Volume 20 - Issue 10 - October 2012

Robotic-Assisted PCI – A New Approach to the Transcatheter Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

11/06/2012

Joseph P. Carrozza Jr., MD, Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph P. Carrozza Jr., MD, Steward S...

Joseph P. Carrozza Jr., MD, Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts"While operating the robotic-assisted system, the interventional cardiologist can elect to wear a protective apron...

Joseph P. Carrozza Jr., MD,...

11/06/2012

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10/09/2012

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10/09/2012

Cath Lab Digest

The 10-Minute Interview with Norman Solis, RN, CNOR, RNFA, RCIS, FSICP

10/09/2012

Norman Solis, RN, CNOR, RNFA, RCIS, FSICP
Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, California

Norman Solis, RN, CNOR, RNFA, RCIS, F...

I began in the operating room back in 1983 as a surgical technologist. After working as surgical technologist for about seven years, I went back to school and became a registered nurse (RN). After a few more years, I went to school again and...

I began in the operating room...

10/09/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Reducing Complications in the Very High ‘BMI’ Patient

10/09/2012

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...

In the last month, we had three ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients who presented acutely ill with particularly difficult clinical problems. Each of these patients required urgent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary...

In the last month, we had three...

10/09/2012

Cath Lab Digest

FY 2013 Financial Update & Value-Based Purchasing: How the Cardiac Cath Lab Can Influence Reimbursement

10/09/2012

Kristi Powers, Consultant, and Catherine DiNardo,
Decision Support Specialist, Corazon, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kristi Powers, Consultant, and Cather...

This is an interesting and exciting time in healthcare — the industry is abuzz with new ideas, changing regulations, and innovative strategies leading to a transformation in how care is provided in this country. The paradigm shift that...

This is an interesting and...

10/09/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Bleeding and Vascular Complications at the Femoral Access Site Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Evaluation of Hemostasis Strategies

10/05/2012

Dale R. Tavris, MD, MPH¹, Yongfei Wang, MS², Samantha Jacobs, BS¹, Beverly Gallauresi, MPH, RN¹, Jeptha Curtis, MD², John Messenger, MD³, Frederic S. Resnic, MD, MSc⁴, Susan Fitzgerald, MS, RN⁵

Dale R. Tavris, MD, MPH1, Yongfei Wan...

Abstract: Background. Previous research found at least one vascular closure device (VCD) to be associated with excess vascular complications, compared to manual compression (MC) controls, following cardiac catheterization. Since that time,...

Abstract: Background. Previous...

10/05/2012

Cath Lab Digest

The Correct Way to Pull a Sheath

10/05/2012

Phillip Mumford, RCIS, Director Cath Lab
Palestine Regional Medical Center, Palestine, Texas

Phillip Mumford, RCIS, Director Cath ...

I have trained many cath lab staff across the nation during my career. One of my duties has been to train cath lab and intensive care unit (ICU) staff members how to correctly pull a sheath. I have found people often have different views on...

I have trained many cath lab...

10/05/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Transradial Revascularization of an In-Stent Chronic Occlusion of the Right Coronary Artery Using Excimer Laser

10/05/2012

Bhavin Patel, DO, Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Deborah Heart & Lung Institute, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Bhavin Patel, DO, Kintur Sanghvi, MD,...

A 66-year-old Hispanic man with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and history of previous percutaneous interventions to his left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery, as well as right coronary...

A 66-year-old Hispanic man with...

10/05/2012

Cath Lab Digest

A Complex Procedure via a Transradial Transcollateral Approach

10/05/2012

Case presented by Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida. Case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI,
Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.

Case presented by Orlando Marrero, RC...

The patient is a 78-year-old gentleman with a history of hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), remote tobacco use, and laminectomy. He complained of shortness of breath on exertion. He underwent a pharmacologic stress...

The patient is a 78-year-old...

10/05/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Improvement of Transfer Times Utilizing Systemization Development Leads to the First Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Facility Accreditation in Ohio

10/04/2012

Deborah L. Washington RN-BC, BSN, CCPC, Chest Pain
Coordinator-Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio

Deborah L. Washington RN-BC, BSN, CCP...

Summa Health System, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in Ohio. Summa serves more than one million patients each year in comprehensive acute, critical, emergency, outpatient and...

Summa Health System,...

10/04/2012

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