Volume 16 - Issue 1 - January, 2008
06/19/2008
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drug-eluting stents (DES), from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this revolutionary technology. What was the...
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drug-eluting stents (DES), from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this revolutionary technology. What was the...
This monthly column in Cath Lab...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Happy New Year! Hopefully your new year’s resolution includes not only improving yourself, but facilitating improvement in the skills of your staff and department as well. There are so many ways you can help the educational growth of your...
Happy New Year! Hopefully your new year’s resolution includes not only improving yourself, but facilitating improvement in the skills of your staff and department as well. There are so many ways you can help the educational growth of your...
Happy New Year! Hopefully your...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Case Study A 66-year-old female presented to the ED complaining of 8/10 retrosternal chest pain and dyspnea. She was triaged quickly and her initial ECG, done within minutes of arrival, showed possible lateral infarct, T wave inversion in the...
Case Study A 66-year-old female presented to the ED complaining of 8/10 retrosternal chest pain and dyspnea. She was triaged quickly and her initial ECG, done within minutes of arrival, showed possible lateral infarct, T wave inversion in the...
Case Study A 66-year-old female...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
There is nothing like a nice snowstorm in Portland to get you started writing an article. It doesn’t snow in Portland, you say? Well, sometimes it does, and the effect is total chaos. The end result is a three-hour transportation delay and...
There is nothing like a nice snowstorm in Portland to get you started writing an article. It doesn’t snow in Portland, you say? Well, sometimes it does, and the effect is total chaos. The end result is a three-hour transportation delay and...
There is nothing like a nice...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
How big of a problem is contrast-induced nephropathy in the cath lab?
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has traditionally been somewhat ignored. Only in the last few years has there been some light shed on this complication. We knew as...
How big of a problem is contrast-induced nephropathy in the cath lab?
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has traditionally been somewhat ignored. Only in the last few years has there been some light shed on this complication. We knew as...
How big of a problem is...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
A 59-year-old man with high blood pressure has progressive angina over the last six weeks. The patient’s angina occurs while brushing his teeth as well as during easy walking. He is admitted for cardiac catheterization immediately after an...
A 59-year-old man with high blood pressure has progressive angina over the last six weeks. The patient’s angina occurs while brushing his teeth as well as during easy walking. He is admitted for cardiac catheterization immediately after an...
A 59-year-old man with high...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
