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Volume 26 - Issue 7 - July 2018

Advanced Practice Providers Utilize a Pre-Catheterization Screening Tool to Decrease Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
07/09/2018
Timothy J. Boyek, MD, FACC; Ralph G. Smith, BSN, RN; Valerie J. Dziados, CRNP; Joette C. Hughes, CRNP; Lauren D. Waronker, CRNP; Laura Butera-Belton, CRNP; Katherine McLeod, CRNP, BSN, RN, CWCN; Joanne Seward, CRNP; Jennifer Seneca, CRNP; Christine Guilday, CRNP; Sharon Delaney, MSN, MBA, RN; Monica Pammer, PA-C; Jennifer K. McCullough, CRNP
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) related to the use of contrast agents can lead to an increase in morbidity, mortality, and increased costs. CIN can be a serious consequence post coronary angiography, but can be significantly reduced or...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) related to the use of contrast agents can lead to an increase in morbidity, mortality, and increased costs. CIN can be a serious consequence post coronary angiography, but can be significantly reduced or...
Contrast-induced nephropathy...
07/09/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Critical Limb Ischemia Has Found a Care Pathway in El Paso, Texas
07/09/2018
This month, I welcome Laiq Raja, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Jason Mendivil, DPM, and Lorie Henderson, APRN, MSN, NP-C. Their approach to a critical limb ischemia (CLI) care pathway is not only saving limbs, but changing lives one leg at a time.  — Gary...
This month, I welcome Laiq Raja, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Jason Mendivil, DPM, and Lorie Henderson, APRN, MSN, NP-C. Their approach to a critical limb ischemia (CLI) care pathway is not only saving limbs, but changing lives one leg at a time.  — Gary...
This month, I welcome Laiq Raja,...
07/09/2018
Cath Lab Digest
6 Reasons CMS Should Cover PCI in the Ambulatory Setting
07/08/2018
Marc Toth
If the potential change in Medicare reimbursement includes allowing cardiac interventions and cardiac rhythm management procedures to be performed in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), we can expect to see a significant increase in...
If the potential change in Medicare reimbursement includes allowing cardiac interventions and cardiac rhythm management procedures to be performed in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), we can expect to see a significant increase in...
If the potential change in...
07/08/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Cardiac Cath Lab Performance: Strategies to Measure Up
07/08/2018
Lorraine Buck, MBA, MSN, RN
More than ever, providers must have a handle on cardiac catheterization laboratory performance, as it will be invaluable to creating a competitive edge in terms of clinical, operational, and financial performance. The first step is an...
More than ever, providers must have a handle on cardiac catheterization laboratory performance, as it will be invaluable to creating a competitive edge in terms of clinical, operational, and financial performance. The first step is an...
More than ever, providers must...
07/08/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Study
Guide Catheter Extension for Complex Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Necessary Double-Edged Sword
07/09/2018
Hady Lichaa, MD; Cooper Santucci, BS, RT(R)
Guide catheter extensions — the GuideLiner (Teleflex) (Figure 1) and the Guidezilla (Boston Scientific) (Figure 2) — are tremendous tools that have been added to the armamentarium of interventional devices often necessary for the success of...
Guide catheter extensions — the GuideLiner (Teleflex) (Figure 1) and the Guidezilla (Boston Scientific) (Figure 2) — are tremendous tools that have been added to the armamentarium of interventional devices often necessary for the success of...
Guide catheter extensions — the...
07/09/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Successful Percutaneous Retrieval of a Leadless Pacemaker From the Pulmonary Artery
07/08/2018
David Bello, MD; Vijaykumar S. Kasi, MD, PhD; Jennifer Kinaga, MD
We report a case of a leadless pacemaker embolization to the pulmonary artery and the potential difficulties with successful retrieval. Combining the theorized retrieval instructions with the experience of this case, we propose a retrieval...
We report a case of a leadless pacemaker embolization to the pulmonary artery and the potential difficulties with successful retrieval. Combining the theorized retrieval instructions with the experience of this case, we propose a retrieval...
We report a case of a leadless...
07/08/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
Cath Lab Spotlight: UnityPoint Health – Methodist
07/09/2018
Shannon Glover, RN, BSN, CNOR; Sally Weiman, RT(R)
The cath lab at UnityPoint Health – Methodist is part of a service line that includes interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, echo, open heart surgery, and heart failure, and a cardiology physicians’ practice that includes all of the...
The cath lab at UnityPoint Health – Methodist is part of a service line that includes interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, echo, open heart surgery, and heart failure, and a cardiology physicians’ practice that includes all of the...
The cath lab at UnityPoint...
07/09/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Cath Lab Spotlight: UnityPoint Health – Methodist
07/09/2018
Shannon Glover, RN, BSN, CNOR; Sally Weiman, RT(R)
The cath lab at UnityPoint Health – Methodist is part of a service line that includes interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, echo, open heart surgery, and heart failure, and a cardiology physicians’ practice that includes all of the...
The cath lab at UnityPoint Health – Methodist is part of a service line that includes interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, echo, open heart surgery, and heart failure, and a cardiology physicians’ practice that includes all of the...
The cath lab at UnityPoint...
07/09/2018
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
From Hand to Bands: Should We Be Doing More Manual Radial Artery Compression?
07/08/2018
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Recently, manual compression has emerged as a potentially viable alternative to shorter radial artery hemostasis times.
Recently, manual compression has emerged as a potentially viable alternative to shorter radial artery hemostasis times.
Recently, manual compression has...
07/08/2018
Cath Lab Digest

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Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC 

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