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Volume 26 - Issue 5 - May 2018

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
05/07/2018

Morton J. Kern, compiler, with contributions from Andrew Doorey, Christiana Hospital, Delaware; Kirk Garratt, Christiana Hospital, Delaware; John Hirshfeld, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; David Kandzari, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia; Michael Lim, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri; Jeffery Moses, Columbia University, New York, New York; Pinak Bipin Shah, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Will Suh, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Paul Teirstein, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Chris White, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; George Vetrovec, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; Jeannie Yu, VA Long Beach, California

Morton J. Kern, compiler, with contri...
Dr. Paul Teirstein, Chief of Cardiology, at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, asked our cath lab experts for their opinions on what to do with an asymptomatic executive who had a screening CTA (Figure 1).
Dr. Paul Teirstein, Chief of Cardiology, at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, asked our cath lab experts for their opinions on what to do with an asymptomatic executive who had a screening CTA (Figure 1).
Dr. Paul Teirstein, Chief of...
05/07/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
05/07/2018

Shari Hill, RN, Cardiovascular Suite Manager, Fort Payne, Alabama

Shari Hill, RN, Cardiovascular Suite ...
We are one of 5 outpatient vascular labs in Alabama, and the only outpatient lab currently performing coronary angiograms.
We are one of 5 outpatient vascular labs in Alabama, and the only outpatient lab currently performing coronary angiograms.
We are one of 5 outpatient...
05/07/2018
Cath Lab Digest
05/07/2018

William R. Stewart, RN, BSN-BC, Stacie E. Garcia-Moon, RN, BSN, Emily M. Fussman, BS, CES, Kimberly S. Barkema, BS, RCIS, Brigid M. Golembiewski, RN, BSN, Ryan D. Madder, MD

Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Disclosure: Ryan Madder, MD, receives research support and serves on the advisory board of Corindus Vascular Robotics. All other authors have nothing to disclose.

The authors can be contacted via Dr. Ryan Madder at ryan.madder@spectrumhealth.org.

 

William R. Stewart, RN, BSN-BC, Staci...
In order to further understand procedural factors associated with radiation doses among nurses and technologists during cardiac catheterization, we recently conducted the SHIELD (Combining Robotic-Stenting and Proactive Shielding Techniques...
In order to further understand procedural factors associated with radiation doses among nurses and technologists during cardiac catheterization, we recently conducted the SHIELD (Combining Robotic-Stenting and Proactive Shielding Techniques...
In order to further understand...
05/07/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
05/06/2018

This month, we are joined by John Wang, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI, Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and Cheryl Lunnen, Regional Vice President, MedStar Heart & Vascular...
This month, we are joined by John Wang, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI, Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and Cheryl Lunnen, Regional Vice President, MedStar Heart & Vascular...
This month, we are joined by...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
05/06/2018

Hatem Najar1,2, MD, Peter Tajti1,3, MD, Iosif Xenogiannis1, MD, Emmanouil S. Brilakis1, MD, PhD

Hatem Najar1,2, MD, Peter Tajti1,3, M...
We elected to attempt CTO PCI with dual arterial access, using right common femoral as well as right radial access.
We elected to attempt CTO PCI with dual arterial access, using right common femoral as well as right radial access.
We elected to attempt CTO PCI...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
05/06/2018

Chirag K. Desai1, MD, Aiham Jbeli2, MD, Tomasz Stys3, MD,
Adam Stys3, MD, FACC

Chirag K. Desai1, MD, Aiham Jbeli2, M...
We present a case of a patient diagnosed with very late stent ‘thrombosis’ (VLST) that may have been caused by hyperplastic tissue versus progressive atherosclerosis and late plaque rupture, despite chronic immunosuppressant use.
We present a case of a patient diagnosed with very late stent ‘thrombosis’ (VLST) that may have been caused by hyperplastic tissue versus progressive atherosclerosis and late plaque rupture, despite chronic immunosuppressant use.
We present a case of a patient...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Review
05/06/2018

Keith W. Volk, RN, MSN, CCRN

UC Health North – Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado

Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado

Keith W. Volk, RN, MSN, CCRN UC Heal...
A right heart catheterization (right heart cath) is considered to be the gold standard to definitively diagnose pulmonary hypertension.10 During a right heart cath, a venous access device is inserted in the patient and a specially designed...
A right heart catheterization (right heart cath) is considered to be the gold standard to definitively diagnose pulmonary hypertension.10 During a right heart cath, a venous access device is inserted in the patient and a specially designed...
A right heart catheterization...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
05/06/2018

Chaya Levine1, MD, Sunday Olatunde2, MD, MPH, Norbert Moskovits3, MD

Chaya Levine1, MD, Sunday Olatunde2, ...
In our patient, the alteration in cardiac hemodynamics after a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure made the oxygen saturation from the superior vena cava a more accurate representation of systemic oxygenation.
In our patient, the alteration in cardiac hemodynamics after a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure made the oxygen saturation from the superior vena cava a more accurate representation of systemic oxygenation.
In our patient, the alteration...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Insights

Commentary
05/06/2018

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI    

Michigan State University, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Borgess Heart Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI     ...
In this issue, Najar et al have reported a truly heroic effort of grit, skill, and determination in tackling a complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the right coronary artery.
In this issue, Najar et al have reported a truly heroic effort of grit, skill, and determination in tackling a complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the right coronary artery.
In this issue, Najar et al have...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Continuing Education

Education
05/06/2018

Cath Lab Digest talks with Anand Prasad, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Associate Professor of Medicine at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University Health System, Co-Founder, Cardio Renal Connections Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Anand Pras...
The cardio-renal connection is coming more to the forefront in day-to-day practice.
The cardio-renal connection is coming more to the forefront in day-to-day practice.
The cardio-renal connection is...
05/06/2018
Cath Lab Digest

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