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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
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, 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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Clinical and Industry News
10/09/2012

 

 

  
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10/09/2012
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The 10-Minute Interview with Norman Solis, RN, CNOR, RNFA, RCIS, FSICP
10/09/2012
Norman Solis, RN, CNOR, RNFA, RCIS, FSICP
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 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 J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
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 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; Catherine DiNardo
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 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
John C. Messenger, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Dale R. Tavris, MD, MPH; Beverly Albrecht-Gallauresi, RN, MPH; Yongfei Wang, MS; Samantha Jacobs, BS; Frederic S. Resnic, MD, MSc; Jeptha Curtis, MD; Susan Fitzgerald, MS, RN
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 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, MHA, MBA, RCIS
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 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 M. Patel, DO; Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
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 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
Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
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 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
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, 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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