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Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March 2015

OCT-Guided PCI With Rotational Atherectomy in a Heavily Calcified Bifurcation Lesion
02/26/2015
Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, MRCP, FACC; Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD
The following case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.
The following case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.
The following case is part of a...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Economics and Care
Switching From Eptifibatide to Tirofiban Use in ACS: Reducing Cost While Maintaining Quality of Care
02/26/2015
Joseph Brent Muhlestein, MD, FAHA, FACC
An emphasis on consensus and partnership allows Intermountain Health Care to unite under treatment guidelines, establish protocols, and save money, all while providing quality patient care.
An emphasis on consensus and partnership allows Intermountain Health Care to unite under treatment guidelines, establish protocols, and save money, all while providing quality patient care.
An emphasis on consensus and...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Test Your Hemodynamic Knowledge: Part II– The Answer Key
02/26/2015
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
The diagnosis for this patient is…
The diagnosis for this patient is…
The diagnosis for this patient...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Test Your Hemodynamic Knowledge: Part I
02/26/2015
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
A 51-year-old white male presented to the cardiac cath lab with a recent, progressive history of shortness of breath, chest pain on exertion, and fatigue. 
A 51-year-old white male presented to the cardiac cath lab with a recent, progressive history of shortness of breath, chest pain on exertion, and fatigue. 
A 51-year-old white male...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Navigating a Radial Loop
02/26/2015
Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Once the catheter engages the coronary ostium, there is very little difference between transradial angioplasty and transfemoral, save some catheter support issues and perhaps guide size. It is the route to the coronary that can often be more...
Once the catheter engages the coronary ostium, there is very little difference between transradial angioplasty and transfemoral, save some catheter support issues and perhaps guide size. It is the route to the coronary that can often be more...
Once the catheter engages the...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
What to Do When Your Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter Gets Overwhelmed
02/26/2015
Naveen Rajpurohit, MD; Adam T. Stys, MD, FACC; Tomasz P. Stys, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Muhammad Ali Khan, MD
In cases of poor or no flow into an aspiration syringe in spite of negative pressure applied, we advise maintaining a vacuum (negative pressure inside of the thrombectomy catheter), as premature discontinuation of suction can lead to thrombus...
In cases of poor or no flow into an aspiration syringe in spite of negative pressure applied, we advise maintaining a vacuum (negative pressure inside of the thrombectomy catheter), as premature discontinuation of suction can lead to thrombus...
In cases of poor or no flow into...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Conversations in Cardiology: Who Should Scrub the Groin? Is the Cath Lab Just Like the OR?
02/26/2015
Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC; Charles E. Chambers, MD; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc; Peter Ver Lee, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Jeffrey Marshall; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MD, PhD; Malcolm R. Bell, MD; William J. French
Jeff Marshall: I have a question about who should scrub the groin or wrist before a cardiac cath or peripheral procedure. 
Jeff Marshall: I have a question about who should scrub the groin or wrist before a cardiac cath or peripheral procedure. 
Jeff Marshall: I have a question...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Structured Reporting
Early Adopters: The Valley Hospital’s Structured Reporting Journey With ProVation MD Cardiology
02/26/2015
Janet E. Strain, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Cathy Ilardi, RN, BSN, CNML; Randy Sturm, RT(R)
The ProVation system is really very user-friendly. It also does a very reasonable job of generating a billing report, which I use on every case and then give to my billing staff, which makes billing much easier.
The ProVation system is really very user-friendly. It also does a very reasonable job of generating a billing report, which I use on every case and then give to my billing staff, which makes billing much easier.
The ProVation system is really...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Durham VA Medical Center
02/26/2015
Marri "Nicki" Fryar, RN, MBA, MHA; Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The authors can be contacted via Dr. Sunil Rao at sunil.rao@duke.edu. Tell us about your cath lab.
The authors can be contacted via Dr. Sunil Rao at sunil.rao@duke.edu. Tell us about your cath lab.
The authors can be contacted via...
02/26/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
Looking at the Multi-Level Disease of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
02/26/2015
Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews: Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; Fadi Saab, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; and George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular...
This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews: Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; Fadi Saab, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; and George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular...
This month, Dr. Mustapha...
02/26/2015
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