Volume 22 - Issue 5 - May 2014
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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….
Email notice of credentialing,...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Kishore J. Harjai, MD, MMM, FACC, FSCAI(1), and Sudhakar Sattur, MD, MHSA(2)
Kishore J. Harjai, MD, MMM, FACC, FSC...
We have developed a host of tools called aucmonkey.com, available as a website, and iOS and Android apps. Collectively, aucmonkey.com represents a set of informational and efficiency tools designed to help healthcare personnel make informed...
We have developed a host of tools called aucmonkey.com, available as a website, and iOS and Android apps. Collectively, aucmonkey.com represents a set of informational and efficiency tools designed to help healthcare personnel make informed...
We have developed a host of...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Cath Lab Digest talks with Brent McLaurin, MD, Anderson Heart, Anderson, South Carolina.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Brent McLa...
Use of the Axera does not mean you are abandoning the traditional femoral access approach; this device is an attempt at modifying and hopefully improving it.
Use of the Axera does not mean you are abandoning the traditional femoral access approach; this device is an attempt at modifying and hopefully improving it.
Use of the Axera does not mean...
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Cath Lab Digest
News
News
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The study involved 67 people with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS), with a 50-percent reduction in the diameter of the artery and 60 people with vascular risk factors but without the condition.
The study involved 67 people with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS), with a 50-percent reduction in the diameter of the artery and 60 people with vascular risk factors but without the condition.
The study involved 67 people...
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Cath Lab Digest
News
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Dr. Lin and his colleagues looked at clinical trials and data involving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that were published in medical journals up to July 2013 and found that adrenaline showed no benefit in survival to discharge from hospital...
Dr. Lin and his colleagues looked at clinical trials and data involving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that were published in medical journals up to July 2013 and found that adrenaline showed no benefit in survival to discharge from hospital...
Dr. Lin and his colleagues...
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Cath Lab Digest
News
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The Supera stent, which mimics rather than resists the artery’s natural movement, is an important advancement for many PAD patients, helping to ease their leg pain while walking.(1)
The Supera stent, which mimics rather than resists the artery’s natural movement, is an important advancement for many PAD patients, helping to ease their leg pain while walking.(1)
The Supera stent, which mimics...
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Cath Lab Digest
Department
Conferences
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John H. Balcom, RN, BScN, BHA, Staff Nurse, Creator and Chair of CDIS, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John H. Balcom, RN, BScN, BHA, Staff ...
SickKids’ first Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Symposium, held October 18-19, 2013, was presented as part of the hospital’s vision of “Healthier Children. A Better World.” Over 40 nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals from...
SickKids’ first Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Symposium, held October 18-19, 2013, was presented as part of the hospital’s vision of “Healthier Children. A Better World.” Over 40 nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals from...
SickKids’ first Cardiac...
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Cath Lab Digest
Contrast Management
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Barry S. Weinstock, MD
From the Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida. Manuscript received July 28, 2013; provisional acceptance given October 7, 2013; final version accepted October 16, 2013.
Address for correspondence: Barry S. Weinstock, MD, Florida Heart & Vascular Center, 511 Medical Plaza Drive, Leesburg, FL 34748.
Email: bweinstock@me.com.
Barry S. Weinstock, MDFrom the Orland...
Current practice patterns often utilize approaches with little or no supporting data. These approaches are reviewed, as well as newer strategies such as “targeted renal therapy” and expanded use of CO2 angiography.
Current practice patterns often utilize approaches with little or no supporting data. These approaches are reviewed, as well as newer strategies such as “targeted renal therapy” and expanded use of CO2 angiography.
Current practice patterns often...
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Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
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Mic Bradshaw, RN, MSN, MHA, CCRN, RCIS, Vancouver, Washington
Mic Bradshaw, RN, MSN, MHA, CCRN, RCI...
The cath labs at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will be celebrating 30 years of operation in July of this year.
The cath labs at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will be celebrating 30 years of operation in July of this year.
The cath labs at PeaceHealth...
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Cath Lab Digest
Column
Cath Lab Management
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Edgar Morano, Consultant, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Corazon, Inc., offers consulting, recruitment, interim management, and IT solutions for hospitals and practices in the heart, vascular, neuro, and orthopedics specialties. To learn more, call (412) 364-8200 or visit www.corazoninc.com. To reach the author, email emorano@corazoninc.com.
Edgar Morano, Consultant, Corazon, In...
Perhaps the greatest means for reducing costs and improving quality is through the accountable care organization and bundled payments, respectively.
Perhaps the greatest means for reducing costs and improving quality is through the accountable care organization and bundled payments, respectively.
Perhaps the greatest means for...
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