Volume 23 - Issue 6 - June, 2015
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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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Cath Lab Digest
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Cath Lab Digest talks with Eric J. Lehr, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Seattle, Washington.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Eric J. Le...
Swedish Medical Center is drawing a growing number of thrombus-related referrals from both in-house and regional physicians. Founding team member and cardiac surgeon Dr. Eric Lehr shares his personal experience over the past 5 years with the...
Swedish Medical Center is drawing a growing number of thrombus-related referrals from both in-house and regional physicians. Founding team member and cardiac surgeon Dr. Eric Lehr shares his personal experience over the past 5 years with the...
Swedish Medical Center is...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Suresh Sharma, MD, Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD, Annapoorna Kini, MD, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
Suresh Sharma, MD, Yuliya Vengrenyuk,...
This case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.
This case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.
This case is part of a series of...
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Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Protected PCI Series
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Mark A. Grise, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Florida
Mark A. Grise, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Sacre...
This case is a part of a series of high-risk PCI cases supported by the Impella 2.5
This case is a part of a series of high-risk PCI cases supported by the Impella 2.5
This case is a part of a series...
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Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
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Sohail Khan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Bekir H. Melek, MD, FACC, Paul F. Stahls, MD, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington, Louisiana
Sohail Khan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Bekir H...
We present an interesting case of venous thoracic outlet syndrome, where prompt clinical diagnosis and intervention lead to an excellent clinical outcome.
We present an interesting case of venous thoracic outlet syndrome, where prompt clinical diagnosis and intervention lead to an excellent clinical outcome.
We present an interesting case...
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Cath Lab Digest
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
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Shane Melder, RT(R), Cath Lab Radiology Supervisor, Sandy Morgan, RT(R), Cath Lab PACS Administrator, Shannon Holley, MBA, RT(R), Cardiovascular Services Department Head, Covington, Louisiana
Shane Melder, RT(R), Cath Lab Radiolo...
St. Tammany Parish Hospital cath lab has 4 catheterization suites: 2 dedicated cardiac, 1 cardiac/vascular, and 1 electrophysiology (EP) room. We have 21 staff in the cath lab.
St. Tammany Parish Hospital cath lab has 4 catheterization suites: 2 dedicated cardiac, 1 cardiac/vascular, and 1 electrophysiology (EP) room. We have 21 staff in the cath lab.
St. Tammany Parish Hospital cath...
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Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
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J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan
J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospi...
One should stop and think about the course of transformation from PAD to CLI, and if there is any indication that these transformations occur during a time when the patient is no longer a claudicant, but not yet technically diagnosed as CLI.
One should stop and think about the course of transformation from PAD to CLI, and if there is any indication that these transformations occur during a time when the patient is no longer a claudicant, but not yet technically diagnosed as CLI.
One should stop and think about...
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Cath Lab Digest
Column
A View From the Field
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Sumit Som, MD, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York
Sumit Som, MD, Mount Sinai Beth Israe...
The skill of clinical auscultation represents the quintessential synergy of two hundred years of shared knowledge and wisdom in the art and science of physical diagnosis, which is often distilled into a quick, one-minute physical exam to...
The skill of clinical auscultation represents the quintessential synergy of two hundred years of shared knowledge and wisdom in the art and science of physical diagnosis, which is often distilled into a quick, one-minute physical exam to...
The skill of clinical...
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Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
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Laura Schiff, MSN, RN-BC, Charge Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California
Laura Schiff, MSN, RN-BC, Charge Nurs...
During the middle of the night and on weekends, we have very critical patients who don’t quite require a full code team, but who would benefit from another cath lab RN.
During the middle of the night and on weekends, we have very critical patients who don’t quite require a full code team, but who would benefit from another cath lab RN.
During the middle of the night...
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Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
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I know a good idea when I see it and recanalization of CTOs is one.
I know a good idea when I see it and recanalization of CTOs is one.
I know a good idea when I see it...
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