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Volume 27 - Issue 5 - May 2019

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
05/02/2019

Eileen Hague, BSN, RN, CV-BC, Alicia Johnson, MSN, RN, CV-BC, Donna Mohr, BSN, RN, CV-BC, Angela Bush, BSN, RN, CV-BC, Steven Kalish, CVT, Jeronimo Rodriquez, BS, Respiratory Care, CVT Manager, Janet Cacioppo, MSN, RN, CV-BC, CNE, and Dana Shapiro, BSN, RN, CV-BC, Nurse Manager, Roslyn, New York

Eileen Hague, BSN, RN, CV-BC, Alicia ...
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

Sameer Mehta MD, FACC, MBA, Daniel Vieira MD, Mario Alberto Torres MD, Isabella Vallenilla MD, Maria Angelica Marin MD, Maria Isabel Acosta MD, Claudia Lopez MD, Gladys Pinto MD, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Mariana Rubini Ceschim MD, Jorge Mazzini MD, Francisco Nola MD, Anibal Munguia MD, Estefania Cecilio MD, Lorena Pisana MD, Rodrigo Safie MD, Samantha Quintero MD, Seyna Krisciunas MD, Rodrigo Jacobucci MD, Camila Funatsu MD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Carlos Villagran MSc, Sebastian Niklitschek PhD, Carlos Peña MD, Jose Salvador Aguilar MD, Roberto Botelho MD, Benjamin Wood MD

Division of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Lumen Foundation, Miami, Florida

Sameer Mehta MD, FACC, MBA, Daniel Vi...
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

Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo Business Edge, talks with Richard Heuser, MD, and Gavin Lennan RT(R), Cath Lab Manager.

Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo ...
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, University of Florida, Division of Cardiology, Gainesville, Florida

Ki Park, MD, University of Florida, D...
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, MSCAI, Chief of Cardiology, St. Luke’s Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona School of Medicine; Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FE...
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, and Vincent Varghese, DO
Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine,
Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

David Signarovitz, DO, and Vincent Va...
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, Charlotte Horenburg*, MD, Hannes Melnyk*, MD, Alexander Vogt*, MD, Florian Höpfner*, MD, Sebastian Bubel*, MD, Dietrich Stoevesandt**, MD

*Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Medicine III, Halle, Germany; **Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Radiology, Halle, Germany

Konstantin M. Heinroth*, MD, Charlott...
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, CPFT, CET

Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, C...
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 Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Clinical Editor; Chief of Medicine
Long Beach VA Medical Center
Long Beach, California;
Associate Chief Cardiology,
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com

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

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