Volume 26 - Issue 11 - November 2018
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
11/05/2018
Morton Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Morton Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
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Historically, compared with American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) guidelines, the ESC guidelines have been faster to change in response to new...
Historically, compared with American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) guidelines, the ESC guidelines have been faster to change in response to new...
Historically, compared with...
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Spotlight
11/04/2018
Bridget Spinney, BRST, RT(R), Assistant Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology;
Mary Wagner, RN, BSN, NE-BC, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bridget Spinney, BRST, RT(R), Assista...
The greatest attributes of our staff include their flexibility in a quickly changing environment, and ability to attend to the complexity and volume of our cases.
The greatest attributes of our staff include their flexibility in a quickly changing environment, and ability to attend to the complexity and volume of our cases.
The greatest attributes of our...
11/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
11/05/2018
This is a strong point of the study — that it shows the potential safety in discharging elective PCI patients at least 45-50% of the time, because some hospitals are doing it safely, while other hospitals are lagging behind.
This is a strong point of the study — that it shows the potential safety in discharging elective PCI patients at least 45-50% of the time, because some hospitals are doing it safely, while other hospitals are lagging behind.
This is a strong point of the...
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
11/04/2018
Nachiket J. Patel, MD, and Richard R. Heuser, MD
Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Nachiket J. Patel, MD, and Richard R....
We present a case that describes an additional application of the CrossLock catheter. In this case, we first access a superficial femoral artery (SFA) total occlusion via an antegrade approach using a standard sheath.
We present a case that describes an additional application of the CrossLock catheter. In this case, we first access a superficial femoral artery (SFA) total occlusion via an antegrade approach using a standard sheath.
We present a case that describes...
11/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Case Study
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest talks with Gautam Kumar, MD
Cath Lab Digest talks with Gautam Kum...
This was a very complex case where we had to deal with both a bifurcation and a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a patient at high bleeding risk.
This was a very complex case where we had to deal with both a bifurcation and a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a patient at high bleeding risk.
This was a very complex case...
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Study
11/05/2018
Frank E. Corrigan III,1 MD, and Gautam Kumar,2,3 MD
Frank E. Corrigan III,1 MD, and Gauta...
We present this case of complex PCI of a subacute/chronic total circumflex occlusion at a Medina 1,1,1 bifurcation using a novel “Laocoön strategy” — a two-stent technique utilizing non-DES systems (Tryton bifurcation stent, Tryton Medical,...
We present this case of complex PCI of a subacute/chronic total circumflex occlusion at a Medina 1,1,1 bifurcation using a novel “Laocoön strategy” — a two-stent technique utilizing non-DES systems (Tryton bifurcation stent, Tryton Medical,...
We present this case of complex...
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Quality Improvement
11/04/2018
Leighanne M. Meade, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, CCRN
Leighanne M. Meade, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC...
A QI project was launched in order to develop and implement a preprocedural hydration protocol, with the goal of lowering the lab’s CIN rate.
A QI project was launched in order to develop and implement a preprocedural hydration protocol, with the goal of lowering the lab’s CIN rate.
A QI project was launched in...
11/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Study
11/04/2018
Brian Blaker, MD, Mazahir Alimohamed, MD, Anbukarasi Maran, MD
Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Brian Blaker, MD, Mazahir Alimohamed,...
In this case, we discuss the use of a vein graft that was not only degenerated, but also had a contained, ruptured pseudoaneurysm. The case review also addresses the various challenges posed by this conduit and the steps that were taken to...
In this case, we discuss the use of a vein graft that was not only degenerated, but also had a contained, ruptured pseudoaneurysm. The case review also addresses the various challenges posed by this conduit and the steps that were taken to...
In this case, we discuss the use...
11/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Insights
Case Report and Interview
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest talks with Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Cath Lab Digest talks with Mustafa Ah...
Everything is centered around a heart team approach for almost every patient sent to us for an evaluation, whether it is a valve, another structural procedure, or even a surgical procedure.
Everything is centered around a heart team approach for almost every patient sent to us for an evaluation, whether it is a valve, another structural procedure, or even a surgical procedure.
Everything is centered around a...
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report and Interview
11/05/2018
Mustafa Ahmed, MD, Director, Structural Heart Disease Program, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Mustafa Ahmed, MD, Director, Structur...
The patient was transported to Princeton Baptist Medical Center (Birmingham, Alabama) for intervention with cardiogenic shock, severe mitral regurgitation, worsening respiratory failure, and increasing pulmonary edema.
The patient was transported to Princeton Baptist Medical Center (Birmingham, Alabama) for intervention with cardiogenic shock, severe mitral regurgitation, worsening respiratory failure, and increasing pulmonary edema.
The patient was transported to...
11/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
