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Volume 19 - Issue 8 - August 2011

News

Clinical and Industry News
08/02/2011

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Compiled by CathLab Digest
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel AbnormalitiesObstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel AbnormalitiesObstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in...
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SICP Section
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Inaugural Electrophysiology/ Invasive Review Course Presented at Sentara CollegeSally Elliott, CCT, CRAT, RCIS, Program Coordinator, Sentara College, Chesapeake, VirginiaThe Sentara College of Health Sciences in Chesapeake, Virginia, hosted...
Inaugural Electrophysiology/ Invasive Review Course Presented at Sentara CollegeSally Elliott, CCT, CRAT, RCIS, Program Coordinator, Sentara College, Chesapeake, VirginiaThe Sentara College of Health Sciences in Chesapeake, Virginia, hosted...
Inaugural Electrophysiology/...
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Letters to the Editor
08/02/2011
As professionals, we don’t often take the time to thank individuals or teams of individuals who really make a difference and impact our professional lives and careers.I have been receiving the Cath Lab Digest for many years now. I have also...
As professionals, we don’t often take the time to thank individuals or teams of individuals who really make a difference and impact our professional lives and careers.I have been receiving the Cath Lab Digest for many years now. I have also...
As professionals, we don’t often...
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What Do You Think?
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Reader-Submitted Questions Answered by Readers
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered b...
Submit your question or respond to a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com, or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cathlabdigest. Answered!Turnaround Time DefinitionsAs part of a Process Improvement Initiative, my facility is compiling...
Submit your question or respond to a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com, or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cathlabdigest. Answered!Turnaround Time DefinitionsAs part of a Process Improvement Initiative, my facility is compiling...
Submit your question or respond...
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Ask the Clinical Instructor
08/02/2011
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP ...
“I am currently developing practice standards for nurses in the cath lab at my facility and am having difficulty finding standards related to frequency of monitoring, assessments, and documentation during procedures.” — Patricia Gilman APRN,...
“I am currently developing practice standards for nurses in the cath lab at my facility and am having difficulty finding standards related to frequency of monitoring, assessments, and documentation during procedures.” — Patricia Gilman APRN,...
“I am currently developing...
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Case Files by Dr. George
08/02/2011

Aaron VanHise, DO, and Jon C. George, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey
 

Aaron VanHise, DO, and Jon C. George,...
AbstractTransradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has gained progressive interest with growing emphasis on minimizing post-procedural bleeding complications while maintaining procedural success. We describe a unique case of a...
AbstractTransradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has gained progressive interest with growing emphasis on minimizing post-procedural bleeding complications while maintaining procedural success. We describe a unique case of a...
AbstractTransradial (TR)...
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Ask the Expert
08/02/2011

Questions for Susan D. Housholder-Hughes, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, FAHA, AACC, Nurse Practitioner, Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Questions for Susan D. Housholder-Hug...
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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, MD Clinical Editor Chief...
Dr. Kern shares a simple method to show how the heart and the arteries move when changing from anterior-posterior (AP) projection to the left and right anterior oblique views (LAO, RAO) with cranial and caudal angulation.
Dr. Kern shares a simple method to show how the heart and the arteries move when changing from anterior-posterior (AP) projection to the left and right anterior oblique views (LAO, RAO) with cranial and caudal angulation.
Dr. Kern shares a simple method...
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Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
08/02/2011

Conrad Vernon, Vice President Corazon, Inc.
Austin, Texas

Conrad Vernon, Vice President Corazon...
In today’s competitive healthcare environment, effective program differentiation is a significant challenge. And, as many hospitals begin to realize the effects of healthcare reform and prepare for further changes in the years to come,...
In today’s competitive healthcare environment, effective program differentiation is a significant challenge. And, as many hospitals begin to realize the effects of healthcare reform and prepare for further changes in the years to come,...
In today’s competitive...
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Tod Tolan, MD, Portland, Oregon; Herbert J. Semler, MD, MS, Clinical Professor of Medicine & Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Gil Drake Tolan, MD, Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Philip Benz, MBA, MPH, Portland, Oregon.

Tod Tolan, MD, Portland, Oregon; Herb...
Today’s invasive vascular procedures demand trustworthy documentation of adequate collateral flow in the human palmar arch. For years, the modified Allen’s test1 served as the quick bedside test of radial and ulnar collateral flow to the...
Today’s invasive vascular procedures demand trustworthy documentation of adequate collateral flow in the human palmar arch. For years, the modified Allen’s test1 served as the quick bedside test of radial and ulnar collateral flow to the...
Today’s invasive vascular...
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