Volume 16 - Issue 12 - December, 2008
News
Clinical and Industry News
12/08/2008
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare Announce Cooperation to Integrate FFR and PressureWire® Aeris in GE Mac-Lab® IT
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare announced a development, marketing and sales initiative to integrate Radi...
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare Announce Cooperation to Integrate FFR and PressureWire® Aeris in GE Mac-Lab® IT
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE Healthcare announced a development, marketing and sales initiative to integrate Radi...
Radi Medical Systems AB and GE...
12/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Department
SICP Section
12/08/2008
SICP Chapter Spotlight
The SICP has several established and developing chapters across the country. Chapters offer networking opportunities and grassroots advocacy opportunities for current issues in the invasive cardiovascular profession....
SICP Chapter Spotlight
The SICP has several established and developing chapters across the country. Chapters offer networking opportunities and grassroots advocacy opportunities for current issues in the invasive cardiovascular profession....
SICP Chapter Spotlight
The SICP...
12/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
12/04/2008
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac Attacks More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Researchers Find
Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of...
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac Attacks More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Researchers Find
Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of...
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
12/04/2008
morton kern, MD
Clinical Editor
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief Cardiology
University of California Irvine
Orange, California
mortonkern005@hotmail.com
morton kern, MD
Clinical Editor
Profe...
Our work in the cath lab moves forward when supported by better patient outcomes, better safety and better cost savings. Much of what we used to do in the cath lab has changed based on comparisons between groups of patients treated in the...
Our work in the cath lab moves forward when supported by better patient outcomes, better safety and better cost savings. Much of what we used to do in the cath lab has changed based on comparisons between groups of patients treated in the...
Our work in the cath lab moves...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
12/04/2008
Questions are answered by:
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses.
Questions are answered by:
Todd Ginap...
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“Once in a while, when we are removing a sheath, the patient becomes sweaty, the pulse rate goes down and the BP goes down. The doctors say that this is a vasovagal response, but I thought it was the beginning of...
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“Once in a while, when we are removing a sheath, the patient becomes sweaty, the pulse rate goes down and the BP goes down. The doctors say that this is a vasovagal response, but I thought it was the beginning of...
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12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
In My View
12/04/2008
Terri L. Wolf, Professional Co-Active Coach
RCIS, Cardiac Cath Lab
Banner Heart Hospital, Mesa, Arizona
Terri L. Wolf, Professional Co-Active...
It is my hope that the following story will help to guide you on a journey of self-discovery and growth. I would like to awaken your ability to see from our patients’ perspective and help you notice how an “old” way of speaking, combined...
It is my hope that the following story will help to guide you on a journey of self-discovery and growth. I would like to awaken your ability to see from our patients’ perspective and help you notice how an “old” way of speaking, combined...
It is my hope that the following...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Basics
12/04/2008
Samuel Stoughton, RT, RDCS, FASE
WellStar Health System, Austell, Georgia
Samuel Stoughton, RT, RDCS, FASE
Well...
Pericardial effusion is the collection of fluid in the pericardial space around the heart. When the pressure in the pericardial space exceeds the pressure in the cardiac chambers, then cardiac function is impaired and the resultant...
Pericardial effusion is the collection of fluid in the pericardial space around the heart. When the pressure in the pericardial space exceeds the pressure in the cardiac chambers, then cardiac function is impaired and the resultant...
Pericardial effusion is the...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
12/04/2008
Susan Heck, Senior Vice
President, Corazon
Consulting, Inc., Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Susan Heck, Senior Vice
President, Co...
Industry trends reveal that stroke care is the new ‘up-and-comer’ service, quickly moving onto the radar for many hospital leaders. As a result of growing consumer need due to an aging population, greater awareness prompted by the focus on...
Industry trends reveal that stroke care is the new ‘up-and-comer’ service, quickly moving onto the radar for many hospital leaders. As a result of growing consumer need due to an aging population, greater awareness prompted by the focus on...
Industry trends reveal that...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
12/04/2008
By Kenneth Kollmeyer, M.D.,
President and founding partner of
DFW Vascular Group, Dallas-Fort
Worth, Texas
By Kenneth Kollmeyer, M.D.,
President...
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in vascular imaging, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology.
Dr. Kollmeyer is President and...
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in vascular imaging, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology.
Dr. Kollmeyer is President and...
This monthly column in Cath Lab...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Insights
10-Minute Interview
12/04/2008
Everet B. Taylor, MA, RCIS
Sunnyside Medical Center
Clackamas, Oregon
Everet B. Taylor, MA, RCIS
Sunnyside ...
I am a health services manager with over 20 years experience in the fields of invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular services. I received my initial cardiovascular training in both invasive and noninvasive studies from the Army, and...
I am a health services manager with over 20 years experience in the fields of invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular services. I received my initial cardiovascular training in both invasive and noninvasive studies from the Army, and...
I am a health services manager...
12/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
