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Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March 2015

02/26/2015

Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD, Annapoorna Kini, MD, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD, Annapoorna Ki...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
Economics and Care
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Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, FACC, Co-Director of Cardiology Research, Intermountain Health Care and Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; Professor of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Brent M...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Health Professions, Senior Staff Technologist, Pennsylvania Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), ...
The diagnosis for this patient is…
The diagnosis for this patient is…
The diagnosis for this patient...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Health Professions, Senior Staff Technologist, Pennsylvania Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), ...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
02/26/2015

Adam Stys, MD, Tomasz Stys, MD, Muhammad Khan, MD, Naveen Rajpurohit, MD, Sanford Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 

Adam Stys, MD, Tomasz Stys, MD, Muham...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Compiled by Morton J. Kern from the contributions of Drs. Malcolm R. Bell (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.); Charles Chambers (Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Penn.); David Cohen (University of Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri); William J. French (Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, Calif.); Lloyd Klein (Rush University, Chicago, Ill.); Mitchell Krucoff (Duke University, Raleigh, North Carolina); Jeffrey Marshall (Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia); Gurpreet Sandhu (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.), Bonnie Weiner (University of Massachusetts Worchester, Worchester, Mass.), Peter Ver Lee (Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine).

Compiled by Morton J. Kern from the c...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
02/26/2015

Sunil V. Rao, MD, Cath Lab Director and Section Chief of Cardiology, Durham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Marri “Nicki” Fryar, RN, MBA, MHA Nurse Manager, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Radiology Laboratories, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Sunil V. Rao, MD, Cath Lab Director a...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
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CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Structured Reporting
02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with Janet E. Strain, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cathy Ilardi, RN, BSN, CNML, Nurse Manager, and Randy Sturm, RT(R), Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Laboratory, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Janet E. S...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest

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