Volume 24 - Issue 12 - December 2016

Department

Announcements

12/12/2016

The Cath Lab crew at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center, Show Low, Arizona, would like to announce that Len Penrod, RT(R)(CI), RCIS has successfully passed the RCIS certification examination. We are all very proud of you! Way to go,...

The Cath Lab crew at Summit...

12/12/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

How the Heart Turns Into Bone

12/08/2016

Connective tissue cells in the heart turn into bone-producing cells in response to injury, University of California, Los Angeles scientists report November 17 in Cell Stem Cell. The discovery helps explain why some people who survive heart...

Connective tissue cells in the...

12/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Combining Technical Skill With a Uniquely Designed Device for CTO Success

12/06/2016

Mahmood Razavi , MD;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

In this issue, I am honored at the chance to interview Dr. Mahmood Razavi, one of the pioneers in CTO crossing who has historically demonstrated that combining proper technical skill to a uniquely designed CTO device provides a favorable...

In this issue, I am honored at...

12/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Upper Torso Vibroacoustic Stimulation for Treatment of No-Reflow Following STEMI-Directed PPCI: A Device and Pilot Study Protocol — Shake, Rattle, and Rock`n Reflow!

12/08/2016

Arkady Uryash , MD;

Harjit Gill , PhD;

Andrew Hoffmann , BSc;

We present a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, controlled pilot study protocol to test whether tdVAS (50 Hz, 2mm), by 30-minute session directly following primary percutaneous coronary intervention, is feasible, safe, and may enhance...

We present a prospective,...

12/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

New Tools for Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions of the Peripheral Arteries

12/08/2016

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

We describe some of the technical and clinical aspects of the newer peripheral CTO devices.

We describe some of the...

12/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Initial Experience With a Redesigned Care Pathway

12/08/2016

Mark C. Bieniarz, MD, FACC, New Mexico Heart Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Anne Beekman, RN, Vice President, Consulting, MedAxiom Consulting, Neptune Beach, Florida

Mark C. Bieniarz, MD, FACC, New Mexic...

The goal is to move beyond traditional process improvement events, and fully develop the entire care continuum and care team that supports the patient. The leadership and team at Lovelace provide a worthy example of how a radial pathway...

The goal is to move beyond...

12/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Blog

The Making of an Interventional Cardiologist: A Fellow’s Perspective on the Use of Robotics

12/08/2016

Kusum Lata , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The introduction of robotic technology in the cath lab to protect against radiation exposure and associated risks will have a huge future impact on both patient and physician care.

The introduction of robotic...

12/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Series

Use of GuideLiner to Facilitate Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Patients With Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising from the Left Coronary Sinus

12/06/2016

C.M. Wong , MBChB, FRCP, FACC, FHKAM, FHKCP, FSCAI;

William K.K. Hui , MBBS, FRCP, FACC, FHKAM, FHKCP;

We report our experience on successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with the use of the GuideLiner (Vascular Solutions) in three patients presenting with angina whose culprit lesions were located in the RCA with this anomaly.

We report our experience on...

12/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Novel Strategy for Percutaneous Access Closure in Patients With Zero Tolerance for Bleeding

12/06/2016

Dipankar Mukherjee , MD, FACS;

Liam Ryan , MD;

Therese Federowicz , MD;

Tony Tallant , RT(R);

Complications related to arterial access continue to plague the interventionalist, despite advances in vessel closure technology.

Complications related to...

12/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Transradial Series

How to Avoid Sacrificing the Benefits of Transradial PCI in Complex Patient Subsets

12/06/2016

Karishma Kaushik , MD;

Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

We describe a case where transradial access was used in the setting of complex primary PCI of the right coronary artery (RCA), using appropriate escalation of techniques known to enhance guide support without sacrificing the usual metrics...

We describe a case where...

12/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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