Volume 20 - Issue 12 - December 2012
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Morton J. Kern, MD, with contributions from Drs. Carl Tommaso, Peter Ver Lee, Gregg Stone,
Mladen I. Vidovich, Lloyd W. Klein, Bonnie Weiner, Ted Bass, Jimmy Tcheng, Kirk N. Garratt,
Aaron Kaplan, Samuel M. Butman, John Bittl, John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., Michael Lim, and Greg Dehmer
Morton J. Kern, MD, with contribution...
Cath Lab Digest regrets that a page of Dr. Kern's Clinical Editor's Column was omitted from the CLD November print issue. The article is published in full online and in the tablet edition. We will also reprint Dr. Kern's column in full in the...
Cath Lab Digest regrets that a page of Dr. Kern's Clinical Editor's Column was omitted from the CLD November print issue. The article is published in full online and in the tablet edition. We will also reprint Dr. Kern's column in full in the...
Cath Lab Digest regrets that a...
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Donald Whatley, RN, CCRN, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Manager, Winter Haven Hospital, Bostick Heart Center, Winter Haven, Florida
Donald Whatley, RN, CCRN, Cardiac Cat...
Winter Haven Hospital is a 527-bed facility located in central Florida. We are the only Magnet-accredited hospital in Polk County. We currently have three labs utilized for coronary, peripheral, and electrophysiology (EP) procedures. In...
Winter Haven Hospital is a 527-bed facility located in central Florida. We are the only Magnet-accredited hospital in Polk County. We currently have three labs utilized for coronary, peripheral, and electrophysiology (EP) procedures. In...
Winter Haven Hospital is a...
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Cath Lab Digest talks with Navin K. Kapur, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; Assistant Director, Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Investigator, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Cath Lab Digest talks with Navin K. K...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Navin K. Kapur, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; Assistant Director, Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Investigator, Molecular Cardiology Research...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Navin K. Kapur, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; Assistant Director, Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Investigator, Molecular Cardiology Research...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Navin...
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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...
A 64-year-old female with history of coronary artery disease, previous stent of the ostial right coronary artery (RCA) and a previous mid RCA stent, presented with unstable angina symptoms. She underwent diagnostic angiography via the right...
A 64-year-old female with history of coronary artery disease, previous stent of the ostial right coronary artery (RCA) and a previous mid RCA stent, presented with unstable angina symptoms. She underwent diagnostic angiography via the right...
A 64-year-old female with...
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Interview by Amanda Wright
Interview by Amanda Wright
This article features an interview with Richard Schwartz, DO, Gina Kanetis and Valerie Kuczwaj, from the Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. It is the sixth in a series of six articles sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences.
This article features an interview with Richard Schwartz, DO, Gina Kanetis and Valerie Kuczwaj, from the Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. It is the sixth in a series of six articles sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences.
This article features an...
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Patricia Sterett, MSN, RN, BC, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois
Patricia Sterett, MSN, RN, BC, OSF Sa...
How OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center (SAMC) addressed patient comfort when local anesthetic is used to numb procedure access sites during procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL).
How OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center (SAMC) addressed patient comfort when local anesthetic is used to numb procedure access sites during procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL).
How OSF Saint Anthony Medical...
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Tim Sayler, President/CEO of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho
Tim Sayler, President/CEO of St. Jose...
Cath Lab Digest had a chance to visit with Tim Sayler, President/CEO of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, about his recent choice to utilize CardioSolution to implement a comprehensive cardiology program at St. Joseph’s.
Cath Lab Digest had a chance to visit with Tim Sayler, President/CEO of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, about his recent choice to utilize CardioSolution to implement a comprehensive cardiology program at St. Joseph’s.
Cath Lab Digest had a chance to...
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By Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RPA, RRA, RCIS, RT(R)(CV)(CI), CPFT, CCT, CTAE
By Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RPA, RRA...
A lifelong mentor of mine, William “Bill” G. Embil, BS, RCVT, RCSA, passed away on September 29, 2012.
A lifelong mentor of mine, William “Bill” G. Embil, BS, RCVT, RCSA, passed away on September 29, 2012.
A lifelong mentor of mine,...
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As reported by Cath Lab Digest
As reported by Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Digest reports on the clinical implications of using near-infrared spectroscopy, as presented at a Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics breakfast symposium held October 25, 2012 in Miami, Florida.
Cath Lab Digest reports on the clinical implications of using near-infrared spectroscopy, as presented at a Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics breakfast symposium held October 25, 2012 in Miami, Florida.
Cath Lab Digest reports on the...
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Avinash Khanna, MD, FACC, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida
Avinash Khanna, MD, FACC, Lakeland Re...
A 68-year-old male with diabetes, morbid obesity (BMI-41), hypertension and dyslipidemia presented for an initial cardiovascular evaluation. His other medical history was pertinent for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and...
A 68-year-old male with diabetes, morbid obesity (BMI-41), hypertension and dyslipidemia presented for an initial cardiovascular evaluation. His other medical history was pertinent for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and...
A 68-year-old male with...
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