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Volume 21 - Issue 12 - December 2013

12/09/2013
Email notice of credentialing, job changes, promotions, etc., to us at cathlabdigest@aol.com. This month, Cath Lab Digest would like to congratulate….
Email notice of credentialing, job changes, promotions, etc., to us at cathlabdigest@aol.com. This month, Cath Lab Digest would like to congratulate….
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12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Laughs
12/09/2013
Mandy Conlin, RN
’Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and in the Heart Center…
’Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and in the Heart Center…
’Twas the night before Christmas...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
12/09/2013
Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Todd Sorenson, RCSA; Bethany Triplett, BSN, RN, RCSA; Anna Collins, RCIS, RCSA; Dawn Holmes, RCIS, RCSA; Reynald Dorsainvil, AS, RCIS, EMT-P, RCSA, CCT
Todd Sorenson, Dawn Holmes, Reynald Dorsainvil, and Anna Collins were the first candidates trained at the first freestanding cardiovascular medical simulation training center that opened on October 21, 2013.
Todd Sorenson, Dawn Holmes, Reynald Dorsainvil, and Anna Collins were the first candidates trained at the first freestanding cardiovascular medical simulation training center that opened on October 21, 2013.
Todd Sorenson, Dawn Holmes,...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
12/09/2013
Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Can you perform chronic total occlusion (CTO) cases via both radials? If so, what size sheaths and guides are you using, and what is your preferred technique in crossing a CTO?
Can you perform chronic total occlusion (CTO) cases via both radials? If so, what size sheaths and guides are you using, and what is your preferred technique in crossing a CTO?
Can you perform chronic total...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
12/09/2013
Samir Dabbous, MD, FACC
This case illustrates the benefits of using the angioplasty coronary wire as means for pacing the right ventricle without necessarily requiring a temporary pacemaker insertion into the right ventricle.
This case illustrates the benefits of using the angioplasty coronary wire as means for pacing the right ventricle without necessarily requiring a temporary pacemaker insertion into the right ventricle.
This case illustrates the...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
12/09/2013
News and educational events from the SICP.
News and educational events from the SICP.
News and educational events from...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
12/09/2013
John R. Laird, MD, FACC, FACP
The results of the Complete SE study are in line with several of the other SFA stent trials, and I think these trials give us more comfort about stenting in the SFA and popliteal arteries.
The results of the Complete SE study are in line with several of the other SFA stent trials, and I think these trials give us more comfort about stenting in the SFA and popliteal arteries.
The results of the Complete SE...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Contrast Management
12/09/2013
ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. updates its corporate branding to express the transformation of this market leader of advanced contrast imaging system technology.
ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. updates its corporate branding to express the transformation of this market leader of advanced contrast imaging system technology.
ACIST Medical Systems, Inc....
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Contrast Management
12/09/2013
Patricia Heffner, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN; Brandee Wornhoff, MSN, RN
Measures to avoid CIN should be undertaken in all cath labs.
Measures to avoid CIN should be undertaken in all cath labs.
Measures to avoid CIN should be...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Management
12/09/2013
Stacey Lang
By educating staff on the direct impact that early stroke recognition has on treatment outcomes, they will embrace the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients in this new way.
By educating staff on the direct impact that early stroke recognition has on treatment outcomes, they will embrace the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients in this new way.
By educating staff on the direct...
12/09/2013
Cath Lab Digest