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Volume 19 - Issue 10 - October 2011

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10/04/2011

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

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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
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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 J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
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
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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
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Atrial Fibrillation: The Patient Perspective to Better Care
10/04/2011
Mellanie True Hills
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
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The Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Intravascular Ultrasound
10/04/2011
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
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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, MHA
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...
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Tips and Techniques
Applications of the Distal Anchoring Technique in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions
10/04/2011
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Arif Mahmood, MD
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...
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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
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...
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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
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...
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