Contact
searchSearch
HMP Global

Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT

Volume 19 - Issue 10 - October 2011

News

Clinical and Industry News
News
10/04/2011

Compiled by CathLab Digest

Compiled by CathLab Digest
NULL
NULL
NULL
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest

Department

SICP Section
News from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
10/04/2011

Compiled by CathLabDigest

Compiled by CathLabDigest
South Dakota’s Southeast Technical Institute ICT Program to Require iPadsStarting next year, Southeast Technical Institute’s Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program will be shifting to a “iPad Required” program.  All students will be...
South Dakota’s Southeast Technical Institute ICT Program to Require iPadsStarting next year, Southeast Technical Institute’s Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program will be shifting to a “iPad Required” program.  All students will be...
South Dakota’s Southeast...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
‘Conversations in Cardiology’: What to do with dual anti-platelet therapy in a young pregnant patient with an LAD stent?
10/04/2011

Morton Kern, MD
Clinical Editor
Chief Cardiology, Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital;
Associate Chief Cardiology, University California Irvine;
Professor of Medicine, UCI
Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com

Morton Kern, MDClinical EditorChief C...
Evolving clinical conundrums in modern cardiology require insights from many sources. In this spirit, I’d like to present another ‘conversation in cardiology’ about a real dilemma involving a woman, a stent, and dual anti-platelet therapy. My...
Evolving clinical conundrums in modern cardiology require insights from many sources. In this spirit, I’d like to present another ‘conversation in cardiology’ about a real dilemma involving a woman, a stent, and dual anti-platelet therapy. My...
Evolving clinical conundrums in...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Materials

Abstracts
Selected Original Research Abstracts from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology March 2011-August 2011
10/04/2011

Reprinted with permission.

All articles are available as free full text online at http://www.invasivecardiology.com.

Reprinted with permission. All articl...
Transcoronary Pacing in a Porcine Model — Impact of Guidewire InsulationKonstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Susanne Unverzagt, PhD, Michael Buerke, MD, Justin Carter, MD, Dirk Mahnkopf, MD†, Karl Werdan, MD, Roland Prondzinsky, MD*ABSTRACT:...
Transcoronary Pacing in a Porcine Model — Impact of Guidewire InsulationKonstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Susanne Unverzagt, PhD, Michael Buerke, MD, Justin Carter, MD, Dirk Mahnkopf, MD†, Karl Werdan, MD, Roland Prondzinsky, MD*ABSTRACT:...
Transcoronary Pacing in a...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Atrial Fibrillation: The Patient Perspective to Better Care
10/04/2011

Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO, StopAfib.org
Decatur, Texas

Mellanie True Hills, Speaker and CEO,...
We’ve all heard the saying that “communication is a two-way street.” In the doctor-patient relationship, especially when the patient has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, we should be building multi-lane highways of communication....
We’ve all heard the saying that “communication is a two-way street.” In the doctor-patient relationship, especially when the patient has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, we should be building multi-lane highways of communication....
We’ve all heard the saying that...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
The Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Intravascular Ultrasound
10/04/2011

Zachary M. Arthurs, MD 

Zachary M. Arthurs, MD 
AbstractIntravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has emerged as a dynamic imaging modality that provides real-time visualization for catheter-based interventions. The image presentation of IVUS permits detailed assessment of plaque and vessel...
AbstractIntravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has emerged as a dynamic imaging modality that provides real-time visualization for catheter-based interventions. The image presentation of IVUS permits detailed assessment of plaque and vessel...
AbstractIntravascular ultrasound...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
2012 Financial Update: The Importance of Proper Documentation and Coding in the Cardiac Cath Lab Setting
10/04/2011

Kristin Powers, Consultant
Corazon, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kristin Powers, Consultant Corazon, I...
Healthcare providers today are confronted by several complex financial challenges, including limited access to capital due to market and economic uncertainty and increasing constraints from payors, including Medicare and Medicaid. These...
Healthcare providers today are confronted by several complex financial challenges, including limited access to capital due to market and economic uncertainty and increasing constraints from payors, including Medicare and Medicaid. These...
Healthcare providers today are...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
Applications of the Distal Anchoring Technique in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions
10/04/2011

Arif Mahmood, MD,  Subhash Banerjee, MD,  Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Arif Mahmood, MD,  Subhash Banerjee, ...
The balloon anchoring technique was initially described by Fujita in 2003 as inflation of a balloon in the side branch of a target coronary vessel to facilitate equipment delivery to a target lesion.1 Two variations of this technique (coaxial...
The balloon anchoring technique was initially described by Fujita in 2003 as inflation of a balloon in the side branch of a target coronary vessel to facilitate equipment delivery to a target lesion.1 Two variations of this technique (coaxial...
The balloon anchoring technique...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest

Insights

10-Minute Interview
The 10-Minute Interview with Mark A. Rigsby, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, RCSA
10/04/2011

Mark A. Rigsby, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, RCSA
Yuba City, California

Mark A. Rigsby, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, RCSA...
I started my career in the medical field more than 23 years ago, when I began training in 1988 as an x-ray technologist in the U.S. Army. I cross-trained into the cath lab in 1998 as a cardiovascular technologist (CVT). Currently, I am...
I started my career in the medical field more than 23 years ago, when I began training in 1988 as an x-ray technologist in the U.S. Army. I cross-trained into the cath lab in 1998 as a cardiovascular technologist (CVT). Currently, I am...
I started my career in the...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Single-Center Experience
Insertion of the Modified Pinnacle sheath for Reduction Of Vascular Events (IMPROVE) Study
10/04/2011

Juan A. Pastor-Cervantes, MD*, Ann Robblee, PA*,
Juan P. Nunez-Urquiza**
*Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital,
Hollywood, Florida; ** Internal Medicine, Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

Juan A. Pastor-Cervantes, MD*, Ann Ro...
AbstractObjectives. The aim of this study was to prove the efficacy and safety of the Pinnacle TIF Tip sheath during the performance of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures. Background. Vascular sheaths have been used for...
AbstractObjectives. The aim of this study was to prove the efficacy and safety of the Pinnacle TIF Tip sheath during the performance of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures. Background. Vascular sheaths have been used for...
AbstractObjectives. The aim of...
10/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest

Advertisement

Advertisement

Subscriber

Cath Lab Digest Newsletter

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Volume 19 Issue 10

View Issue Archive
Editorial Staff

Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD

Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur

Production Manager
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
HMP Global, 70 E. Swedesford Rd
Suite 100, Malvern PA 19355
Telephone: (440) 717-0418
Fax: (866) 896-8762
Email: rkapur@hmpglobal.com

Advertisement

Specialties

Events

Year Round Education

HMP Global Products

HMP Education Logo
HMP Omnimedia Logo
HMP Europe Logo
© 2024 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Term of Use

Advertisement

Advertisement