Volume 12 - Issue 4 - April, 2004
Feature
06/19/2008
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor,
I read with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Topic Under Discussion:
Turnover Times
We are a multi-tasking (Cath, PCI, EPS, implants, peripheral, pediatrics, etc.) cath lab dept. of 6, growing into 8 labs this year. One of our issues that we are tackling right now are turn-over...
Topic Under Discussion:
Turnover Times
We are a multi-tasking (Cath, PCI, EPS, implants, peripheral, pediatrics, etc.) cath lab dept. of 6, growing into 8 labs this year. One of our issues that we are tackling right now are turn-over...
Topic Under...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father of exercise cardiology and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington (UW), died February 12, 2004 in his Seattle home. He was 87. Bruce was best known for developing the treadmill test...
Dr. Robert A. Bruce, the father...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article, The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?, by Warren K. Laskey, MD, published in the February 2004 edition of Cath Lab...
Dear Editor,
I read with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Manager, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington, North Carolina
Cath Lab Manager, Alamance Regional M...
I have worked at Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) for 7 years in the cath lab and as manager for the past 3 years. My career in healthcare first began in 1968, working in ICU as a Respiratory Therapist for 16 years. After I became...
I have worked at Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) for 7 years in the cath lab and as manager for the past 3 years. My career in healthcare first began in 1968, working in ICU as a Respiratory Therapist for 16 years. After I became...
I have worked at Alamance...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Study Challenges Cholesterol Recommendations
New research shows high levels of statins given to people who have just been hospitalized with heart attacks or high-risk unstable angina not only prevented future events but also saved lives....
Study Challenges Cholesterol Recommendations
New research shows high levels of statins given to people who have just been hospitalized with heart attacks or high-risk unstable angina not only prevented future events but also saved lives....
Study Challenges Cholesterol...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Miravant’s PhotoPoint PDT May Stabilize Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaque and
Prevent Disease Progression
Miravant Medical Technologies, a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint® photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced...
Miravant’s PhotoPoint PDT May Stabilize Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaque and
Prevent Disease Progression
Miravant Medical Technologies, a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint® photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced...
Miravant’s PhotoPoint PDT May...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest talks with
David O. Williams, MD, Division of Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital, School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Cath Lab Digest talks with
David O. ...
Can you describe the DEScover Registry?
The purpose of this registry is to characterize the use of drug-eluting stents in a real-world setting as well as the outcomes of patients treated with these stents. Most of the information we have...
Can you describe the DEScover Registry?
The purpose of this registry is to characterize the use of drug-eluting stents in a real-world setting as well as the outcomes of patients treated with these stents. Most of the information we have...
Can you describe the DEScover...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Infographic
06/19/2008
New Study Links Aspirin Resistance to Heart Muscle Death During Interventional Procedures
Patients who do not respond adequately to aspirin therapy are more likely to experience heart muscle damage when undergoing coronary interventions....
New Study Links Aspirin Resistance to Heart Muscle Death During Interventional Procedures
Patients who do not respond adequately to aspirin therapy are more likely to experience heart muscle damage when undergoing coronary interventions....
New Study Links Aspirin...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
