Volume 22 - Issue 11 - November, 2014
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
11/05/2014
The Miriam Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Lab Staff, Providence, Rhode Island
The Miriam Hospital Cardiac Catheteri...
The Miriam Hospital has a total of four labs. Two are primarily for coronaries, one is a coronary/peripheral lab, and one is a peripheral/electrophysiology lab.
The Miriam Hospital has a total of four labs. Two are primarily for coronaries, one is a coronary/peripheral lab, and one is a peripheral/electrophysiology lab.
The Miriam Hospital has a total...
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Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Case Report
11/05/2014
Ravish Sachar, MD, FACC, North Carolina Heart and Vascular, Rex Hospital, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ravish Sachar, MD, FACC, North Caroli...
Due to the patient’s symptoms, a decision was made to proceed with revascularization of the left popliteal artery. The location of the stenosis was not ideal for stenting and, therefore, the lesion was treated with directional atherectomy.
Due to the patient’s symptoms, a decision was made to proceed with revascularization of the left popliteal artery. The location of the stenosis was not ideal for stenting and, therefore, the lesion was treated with directional atherectomy.
Due to the patient’s symptoms, a...
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
11/05/2014
Troy Trayer, DO, Vincent Varghese, DO, and Jon C. George, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey
Troy Trayer, DO, Vincent Varghese, DO...
Coronary arterial fistulas (CAF) or malformations are connections between one or more of the coronary arteries, and a cardiac chamber or a great vessel.
Coronary arterial fistulas (CAF) or malformations are connections between one or more of the coronary arteries, and a cardiac chamber or a great vessel.
Coronary arterial fistulas (CAF)...
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Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
11/05/2014
Donna Gagne, RCIS, Louis C. Coyle, DO, MS, FACP, FACC, Samip C. Vasaiwala, MD, MSC, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
Donna Gagne, RCIS, Louis C. Coyle, DO...
A ruptured sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac anomaly. This patient’s diagnosis was made by recognizing abnormal oxygen saturations during a right heart catheterization shunt run and follow-up transthoracic echocardiogram using color...
A ruptured sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac anomaly. This patient’s diagnosis was made by recognizing abnormal oxygen saturations during a right heart catheterization shunt run and follow-up transthoracic echocardiogram using color...
A ruptured sinus of Valsalva is...
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
11/05/2014
Syed M. Ahmed, MD, Morris Hospital, Morris, Illinois
Syed M. Ahmed, MD, Morris Hospital, M...
A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease came to our community hospital for a pre-op cardiac evaluation.
A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease came to our community hospital for a pre-op cardiac evaluation.
A 76-year-old female with a...
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Calcium Corner
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest talks with Eric J. Dippel, MD, Genesis Heart Institute, Davenport, Iowa, and lead investigator for the EXCITE ISR trial.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Eric J. Di...
Data from the prospective, randomized Excimer Laser Atherectomy versus Balloon Angioplasty for Treatment of Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis (EXCITE ISR) trial was presented on September 16th as a late-breaking clinical trial at the 2014...
Data from the prospective, randomized Excimer Laser Atherectomy versus Balloon Angioplasty for Treatment of Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis (EXCITE ISR) trial was presented on September 16th as a late-breaking clinical trial at the 2014...
Data from the prospective,...
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest talks with Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Alan J. Simons, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, Medical Director, St. Joseph’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Ronald P. ...
Once the wire is in place, I have yet to do a case where I have not been able to cross with the catheter. It is a much more user-friendly device than the wire-based systems.
Once the wire is in place, I have yet to do a case where I have not been able to cross with the catheter. It is a much more user-friendly device than the wire-based systems.
Once the wire is in place, I...
11/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Veterans in Industry
11/05/2014
TZ Medical is proud to be a service disabled veteran owned small business, founded and operating out of Portland, Oregon. It continues to enlist the help of veterans in the medical field to find the best medical device solutions at home and...
TZ Medical is proud to be a service disabled veteran owned small business, founded and operating out of Portland, Oregon. It continues to enlist the help of veterans in the medical field to find the best medical device solutions at home and...
TZ Medical is proud to be a...
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Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
11/05/2014
Ross Swanson, Executive Vice President, Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ross Swanson, Executive Vice Presiden...
As the next wave of Pennsylvania hospitals receiving Corazon accreditation for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with off-site open-heart surgery (OHS) await final notifications from the state, we begin to reflect on “how did we get...
As the next wave of Pennsylvania hospitals receiving Corazon accreditation for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with off-site open-heart surgery (OHS) await final notifications from the state, we begin to reflect on “how did we get...
As the next wave of Pennsylvania...
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Cath Lab Digest
11/05/2014
This month, Cath Lab Digest would like to congratulate…
This month, Cath Lab Digest would like to congratulate…
This month, Cath Lab Digest...
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