Volume 26 - Issue 4 - April 2018
Feature
Case Study
04/06/2018
Sarang Mangalmurti, MD, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Sarang Mangalmurti, MD, Bryn Mawr Hos...
This case demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in infrapopliteal calcified stenosis to achieve improved acute results.
This case demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in infrapopliteal calcified stenosis to achieve improved acute results.
This case demonstrates the...
04/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/04/2018
Virginia Perez-Andreu1, MD, PhD, Michael Tedla1, MD, Hossein Akhondi1, MD, FACP, Dominic Robine2, DO, FACC, Ali R. Rahimi1, MD, FACP, AGSF, Navid Kazemi2, MD, FACC
Virginia Perez-Andreu1, MD, PhD, Mich...
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anatomic variant that occurs when one of the coronary arteries tunnels through the myocardium instead of having a normal epicardial course.1
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anatomic variant that occurs when one of the coronary arteries tunnels through the myocardium instead of having a normal epicardial course.1
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a...
04/04/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
04/05/2018
In everyone’s career life, including the nursing and technical staff in the cath lab, mentors take on a multitude of roles during the training periods and early work life, and continue to have an impact well into the future years of the daily...
In everyone’s career life, including the nursing and technical staff in the cath lab, mentors take on a multitude of roles during the training periods and early work life, and continue to have an impact well into the future years of the daily...
In everyone’s career life,...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/05/2018
Patrick Beaver, Chief Nursing Officer –
East Cooper Medical Center
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Patrick Beaver, Chief Nursing Officer...
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/05/2018
Patrick Beaver, Chief Nursing Officer –
East Cooper Medical Center
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Patrick Beaver, Chief Nursing Officer...
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our new lab is the only cath lab in the city of Mount Pleasant. This is key for patients and physicians who previously had to travel into Charleston, South Carolina for this service, and who can now respectively...
It is important to note that our...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
04/05/2018
CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Advanced Cardiac and Vascular Amputation Prevention Centers, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
J.A. Mustapha, MD, talks with Bryan T. Fisher, Sr., MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Director of the Wound and Vascular Center, TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
The pedal loop is the third and arguably most vital part of lower extremity perfusion and wound healing. It is known that outflow is correlated with patency, yet some would argue that we don’t pay enough attention to the distal foot...
The pedal loop is the third and arguably most vital part of lower extremity perfusion and wound healing. It is known that outflow is correlated with patency, yet some would argue that we don’t pay enough attention to the distal foot...
The pedal loop is the third and...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case & Technique
04/05/2018
Vikas Bhalla, MD, MSc, MBA, Damien Marycz, MD, Ryan E. Wilson, MD, John Gurley, MD, MBA, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Vikas Bhalla, MD, MSc, MBA, Damien Ma...
Usually the Impella arterial access site (14 French) is preclosed with a Perclose ProGlide vascular closure device (Abbott Vascular). The problem lies in cases of emergency, if the access site is not preclosed, and/or if there is a failure of...
Usually the Impella arterial access site (14 French) is preclosed with a Perclose ProGlide vascular closure device (Abbott Vascular). The problem lies in cases of emergency, if the access site is not preclosed, and/or if there is a failure of...
Usually the Impella arterial...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case & Technique
04/05/2018
Jered Cook, MD, Ehab Eltahawy, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
Jered Cook, MD, Ehab Eltahawy, MD, FA...
Utilizing a stiffer, more directional catheter allows for controlled engagement of the left main in patients with difficult anatomy, especially dilated ascending aortas.
Utilizing a stiffer, more directional catheter allows for controlled engagement of the left main in patients with difficult anatomy, especially dilated ascending aortas.
Utilizing a stiffer, more...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/05/2018
Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo Business Edge
Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo ...
When surveyed, healthcare leaders continue to point to reducing unwarranted care variation as a goal for reducing costs and improving quality.
When surveyed, healthcare leaders continue to point to reducing unwarranted care variation as a goal for reducing costs and improving quality.
When surveyed, healthcare...
04/05/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case & Technique
04/03/2018
Adam Stys1, MD, Filip Oleszak2, Maheedhar Gedela3, MD, Jeffrey Wilson3, MD, Tomasz Stys1, MD
Adam Stys1, MD, Filip Oleszak2, Mahee...
Unfavorable coronary anatomy, especially involving bifurcations, can preclude guidewire passage even when there is flow distal to the stenosis.1
Unfavorable coronary anatomy, especially involving bifurcations, can preclude guidewire passage even when there is flow distal to the stenosis.1
Unfavorable coronary anatomy,...
04/03/2018
Cath Lab Digest
