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Volume 23 - Issue 8 - August, 2015

Department

Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Clinical Editor
08/04/2015
Re: left radial cath/PCI in a recent Cath Lab Digest — I agree with all of those who find the procedure by this approach less than optimal — in fact, downright infuriating at times!
Re: left radial cath/PCI in a recent Cath Lab Digest — I agree with all of those who find the procedure by this approach less than optimal — in fact, downright infuriating at times!
Re: left radial cath/PCI in a...
08/04/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Saint Agnes Medical Center
08/01/2015
Saint Agnes Medical Center is a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving center, with a combined cath lab/interventional radiology (IR) department. Housed within the department are three dedicated Philips cardiac cath suites and...
Saint Agnes Medical Center is a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving center, with a combined cath lab/interventional radiology (IR) department. Housed within the department are three dedicated Philips cardiac cath suites and...
Saint Agnes Medical Center is a...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
The Latest CLI Therapeutic Options
08/01/2015
It is essential that we continue an open-mind approach to the CLI patient and always offer the best therapeutic option for the presented lesion.
It is essential that we continue an open-mind approach to the CLI patient and always offer the best therapeutic option for the presented lesion.
It is essential that we continue...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest

News

Clinical and Industry News
Menopause Associated With More Fat Around Heart, Raising Risk for Heart Disease
08/04/2015
Late- and post-menopausal women have significantly greater volumes of fat around their hearts — a risk factor for heart disease — than their pre-menopausal counterparts, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study has...
Late- and post-menopausal women have significantly greater volumes of fat around their hearts — a risk factor for heart disease — than their pre-menopausal counterparts, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study has...
Late- and post-menopausal women...
08/04/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Wisconsin Hosts One of Nation’s Largest TAVR Training Sessions
08/04/2015
The training session featured more than 20 physicians and teams from 10 states who were able to watch two live TAVR cases, led by Dr. Daniel O’Hair, a cardiovascular surgeon, and Dr. Tanvir Bajwa, an interventional cardiologist.
The training session featured more than 20 physicians and teams from 10 states who were able to watch two live TAVR cases, led by Dr. Daniel O’Hair, a cardiovascular surgeon, and Dr. Tanvir Bajwa, an interventional cardiologist.
The training session featured...
08/04/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Perspectives on ACE Reaccreditation: The Cath Lab Director’s View
08/01/2015
In 2011, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, was the first hospital to be nationally recognized with Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) accreditation. They followed that accomplishment in...
In 2011, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, was the first hospital to be nationally recognized with Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) accreditation. They followed that accomplishment in...
In 2011, Bon Secours St. Francis...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Imaging Corner
08/01/2015
The sweep depicted in these four images occurred in 5.5 seconds and rotated in a nearly complete elliptical motion, obtaining nearly 100 images
The sweep depicted in these four images occurred in 5.5 seconds and rotated in a nearly complete elliptical motion, obtaining nearly 100 images
The sweep depicted in these four...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Utility of Transradial Approach for Peripheral Vascular Interventions
08/01/2015
The transradial approach for peripheral vascular interventions is gradually emerging as an effective alternative route to the transfemoral approach. 
The transradial approach for peripheral vascular interventions is gradually emerging as an effective alternative route to the transfemoral approach. 
The transradial approach for...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Editorial
Re: “Mean Girls of the ER: The Alarming Nurse Culture of Bullying and Hazing”
08/01/2015
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA,...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Transradial Series
“When It Rains, It Pours”: Radial Perforation and Entrapment
08/01/2015
The following case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.
The following case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.
The following case is part of a...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest

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Morton Kern, MD

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Rebecca Kapur

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