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Volume 23 - Issue 9 - September 2015

09/09/2015

This month, Cath Lab Digest wishes to congratulate...

This month, Cath Lab Digest wishes to...
I would like to announce both Ivan Brown, RN, and Beth Woodall, RN, have successfully passed the RCIS certification examination. We are so proud of our certified staff! Way to go Beth and Ivan! Sent in by Angela Edgar, RN, MS, CCRN-CMC,...
I would like to announce both Ivan Brown, RN, and Beth Woodall, RN, have successfully passed the RCIS certification examination. We are so proud of our certified staff! Way to go Beth and Ivan! Sent in by Angela Edgar, RN, MS, CCRN-CMC,...
I would like to announce both...
09/09/2015
Cath Lab Digest
09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with Thomas D. Stuckey, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Medical Director, Lebauer Foundation; Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC School of Medicine; Cone Health Heart and Vascular Center, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Thomas D. ...
High-dose bolus tirofiban has been an excellent, cost-effective way to deal with patients who do not have optimal platelet inhibition at the time of PCI. It’s given us the flexibility to deal with that unmet need.
High-dose bolus tirofiban has been an excellent, cost-effective way to deal with patients who do not have optimal platelet inhibition at the time of PCI. It’s given us the flexibility to deal with that unmet need.
High-dose bolus tirofiban has...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with Christopher U. Meduri, MD, MPH, Atlanta, Georgia.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Christophe...
Initially, Piedmont’s length of stay was around the national average of 6 to 7 days and we felt there was room for improvement.
Initially, Piedmont’s length of stay was around the national average of 6 to 7 days and we felt there was room for improvement.
Initially, Piedmont’s length of...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
09/07/2015

Adam T. Stys, MD, Professor, Naveen Rajpurohit, MD, Cardiovascular Fellow, Shenjing Li, MD, Cardiovascular Fellow, Muhammad Ali Khan, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Adam T. Stys, MD, Professor, Naveen R...
Currently, manual injectors are used in addition to ACIST for dual injection during CTO PCIs. We introduce a novel setup for dual injection with the help of one ACIST. 
Currently, manual injectors are used in addition to ACIST for dual injection during CTO PCIs. We introduce a novel setup for dual injection with the help of one ACIST. 
Currently, manual injectors are...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
09/07/2015

G. Sengottuvelu, MD, DM, FSCAI, FRCP, Ravindran Rajendran, MD, DM, Department of Cardiology, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India

G. Sengottuvelu, MD, DM, FSCAI, FRCP,...
We present two cases of complex anatomies treated using radial access where we have successfully deployed a bioresorbable vascular scaffold with a good outcome.
We present two cases of complex anatomies treated using radial access where we have successfully deployed a bioresorbable vascular scaffold with a good outcome.
We present two cases of complex...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Structured Reporting
09/07/2015

Perspectives from users four months after the transition to structured reporting, Cath Lab Digest talks with: Kristi Baden, BSN, Manager of Cardiac Cath and Echo Vascular Lab, Boone Hospital Center; Paige Klein, MSN, FNP-BC, Director of Clinical Services, Missouri Heart Center; William L. Woods, MD, FACC, Columbia, Missouri.

Perspectives from users four months a...
Perspectives from users four months after the transition to structured reporting.
Perspectives from users four months after the transition to structured reporting.
Perspectives from users four...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
09/07/2015

Michael Dorval, RN, BSN, MSN, MaryAnn Stand, RN, BSN, Worcester, Massachusetts

Michael Dorval, RN, BSN, MSN, MaryAnn...
The HVIL was formed from an integration of cardiac, electrophysiology and vascular staff, in a move to improve overall operating efficiency and patient flow, and consolidate costs. The staffing mix is flexible and based on patient acuity.
The HVIL was formed from an integration of cardiac, electrophysiology and vascular staff, in a move to improve overall operating efficiency and patient flow, and consolidate costs. The staffing mix is flexible and based on patient acuity.
The HVIL was formed from an...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
09/07/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Juan F. Granada, MD, Executive Director and Chief Innovation Officer, CRF Jack H. Skirball Research Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 
CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 
CLI Perspectives is headed by...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest

News

Clinical and Industry News
09/07/2015

First in New England to establish growing program

First in New England to establish gro...
The Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute of Connecticut School of Invasive Cardiovascular Technology at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, recently received programmatic accreditation from the national...
The Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute of Connecticut School of Invasive Cardiovascular Technology at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, recently received programmatic accreditation from the national...
The Hoffman Heart and Vascular...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Management
09/07/2015

Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina

Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, M...
A huddle can be a tool to increase patient care and efficiency in the cath lab.
A huddle can be a tool to increase patient care and efficiency in the cath lab.
A huddle can be a tool to...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest

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