Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2013
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
05/03/2013
Cathy Huggins, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, CCRN, Ravin Miller, RN, MSN, Abdulhay Albirini, MD, FACC, Zanesville, Ohio
Cathy Huggins, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, CCRN,...
Genesis HealthCare System is an integrated health care delivery system based in Zanesville, Ohio, located one hour east of Columbus, Ohio.
Genesis HealthCare System is an integrated health care delivery system based in Zanesville, Ohio, located one hour east of Columbus, Ohio.
Genesis HealthCare System is an...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
05/02/2013
Tanuj Bhatia, MD, Aditya Kapoor, DM, FACC, Sudeep Kumar, DM, FACC, Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow, India
Tanuj Bhatia, MD, Aditya Kapoor, DM, ...
Cardiologists performing diagnostic and interventional coronary procedures should be aware of and revisit the “dot” sign on the LV angiogram so as not to inadvertently miss anomalously arising coronary vessels.
Cardiologists performing diagnostic and interventional coronary procedures should be aware of and revisit the “dot” sign on the LV angiogram so as not to inadvertently miss anomalously arising coronary vessels.
Cardiologists performing...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Deborah Heart & Lung Institute,
Browns Mills, New Jersey
Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Deborah Heart &am...
CTO revascularization is generally challenging, but even more so in an aorto-ostial location.
CTO revascularization is generally challenging, but even more so in an aorto-ostial location.
CTO revascularization is...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest talks with David Kandzari, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiology and Chief Scientific Officer, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
Cath Lab Digest talks with David Kand...
What we have observed in cardiovascular medicine is what I would term a “treatment paradox” both for bypass surgery and for percutaneous revascularization. Specifically, as disease burden and complexity increase, ironically, both among...
What we have observed in cardiovascular medicine is what I would term a “treatment paradox” both for bypass surgery and for percutaneous revascularization. Specifically, as disease burden and complexity increase, ironically, both among...
What we have observed in...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
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...
Use of a large lumen supportive guide, modification of certain techniques, and careful planning will allow successful management of LM disease via the radial approach in select cases.
Use of a large lumen supportive guide, modification of certain techniques, and careful planning will allow successful management of LM disease via the radial approach in select cases.
Use of a large lumen supportive...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS, Clinical Instructor, Jefferson School of Health Professions Senior Staff Technologist, Pennsylvania Hospital; Scott Midwall, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Pennsylvania Hospital; Daniel J. McCormick, DO, FACC, Director of Cardiovascular and Interventional Therapy, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), ...
After consultation with the interventional cardiologist, it was determined that the patient would undergo a percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with a snorkel graft to preserve the left renal artery.
After consultation with the interventional cardiologist, it was determined that the patient would undergo a percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with a snorkel graft to preserve the left renal artery.
After consultation with the...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
Stacey Lang, Vice President, Jan Yanko, Consultant, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stacey Lang, Vice President, Jan Yank...
In hospitals with certified Primary Stroke Center or Comprehensive Stroke Center designations, the cardiac cath lab staff, by following the established protocols, can rapidly and effectively treat their cardiac patients who develop...
In hospitals with certified Primary Stroke Center or Comprehensive Stroke Center designations, the cardiac cath lab staff, by following the established protocols, can rapidly and effectively treat their cardiac patients who develop...
In hospitals with certified...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
Jon C. George, MD and Harit Desai, DO, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey
Jon C. George, MD and Harit Desai, DO...
Appropriate anatomy for transcatheter closure includes a VSD location remote from the tricuspid and aortic valves with an adequate rim.
Appropriate anatomy for transcatheter closure includes a VSD location remote from the tricuspid and aortic valves with an adequate rim.
Appropriate anatomy for...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest talks with Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Co-Director, Institute for Heart, Vascular & Stroke Care, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center and Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Thoralf M....
I think physicians make a great effort to communicate with each other, but it takes a great deal of effort. It is better to have a structure that facilitates that kind of care.
I think physicians make a great effort to communicate with each other, but it takes a great deal of effort. It is better to have a structure that facilitates that kind of care.
I think physicians make a great...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
Case presented by Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida.
Case performed by Nader Chadda, MD, FACC,
Bayonet Point Medical Center, Hudson, Florida.
Case presented by Orlando Marrero, RC...
The patient is 56-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, and non-healing ulcer of the left lower extremity who was referred by a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) for further evaluation of his...
The patient is 56-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, and non-healing ulcer of the left lower extremity who was referred by a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) for further evaluation of his...
The patient is 56-year-old man...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
