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Volume 27 - Issue 5 - May 2019

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
05/02/2019
Eileen Hague, BSN, RN; Alicia Johnson, MSN, RN; Donna Mohr, BSN, RN; Angela Bush, BSN, RN; Steven Kalish, CVT; Jeronimo Rodriquez, BS; Janet Cacioppo, MSN, RN, CNE; Dana Shapiro, BSN, RN
Our CCL contains six procedure rooms, three of which are peripheral capable and two of which are TAVR capable. We have a six-bed holding room that provides immediate pre and post procedure care to cath lab patients requiring increased...
Our CCL contains six procedure rooms, three of which are peripheral capable and two of which are TAVR capable. We have a six-bed holding room that provides immediate pre and post procedure care to cath lab patients requiring increased...
Our CCL contains six procedure...
05/02/2019
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2019
Francisco Nola, MD; Benjamin Wood, MD; Carlos Villagran, MSc; Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA; Sebastian Niklitschek, PhD; Isabella Vallenilla, MD; Maria Angelica Marin, MD; Roberto Botelho, MD; Mariana Rubini Ceschim, MD; Francisco Fernández-Aviles, MD, PhD, MBA; Anibal Munguia, MD; Estefania Cecilio, MD; Samantha Quintero, MD; Lorena Pisana, MD; Maria Isabel Acosta, MD; Rodrigo Safie, MD; Claudia Lopez, MD; Seyna Krisciunas, MD; Gladys Pinto, MD; Rodrigo Jacobucci, MD; Daniel Vieira, MD; Camila Funatsu, MD; Mario Alberto Torres, MD; Carlos Peña, MD; Alejandra Frauenfelder, MD; Jose Salvador Aguilar, MD; Jorge Mazzini, MD
AI can be incorporated into the various specific components of both the STEMI process and the procedure. It can foster large efficiency gains by simplifying each of the various components, be that at the individual patient, paramedic, ED, or...
AI can be incorporated into the various specific components of both the STEMI process and the procedure. It can foster large efficiency gains by simplifying each of the various components, be that at the individual patient, paramedic, ED, or...
AI can be incorporated into the...
05/02/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
05/01/2019
Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI; Gavin Lennan, RT(R); Gary Clifton
From a clinical standpoint, there are many benefits to going radial, including patient comfort, a reduced risk of complications, and a shorter recovery time, at 1.5-3 hours with radial compared to 4-12 hours (usually 6-8 hours, on average)...
From a clinical standpoint, there are many benefits to going radial, including patient comfort, a reduced risk of complications, and a shorter recovery time, at 1.5-3 hours with radial compared to 4-12 hours (usually 6-8 hours, on average)...
From a clinical standpoint,...
05/01/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Learning Experience
04/29/2019
Ki Park, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI
I have always considered myself a very careful operator in a high-complexity PCI center. Although I had heard the horror stories of femoral cases gone wrong, I had yet to see it up close until now, and it was life/practice changing.
I have always considered myself a very careful operator in a high-complexity PCI center. Although I had heard the horror stories of femoral cases gone wrong, I had yet to see it up close until now, and it was life/practice changing.
I have always considered myself...
04/29/2019
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Series
05/01/2019
Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI
We have been using the R2P Destination Slender (Terumo) and the attendant equipment in over 2 dozen cases during the last 6 to 8 months. We present three case examples to illustrate the promise of these sheaths, wires, and balloons, as well...
We have been using the R2P Destination Slender (Terumo) and the attendant equipment in over 2 dozen cases during the last 6 to 8 months. We present three case examples to illustrate the promise of these sheaths, wires, and balloons, as well...
We have been using the R2P...
05/01/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/30/2019
David Signarovitz, DO; Vincent Varghese, DO
Herein, we present a case of coronary steal from a previously coiled yet recanalized LIMA to pulmonary artery fistula, in combination with severe left subclavian artery stenosis, presenting as acute coronary syndrome.
Herein, we present a case of coronary steal from a previously coiled yet recanalized LIMA to pulmonary artery fistula, in combination with severe left subclavian artery stenosis, presenting as acute coronary syndrome.
Herein, we present a case of...
04/30/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/30/2019
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD
Herein, we report a case where a WCD prevented sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation occurring during the gap in time between the index MI and the recommended timing for the decision making concerning an implantable...
Herein, we report a case where a WCD prevented sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation occurring during the gap in time between the index MI and the recommended timing for the decision making concerning an implantable...
Herein, we report a case where a...
04/30/2019
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Management
04/30/2019
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS
Happy staff stay. Stressed, scared, or sad staff depart your cardiac cath lab in search of a better life.
Happy staff stay. Stressed, scared, or sad staff depart your cardiac cath lab in search of a better life.
Happy staff stay. Stressed,...
04/30/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Editor's Corner
04/29/2019
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Last month(1), we reviewed the hemodynamics of mitral regurgitation and the changes seen with the mitral clip percutaneous repair on the left atrial pressure waves. In Part 2 of our brief hemodynamic review for structural heart interventions,...
Last month(1), we reviewed the hemodynamics of mitral regurgitation and the changes seen with the mitral clip percutaneous repair on the left atrial pressure waves. In Part 2 of our brief hemodynamic review for structural heart interventions,...
Last month(1), we reviewed the...
04/29/2019
Cath Lab Digest

News

Clinical and Industry News
04/29/2019
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis. A study on mice shows that the antibodies stabilize the plaque that accumulates on the artery walls, which reduces...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis. A study on mice shows that the antibodies stabilize the plaque that accumulates on the artery walls, which reduces...
Researchers at Karolinska...
04/29/2019
Cath Lab Digest