Volume 22 - Issue 6 - June 2014
Column
Cath Lab Management
06/04/2014
John H. Balcom, RN, BScN, BHA, Staff Nurse, Team Leader for the iPad trial in the Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Unit, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John H. Balcom, RN, BScN, BHA, Staff ...
In this article, we will share the path of iPad integration into a clinical setting, in this case, the Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Unit (CDIU) at SickKids.
In this article, we will share the path of iPad integration into a clinical setting, in this case, the Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Unit (CDIU) at SickKids.
In this article, we will share...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/04/2014
Ross Swanson, Executive Vice President, Corazon Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and Amy Fraulini, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Director of Critical Care and Heart & Vascular Services, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio
Ross Swanson, Executive Vice Presiden...
We are now entering an era of healthcare reform measures that often require hospitals to “do more with less” – which is particularly true in the case of rural hospitals with advanced cardiovascular services.
We are now entering an era of healthcare reform measures that often require hospitals to “do more with less” – which is particularly true in the case of rural hospitals with advanced cardiovascular services.
We are now entering an era of...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
06/04/2014
In our continuing series of “Conversations in Cardiology”, we present some controversy about when we should be using the activated clotting time (ACT) and what it means.
In our continuing series of “Conversations in Cardiology”, we present some controversy about when we should be using the activated clotting time (ACT) and what it means.
In our continuing series of...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
06/04/2014
Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.25 million patients from primary care practices in England...
Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.25 million patients from primary care practices in England...
Raised systolic and diastolic...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
06/04/2014
Arun Kanmanthareddy, MD, Thanmay Lakkireddy, Misty Jaeger, RN,
Donita Atkins, RN
Arun Kanmanthareddy, MD, Thanmay Lakk...
The second edition of the International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA) was held in Orlando, Florida on March 14-16, 2014.
The second edition of the International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA) was held in Orlando, Florida on March 14-16, 2014.
The second edition of the...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
06/04/2014
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
Following is a case where a “guide extension” was required for the procedure despite left radial access.
Following is a case where a “guide extension” was required for the procedure despite left radial access.
Following is a case where a...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
New Devices
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest talks with Aref M. Rahman, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chief, Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Director, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Department of Interventional Cardiology, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Aref M. Ra...
The Mynx Ace (Figure 1A-B) uses the Grip Technology sealant, which is composed of two different components of polyethylene glycol. The tip is unreacted and not cross-linked. Upon deployment, human body temperature and pH level cause this...
The Mynx Ace (Figure 1A-B) uses the Grip Technology sealant, which is composed of two different components of polyethylene glycol. The tip is unreacted and not cross-linked. Upon deployment, human body temperature and pH level cause this...
The Mynx Ace (Figure 1A-B) uses...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
06/04/2014
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,...
06/04/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Letters to the Editor
06/04/2014
Laurie Armendariz, RN, MICN, CN III Supervisor, UC Irvine Cardiac Cath & EP Lab, Irvine, California
Laurie Armendariz, RN, MICN, CN III S...
Re: Updating Algorithm for Shock and Drug Administration for Ventricular Tachycardia
Re: Updating Algorithm for Shock and Drug Administration for Ventricular Tachycardia
Re: Updating Algorithm for Shock...
06/04/2014
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