57-year-old male...
05/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Suggested Technique
06/07/2021
The treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) poses a technical challenge for endovascular revascularization in both the coronary and peripheral arteries. Yet there has been significant progress made in the collective technical...
The treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) poses a technical challenge for endovascular revascularization in both the coronary and peripheral arteries. Yet there has been significant progress made in the collective technical...
The treatment of chronic total...
06/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
05/03/2021
We had a puzzling case. A 37-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with 1 day of anterior chest pain at rest, somewhat positional. Three months ago, he had COVID-19 flu syndrome without hospitalization.
We had a puzzling case. A 37-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with 1 day of anterior chest pain at rest, somewhat positional. Three months ago, he had COVID-19 flu syndrome without hospitalization.
We had a puzzling case. A...
05/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
05/04/2021
Healthcare workers are highly susceptible to musculoskeletal disorders due to the regular lifting, positioning, and transporting of patients, combined with a fast-paced work environment and a general collective quality of putting their...
Healthcare workers are highly susceptible to musculoskeletal disorders due to the regular lifting, positioning, and transporting of patients, combined with a fast-paced work environment and a general collective quality of putting their...
Healthcare workers are highly...
05/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2021
The aim of this case study is to demonstrate how Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital cardiac catheterization lab’s willingness to improve by embracing change has provided the foundation for outstanding service delivery, operational efficiency,...
The aim of this case study is to demonstrate how Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital cardiac catheterization lab’s willingness to improve by embracing change has provided the foundation for outstanding service delivery, operational efficiency,...
The aim of this case study is to...
05/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2021
Cath lab program expansion is usually accompanied by questions regarding whether to expand by adding additional labs or expand by widening the scope of clinical offerings. Often organizations considering expansion find themselves already...
Cath lab program expansion is usually accompanied by questions regarding whether to expand by adding additional labs or expand by widening the scope of clinical offerings. Often organizations considering expansion find themselves already...
Cath lab program expansion is...
05/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
