Volume 27 - Issue 11 - November 2019
Feature
Rapid Communication
11/20/2019
CLD talks with Kirk N. Garratt, MSc, MD, MSCAI, Past President Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI); Christiana Care Health System.
CLD talks with Kirk N. Garratt, MSc, MD, MSCAI, Past President Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI); Christiana Care Health System.
CLD talks with Kirk N. Garratt,...
11/20/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Vascular Disease
11/05/2019
We have a “limb salvage team” at the hospital that includes a vascular surgeon, a podiatrist, a wound care specialist, and a hospitalist, who manages all the comorbidities of the patient.
We have a “limb salvage team” at the hospital that includes a vascular surgeon, a podiatrist, a wound care specialist, and a hospitalist, who manages all the comorbidities of the patient.
We have a “limb salvage team” at...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
11/05/2019
This procedure was first developed by Kavasaki et al in 20083, but the technique has been improved over the following years with the addition of a dual-lumen microcatheter to more easily engage the narrow, angulated side branch.
This procedure was first developed by Kavasaki et al in 20083, but the technique has been improved over the following years with the addition of a dual-lumen microcatheter to more easily engage the narrow, angulated side branch.
This procedure was first...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Series
11/05/2019
Our first case highlights the limitations of commonly utilized risk predictors for perioperative stent thrombosis, while our second case features the potential utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a risk-sharpening tool to predict...
Our first case highlights the limitations of commonly utilized risk predictors for perioperative stent thrombosis, while our second case features the potential utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a risk-sharpening tool to predict...
Our first case highlights the...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Suggested Technique
11/05/2019
We found this technique useful for gaining access in fibrotic and calcified arteries. It does not require any extra equipment aside from the needle already on the table.
We found this technique useful for gaining access in fibrotic and calcified arteries. It does not require any extra equipment aside from the needle already on the table.
We found this technique useful...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
11/05/2019
With visibly enhanced targets via image fusion, we have a higher success rate in our procedures as well as shorter procedural times.
With visibly enhanced targets via image fusion, we have a higher success rate in our procedures as well as shorter procedural times.
With visibly enhanced targets...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
11/05/2019
Accreditation is one of those rare things where all involved parties benefit: patients, hospitals, EMS, and the general public.
Accreditation is one of those rare things where all involved parties benefit: patients, hospitals, EMS, and the general public.
Accreditation is one of those...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
11/05/2019
Industry has been appropriately aggressive in producing paclitaxel-coated devices, which clearly have a benefit in preventing restenosis and the requirement for reintervention. Thus, paclitaxel deserves the continued attention it is getting.
Industry has been appropriately aggressive in producing paclitaxel-coated devices, which clearly have a benefit in preventing restenosis and the requirement for reintervention. Thus, paclitaxel deserves the continued attention it is getting.
Industry has been appropriately...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
11/05/2019
In regards to compliance, EHRs have missed the mark in a few major ways. Fortunately, minor tweaks can correct most of these deficiencies and provide regulatory insulation.
In regards to compliance, EHRs have missed the mark in a few major ways. Fortunately, minor tweaks can correct most of these deficiencies and provide regulatory insulation.
In regards to compliance, EHRs...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
11/05/2019
Our new Heart & Vascular program started in the fall of 2017, and between our first and second years, we experienced a 55% increase in our cath lab volumes.
Our new Heart & Vascular program started in the fall of 2017, and between our first and second years, we experienced a 55% increase in our cath lab volumes.
Our new Heart & Vascular program...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
