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Volume 25 - Issue 3 - March 2017

Brain Health for Cardiology
03/05/2017
The TAVR procedure risks relate to embolic material that is dislodged during the procedure, and for the brain, that really is the greatest risk of the procedure. The embolic material can lead to stroke and infarction in the brain.   
The TAVR procedure risks relate to embolic material that is dislodged during the procedure, and for the brain, that really is the greatest risk of the procedure. The embolic material can lead to stroke and infarction in the brain.   
The TAVR procedure risks relate...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
03/05/2017
HHI performs primary angioplasty without surgical backup. Our tertiary partner is located 20 minutes north and we have a transfer agreement with them to accept our patients. Corazon has found that acute care hospitals and health systems that...
HHI performs primary angioplasty without surgical backup. Our tertiary partner is located 20 minutes north and we have a transfer agreement with them to accept our patients. Corazon has found that acute care hospitals and health systems that...
HHI performs primary angioplasty...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
03/05/2017
Congratulations to Long-Term Cath Lab Technologist and CLD Editorial Board Member Gerry Lagasse, RCIS, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, on his well-deserved retirement!
Congratulations to Long-Term Cath Lab Technologist and CLD Editorial Board Member Gerry Lagasse, RCIS, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, on his well-deserved retirement!
Congratulations to Long-Term...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
03/05/2017
In this long, complex case, there was significant reduction in radiation exposure, as well as orthopedic strain, as the operator was permitted to sit in the comfort of a radiation-shielded cockpit.
In this long, complex case, there was significant reduction in radiation exposure, as well as orthopedic strain, as the operator was permitted to sit in the comfort of a radiation-shielded cockpit.
In this long, complex case,...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Image Corner
03/05/2017

Images courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.

Images courtesy of University Hospita...
The following four clinical images demonstrate CTO treatment support using syngo CTO Guidance software from Siemens Healthineers. 
The following four clinical images demonstrate CTO treatment support using syngo CTO Guidance software from Siemens Healthineers. 
The following four clinical...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Ask the Expert
03/05/2017
This meta-analysis expands upon prior smaller meta-analyses to enable comparison of each individual GPI with any available anticoagulation strategy for PCI.
This meta-analysis expands upon prior smaller meta-analyses to enable comparison of each individual GPI with any available anticoagulation strategy for PCI.
This meta-analysis expands upon...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest