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Volume 28 - Issue 11 - November 2020

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
11/04/2020

Carol Wesley, Account Manager, Corazon, Inc.

Carol Wesley, Account Manager, Corazo...
The concept of the chest pain center (CPC) has grown since its inception in the 1990s. This concept is no longer just another marketing effort to draw patients into the emergency department, but rather a new way to organize and manage care...
The concept of the chest pain center (CPC) has grown since its inception in the 1990s. This concept is no longer just another marketing effort to draw patients into the emergency department, but rather a new way to organize and manage care...
The concept of the chest pain...
11/04/2020
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Inside Look
11/04/2020

Robert A. Souza Jr

Lead Cardiovascular Interventional Technologist, O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, California

Robert A. Souza Jr Lead Cardiovascul...
CLD talks with Robert A. Souza Jr., Lead Cardiovascular Interventional Technologist, O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, California. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Souza has worked in interventional procedures for nearly 30 years. His ideas for improving...
CLD talks with Robert A. Souza Jr., Lead Cardiovascular Interventional Technologist, O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, California. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Souza has worked in interventional procedures for nearly 30 years. His ideas for improving...
CLD talks with Robert A. Souza...
11/04/2020
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Same-Day Discharge: If Not Now, When?
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
11/03/2020

Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Mamas A. Mamas, BMBCh, DPhil, MRCP(UK); David Wohns, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI; Mary Osborne, MBA, MSN, RN

Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCA...
During last month’s virtual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, a panel discussion of clinicians and administrators addressed the challenges and opportunities surrounding the use of same-day discharge (or lack thereof)...
During last month’s virtual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, a panel discussion of clinicians and administrators addressed the challenges and opportunities surrounding the use of same-day discharge (or lack thereof)...
During last month’s virtual...
11/03/2020
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11/03/2020

Howard T. Blanchard,1 DNP, MEd, MS, RN, ACNS-BC; Diane L. Carroll,1 PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FESC; Felicity Astin,2 PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, FESC, FHEA

1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; 2University of Huddersfield, UK and Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

Howard T. Blanchard,1 DNP, MEd, MS, R...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involves a complex informed consent process. Consent is sought simultaneously for a diagnostic angiography and the potential treatments that follow, including PCI, and fosters shared decision making....
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involves a complex informed consent process. Consent is sought simultaneously for a diagnostic angiography and the potential treatments that follow, including PCI, and fosters shared decision making....
Percutaneous coronary...
11/03/2020
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Feature

Case Report
11/04/2020

Faris G. Araj, MD; Alpesh A. Amin, MD; Robert M. Morlend, MD; Pradeep P.A. Mammen, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Faris G. Araj, MD; Alpesh A. Amin, MD...
A 76-year-old woman with a history of advanced heart failure and a bi-ventricular pacemaker-defibrillator underwent intra-pericardial left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant as destination therapy.
A 76-year-old woman with a history of advanced heart failure and a bi-ventricular pacemaker-defibrillator underwent intra-pericardial left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant as destination therapy.
A 76-year-old woman with a...
11/04/2020
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Case Study
11/04/2020

Charles F. Sineri, DO, MHA; Vikram Raje, DO; Vincent Varghese, DO 

Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Charles F. Sineri, DO, MHA; Vikram Ra...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. Intravascular imaging with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has a pivotal role in the diagnosis and management of SCAD. IVUS is used to identify the...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. Intravascular imaging with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has a pivotal role in the diagnosis and management of SCAD. IVUS is used to identify the...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
11/04/2020
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Case Study
11/03/2020

Arnold H. Seto,1 MD, MPA, CCDS; Kyaw Khaing Soe,2 MD; Skea Skendarian3; Michael Rochon-Duck,1 MD

1University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California; 2The Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, California; 3University of California, Berkeley, California 

Arnold H. Seto,1 MD, MPA, CCDS; Kyaw ...
The CardioMEMS HF system (Abbott) provides ambulatory monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures and reduces hospitalization for heart failure. Cardiac resynchronization therapy is indicated for patients with heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and...
The CardioMEMS HF system (Abbott) provides ambulatory monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures and reduces hospitalization for heart failure. Cardiac resynchronization therapy is indicated for patients with heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and...
The CardioMEMS HF system...
11/03/2020
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Case Report
11/03/2020

Hemang B. Panchal, MD, MPHa; Varun Kohli, MDb; Abhishek C. Sawant, MD, MPHc; Timir K. Pauld, MD, PhD, Nirat Beohar, MDe

aFlorida Heart Center PA, Fort Pierce, Florida; bDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee; cPeninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Maryland; dDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee; eColumbia University Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida

Hemang B. Panchal, MD, MPHa; Varun Ko...
Infection with Covid-19 has been associated with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which is likely secondary to an inflammatory cascade provoked by Covid-19.
Infection with Covid-19 has been associated with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which is likely secondary to an inflammatory cascade provoked by Covid-19.
Infection with Covid-19 has been...
11/03/2020
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Case Report
11/03/2020

Nachiket J. Patel,1,2 MD; Charles Jost,2 MD; Michael D. Barry,2 DO; Stuart Lipskind,2 MD; and Richard R. Heuser,1,3 MD

1 University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona; 2 Southwest Cardiovascular Associates, Mesa, Arizona; 3 Vascular Heart and Lung Associates, Mesa, Arizona

Nachiket J. Patel,1,2 MD; Charles Jos...
Coronary angiography is the third leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) among hospitalized patients. Several risk factors for the development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) have been identified, including diabetes mellitus,...
Coronary angiography is the third leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) among hospitalized patients. Several risk factors for the development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) have been identified, including diabetes mellitus,...
Coronary angiography is the...
11/03/2020
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Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
11/03/2020

Morton Kern and Peter J. Golden, RN, with contributions from John Bittl, Ocala, Florida; Emmanuel Brilakis, Minneapolis, Minnesota; David Cohen, Kansas City, Missouri; Mauricio G. Cohen, Miami, Florida; Larry Dean, Seattle, Washington; Kirk Garratt, Wilmington, Delaware; Neil Kleiman, Houston, Texas; Mitchell Krucoff, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Jeff Marshall, Atlanta, Georgia; Joe Moore, Bolivar, Missouri; Jeff Moses, New York City, New York; Keith G. Oldroyd, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Rochester, Minnesota; Karen Smith, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

Morton Kern and Peter J. Golden, RN, ...
My daughter, at age 6, said to me many years ago when I was struggling with some vexing problem, “Dad, it’s not rocket surgery”. She meant to say rocket science, but we talked a lot of medicine then. Okay, I agree that securing the radial...
My daughter, at age 6, said to me many years ago when I was struggling with some vexing problem, “Dad, it’s not rocket surgery”. She meant to say rocket science, but we talked a lot of medicine then. Okay, I agree that securing the radial...
My daughter, at age 6, said to...
11/03/2020
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