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Volume 22 - Issue 10 - October, 2014

Feature

Transradial Series
A Complex CTO via the Radial Approach
10/15/2014

Tak Kwan, MD, FACC, Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, John Coppola, MD, FACC, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardio Division), NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York

Tak Kwan, MD, FACC, Division of Cardi...
The following case is the third in a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.
The following case is the third in a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.
The following case is the third...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Utilization of the Jetstream Navitus L for CTO Crossing and Debulking
10/15/2014

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Van Crisco, MD, FACC, FSCAI, First Coast Heart and Vascular Center, Jacksonville, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
A 46-year-old female presented with a non-healing wound on the right foot. Duplex ultrasound suggested an occluded distal right superficial femoral artery (SFA). Single leg right lower extremity arteriogram runoff revealed the 100% occlusion...
A 46-year-old female presented with a non-healing wound on the right foot. Duplex ultrasound suggested an occluded distal right superficial femoral artery (SFA). Single leg right lower extremity arteriogram runoff revealed the 100% occlusion...
A 46-year-old female presented...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Continuing Education
CME/CEU Activity: The Promise of a Minimalist Approach in Transfemoral TAVR: Into the Cath Lab
10/15/2014

Cath Lab Digest talks with: Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory Hospital Midtown, Co-Director, Structural Heart and Valve Center, Emory University School of Medicine; and Vasilis C. Babaliaros, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Emory Structural Heart & Valve Center, Emory Healthcare, Co-Director, Adult Congenital Heart Intervention, Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia

Cath Lab Digest talks with: Vinod H. ...
Alan Cribier, in Europe, has been doing a minimalist approach long before us, so the idea came from him. Dr. Babaliaros had trained with Dr. Cribier in 2004. We decided to try some of the things in the U.S. that Dr. Cribier is doing in...
Alan Cribier, in Europe, has been doing a minimalist approach long before us, so the idea came from him. Dr. Babaliaros had trained with Dr. Cribier in 2004. We decided to try some of the things in the U.S. that Dr. Cribier is doing in...
Alan Cribier, in Europe, has...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Spotlight: Mercy Cardiac Cath Lab
10/15/2014

Jeff Chambers, MD, Medical Director, Nancy Hintz, RN, BSN, CCRN, Cath Lab Manager, Samantha Ratka, CVT, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Jeff Chambers, MD, Medical Director, ...
Mercy Hospital has five total cath laboratories. Two rooms are dedicated to electrophysiology, one room is predominately for peripheral intervention, and the other two rooms are dedicated for coronary procedures.
Mercy Hospital has five total cath laboratories. Two rooms are dedicated to electrophysiology, one room is predominately for peripheral intervention, and the other two rooms are dedicated for coronary procedures.
Mercy Hospital has five total...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
The FY 2015 Financial Future: How the Cath Lab Impacts the Hospital Bottom Line
10/15/2014

Kristin Truesdell, Decision Support Specialist, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kristin Truesdell, Decision Support S...
Kristin is a Decision Support Specialist with Corazon, Inc., offering a full continuum of services for the heart, vascular, neuro, and orthopedic specialties, with consulting, recruitment, interim management, and software solutions for...
Kristin is a Decision Support Specialist with Corazon, Inc., offering a full continuum of services for the heart, vascular, neuro, and orthopedic specialties, with consulting, recruitment, interim management, and software solutions for...
Kristin is a Decision Support...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Using the Antecubital Vein as an Approach to a Developing Dilemma in Right Heart Catheterization
10/15/2014

Richard E. Kidd, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, RN III Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and MUSC College of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner candidate, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Richard E. Kidd, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, ...
Performing RHCs via the antecubital vein is a prudent risk-mitigating and patient comfort strategy, particularly for patients receiving anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy. This paper examines the purpose of RHCs, reviews the experts’...
Performing RHCs via the antecubital vein is a prudent risk-mitigating and patient comfort strategy, particularly for patients receiving anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy. This paper examines the purpose of RHCs, reviews the experts’...
Performing RHCs via the...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Management
Case Study: Using Data to Determine Utilization and Prioritize Room Replacement or Construction
10/15/2014
John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, Tucson, Arizona
John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, ...
Raise your hand if your hospital is required to do more with less. Every facility feels the pressure to improve clinical outcomes, increase efficiency and reduce costs. The healthcare industry now appreciates the importance data plays in...
Raise your hand if your hospital is required to do more with less. Every facility feels the pressure to improve clinical outcomes, increase efficiency and reduce costs. The healthcare industry now appreciates the importance data plays in...
Raise your hand if your hospital...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: What to Do if Your Patient Can’t Take Aspirin After Stenting
10/15/2014
Morton Kern, MD
Morton Kern, MD
“I just put two drug-eluting stents into a native vessel and a distal graft anastomosis in a patient who is already on clopidogrel AND who has an aspirin allergy that cannot be touched or addressed. What additional drug, if any, would you...
“I just put two drug-eluting stents into a native vessel and a distal graft anastomosis in a patient who is already on clopidogrel AND who has an aspirin allergy that cannot be touched or addressed. What additional drug, if any, would you...
“I just put two drug-eluting...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Systems
Efficient Workflow, Care, and Resource Management Using McKesson Cardiology at St. Patrick Hospital
10/15/2014

Cath Lab Digest talks with Carey Holmquist, Cardiac Manager, and Mike Luedtke, CIS Analyst, St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, Montana.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Carey Holm...
We had a huge need to replace our systems, because everything was outdated and separate, including our echo, cath, and registry submission databases. It was very difficult to manage. In order to minimize downtimes, we wanted a virtual server...
We had a huge need to replace our systems, because everything was outdated and separate, including our echo, cath, and registry submission databases. It was very difficult to manage. In order to minimize downtimes, we wanted a virtual server...
We had a huge need to replace...
10/15/2014
Cath Lab Digest

News

Clinical and Industry News
FDA Clears New Mechanical Blood Clot Removal System for Coronary and Peripheral Vasculature
10/15/2014
Control Medical Technology, Park City, Utah, announced the FDA cleared, and the company began shipping, the new Aspire RX-LP6 Rapid-Exchange Mechanical Thrombectomy System to remove fresh blood clots and emboli from coronary and peripheral...
Control Medical Technology, Park City, Utah, announced the FDA cleared, and the company began shipping, the new Aspire RX-LP6 Rapid-Exchange Mechanical Thrombectomy System to remove fresh blood clots and emboli from coronary and peripheral...
Control Medical Technology, Park...
10/15/2014
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Morton Kern, MD

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Rebecca Kapur

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