Volume 10 - Issue 11 - November, 2002
Feature
06/19/2008
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Darren Powell, RCIS, FSICP,
Cardiovascular Technology Program, Spokane Community College, Spokane, Washington
Darren Powell, RCIS, FSICP,
Cardiova...
We participated in three days of conferences, beginning April 5, 2002. Our first day held the 7th Teaching Course in Cardiac Catheterization, focusing on acute coronary syndromes.
During the next two days, we attended the 4th Thai...
We participated in three days of conferences, beginning April 5, 2002. Our first day held the 7th Teaching Course in Cardiac Catheterization, focusing on acute coronary syndromes.
During the next two days, we attended the 4th Thai...
We participated in three days of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does anyone have any information on staffing a cath lab with LVNs? I currently have a LVN working as a scrub and in the holding area. Can’t the LVN monitor cases? Any policies or protocols out...
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does anyone have any information on staffing a cath lab with LVNs? I currently have a LVN working as a scrub and in the holding area. Can’t the LVN monitor cases? Any policies or protocols out...
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Tom Maloney MS, RCIS, FSICP
Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Tom Maloney MS, RCIS, FSICP
Memorial ...
The annual turnover rate resulting from cath lab professionals leaving for industry presents a serious staffing concern. Why is this happening? Here are reasons some people may consider working for industry:
1) I feel underappreciated,...
The annual turnover rate resulting from cath lab professionals leaving for industry presents a serious staffing concern. Why is this happening? Here are reasons some people may consider working for industry:
1) I feel underappreciated,...
The annual turnover rate...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Prior to the cineless systems, QA was done on processing equipment and on imaging equipment. The primary reasons were to detect any changes in the cineradiographic equipment for radiation safety guidelines. I spoke with our medical physicist,...
Prior to the cineless systems, QA was done on processing equipment and on imaging equipment. The primary reasons were to detect any changes in the cineradiographic equipment for radiation safety guidelines. I spoke with our medical physicist,...
Prior to the cineless systems,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Infographic
06/19/2008
MADIT II Type Patients Successfully Risk Stratified By MTWA
Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Negative Patients are at extremely low risk of sudden cardiac death. New clinical data demonstrate that MTWA can risk stratify MADIT II type patients to...
MADIT II Type Patients Successfully Risk Stratified By MTWA
Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Negative Patients are at extremely low risk of sudden cardiac death. New clinical data demonstrate that MTWA can risk stratify MADIT II type patients to...
MADIT II Type Patients...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Medtronic Advances Technology for Coronary Angioplasty with ‘Zipper’ Multi-Exchange Delivery Platform
FDA Approves New Device That Facilitates Easy Exchange of Guidewires and Catheters; CE Mark for European Release Also Includes Stent...
Medtronic Advances Technology for Coronary Angioplasty with ‘Zipper’ Multi-Exchange Delivery Platform
FDA Approves New Device That Facilitates Easy Exchange of Guidewires and Catheters; CE Mark for European Release Also Includes Stent...
Medtronic Advances Technology...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest