Volume 22 - Issue 1 - January 2014

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Compiled by Cath Lab Digest

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What Do You Think: STEMI Patients – Scoot or Slide?

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"I am of the opinion that a patient coming in the cardiac cath lab and also in exiting the cardiac cath lab exam table should be slid across in order to not increase work load or demand on an injured cardiac muscle. What do you think?”

"I am of the opinion that a...

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Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) January 2014 News

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News and educational events from the SICP.

News and educational events from...

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Announcing a Free, Interactive Tutorial on Transradial Intervention from Dr. Tejas Patel

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Dr. Tejas Patel

Transradial Interventions: Interactive Tutorial by Prof. Tejas Patel, MD, DM, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, is a virtual classroom, covering basic to advanced techniques of transradial access.

Transradial Interventions:...

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Treatment of a Heavily Calcified SFA Utilizing the Jetstream Navitus L

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Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida. Case performed by Amit Srivastava, MD, FACC, St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...

Procedural indication: Rutherford Class III activity-limiting claudication in a patient with established peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus type 2.

Procedural indication:...

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Spotlight: Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center

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Robin Weiner Renteria, Director, Invasive Cardiology Service, and Cath Lab Staff, Morristown, New Jersey

Robin Weiner Renteria, Director, Inva...

The cardiac catheterization lab at Morristown Medical Center has 51 staff members and consists of five rooms. The mix of credentials in the cath lab includes nurses, cardiovascular technologists, radiologic technologists and administrators.

The cardiac catheterization lab...

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New Devices

VEITHSymposium: The Sympathetic Nervous System and Denervation by Endovascular Renal Artery Radiofrequency Ablation

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Cath Lab Digest talks with John W. Osborn, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cath Lab Digest talks with John W. Os...

Sympathetic renal denervation is the process of targeting and ablating the nerves going to the kidney. It is a percutaneous procedure, performed with a radiofrequency ablation catheter in the renal arteries.

Sympathetic renal denervation is...

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VEITHSymposium: Atherectomy for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: What to Use and When

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Cath Lab Digest talks with James F. McKinsey, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Columbia University, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.

Cath Lab Digest talks with James F. M...

Atherectomy allows the operator to achieve stentlike results without having to leave a foreign body behind. We are finally getting reasonable data demonstrating its efficacy.

Atherectomy allows the operator...

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Cath Lab Management

Benchmarking Strategies to Achieve Cardiac Cath Lab Goals

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Ross Swanson, Senior Vice President, Stacey Lang, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ross Swanson, Senior Vice President, ...

In today’s healthcare environment, cath lab leaders must navigate rapidly changing requirements related to quality and transparency. Improved access to cardiac program data can be of tremendous value, but is accompanied by several challenges.

In today’s healthcare...

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Cath Lab Management

Improving Patient Throughput at Del Sol Medical Center with an Implant-Free, Self-Sealing Arteriotomy

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Cath Lab Digest talks with Oscar Munoz, MD, Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, about his facility’s adoption of a protocol for the Axera Self-Sealing Femoral Access System (Arstasis, Inc.).

Cath Lab Digest talks with Oscar Muno...

I am uncomfortable with closure devices where material is left behind. Sometimes the material is gone in a few weeks, but in reality, it may stay in the body for months.

I am uncomfortable with closure...

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