Contact
searchSearch
HMP Global

Volume 20 - Issue 7 - July 2012

Suggestions for Nurses and Technologists Working in the Cath Lab Regarding Patients With Psychosocial Concerns
07/03/2012
Along with Kawkab Shishani, PhD, Drs Froelicher and Madan published an article in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1 based on their experience caring for patients with coronary artery disease. We talk with them about the psychosocial...
Along with Kawkab Shishani, PhD, Drs Froelicher and Madan published an article in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1 based on their experience caring for patients with coronary artery disease. We talk with them about the psychosocial...
Along with Kawkab Shishani, PhD,...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Therapeutic Hypothermia at a Large Academic Medical Center: Lessons for Success
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest talks with Henry E. Wang, MD, MS, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.The only Level 1 trauma center in Alabama, the...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Henry E. Wang, MD, MS, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.The only Level 1 trauma center in Alabama, the...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Henry...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
07/03/2012

Compiled by Cath Lab Digest

Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Bayer Launches JETSTREAM Navitus L Atherectomy CatheterBayer HealthCare has introduced the JETSTREAM Navitus L Atherectomy Catheter. Positioned as the largest diameter rotational atherectomy device in the JETSTREAM catheter family, the...
Bayer Launches JETSTREAM Navitus L Atherectomy CatheterBayer HealthCare has introduced the JETSTREAM Navitus L Atherectomy Catheter. Positioned as the largest diameter rotational atherectomy device in the JETSTREAM catheter family, the...
Bayer Launches JETSTREAM Navitus...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
News from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
07/03/2012

Compiled by Cath Lab Digest

Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals, CCI Needs Your Input on the RCIS Validation SurveyCCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) is requesting your assistance to help plan the future of the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive...
Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals, CCI Needs Your Input on the RCIS Validation SurveyCCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) is requesting your assistance to help plan the future of the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive...
Invasive Cardiovascular...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
What Will You Need to Start a TAVR Program?
07/03/2012
In early November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first transcatheter valve for the treatment of inoperable aortic stenosis, the Sapien valve (Edwards Lifesciences). Clearly, this is one of the most exciting advances in...
In early November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first transcatheter valve for the treatment of inoperable aortic stenosis, the Sapien valve (Edwards Lifesciences). Clearly, this is one of the most exciting advances in...
In early November, the U.S. Food...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
An Industry Survey of Cath Lab Performance in North America
07/03/2012

Selected data from a 2012 survey by Springboard Healthcare
(©2012 by SpringBoard, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Find out more at www.springboardstaffing.com.

Selected data from a 2012 survey by S...
In January of 2012, Springboard HealthCare conducted an inaugural industry survey to benchmark cath lab performance in areas of revenue, expenses, facility outlook and company culture. The purpose of the survey was to establish an index to...
In January of 2012, Springboard HealthCare conducted an inaugural industry survey to benchmark cath lab performance in areas of revenue, expenses, facility outlook and company culture. The purpose of the survey was to establish an index to...
In January of 2012, Springboard...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Stroke and PCI: Best Practice in the Cardiac Cath Lab
07/03/2012
Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States.  The risk factors for stroke are strikingly similar to those for coronary disease, so patients undergoing cardiac interventions for coronary...
Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States.  The risk factors for stroke are strikingly similar to those for coronary disease, so patients undergoing cardiac interventions for coronary...
Stroke is the third-leading...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
5 Strategies for Reducing Team Members’ Personal Anxiety Pre-Catheterization
07/03/2012
Studies have shown that patients often experience anxiety before catheterization, and treating or reducing that anxiety is an important part of ensuring a safe procedure. Numerous research studies have evaluated potential methods of...
Studies have shown that patients often experience anxiety before catheterization, and treating or reducing that anxiety is an important part of ensuring a safe procedure. Numerous research studies have evaluated potential methods of...
Studies have shown that patients...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
07/03/2012
I am an RT, and on a recent Joint Commission survey, they mentioned that we need to do the Aldrete Score. What is that, and how does it pertain to me?    — RCIS Review Facebook Page 
I am an RT, and on a recent Joint Commission survey, they mentioned that we need to do the Aldrete Score. What is that, and how does it pertain to me?    — RCIS Review Facebook Page 
I am an RT, and on a recent...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest
Give Your Patient the Correct Stent
07/03/2012
I used to hold the opinion that adequate vessel sizing could by accomplished through cardiac angiogram visualization alone. That opinion changed once our facility started using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on a regular basis. 
I used to hold the opinion that adequate vessel sizing could by accomplished through cardiac angiogram visualization alone. That opinion changed once our facility started using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on a regular basis. 
I used to hold the opinion that...
07/03/2012
Cath Lab Digest

Subscriber

Cath Lab Digest Newsletter

Volume 20 Issue 7

View Issue Archive
Editorial Staff

Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD

Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur

Production Manager
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
HMP Global, 70 E. Swedesford Rd
Suite 100, Malvern PA 19355
Telephone: (440) 717-0418
Fax: (866) 896-8762
Email: rkapur@hmpglobal.com

Specialties

Events

Year Round Education

HMP Global Products

HMP Education Logo
HMP Omnimedia Logo
HMP Europe Logo
© 2025 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Term of Use