Volume 28 - Issue 2 - February 2020
Cover Story
02/05/2020
Radhika-Alicia P. Patel, RA, MPH; Aditya Kulkarni, MD; Angela Awad, MS-II; Joseph Ibrahim, MD, MS-IV, MS-II; Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACC
An ascending aortic aneurysm is an uncommon, incidental finding for patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) during an outpatient visit.
An ascending aortic aneurysm is an uncommon, incidental finding for patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) during an outpatient visit.
An ascending aortic aneurysm is...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
02/05/2020
Kimberly Kelley, DNP; Ashley Margossian, NP; Jean Decourcey, RN; James Alderman, MD; Christopher Gange, MD
Cath Lab Digest talks to MetroWest Cardiac Catheterization Lab in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Cath Lab Digest talks to MetroWest Cardiac Catheterization Lab in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Cath Lab Digest talks to...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Cath Lab Systems
02/05/2020
M. Nicholas Burke, MD
CLD talks with M. Nicholas Burke, MD, The Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
CLD talks with M. Nicholas Burke, MD, The Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
CLD talks with M. Nicholas...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
02/05/2020
Amy Culley
Interventional cardiologists now have new single-stent designs available, like PK Papyrus (BIOTRONIK), to seal perforations.
Interventional cardiologists now have new single-stent designs available, like PK Papyrus (BIOTRONIK), to seal perforations.
Interventional cardiologists now...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
02/05/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Every day in the cath lab we see important and potentially life-changing or life-threatening scenarios involving patients with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, or cardiomyopathy.
Every day in the cath lab we see important and potentially life-changing or life-threatening scenarios involving patients with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, or cardiomyopathy.
Every day in the cath lab we see...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
02/05/2020
Bob S. Hu, MD
HeartVista’s October 2019 FDA clearance for its One Click Cardiac MRI package was announced against the backdrop of the June 2019 publication of the MR-INFORM trial in the New England Journal of Medicine.
HeartVista’s October 2019 FDA clearance for its One Click Cardiac MRI package was announced against the backdrop of the June 2019 publication of the MR-INFORM trial in the New England Journal of Medicine.
HeartVista’s October 2019 FDA...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
02/05/2020
Marc Toth; Derek Mitzel, DO, MBA
By the time you read this article, hundreds, if not thousands, of Medicare patients will have had percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in Medicare-accredited ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) around the country. The Centers for Medicare...
By the time you read this article, hundreds, if not thousands, of Medicare patients will have had percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in Medicare-accredited ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) around the country. The Centers for Medicare...
By the time you read this...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
02/05/2020
Michelle Luffey, MSN, RN, NE-BC
As the overall cost of care continues to rise, ambulatory surgery centers have transformed the healthcare landscape as a high-quality, low-cost alternative for many surgical procedures.
As the overall cost of care continues to rise, ambulatory surgery centers have transformed the healthcare landscape as a high-quality, low-cost alternative for many surgical procedures.
As the overall cost of care...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Case Report
02/05/2020
Ebrahim Sabbagh, DO; Ahmed M. Elzanaty, MD; Mujeeb A. Sheikh, MD; Omar Alhourani, MD
Clot in transit, a rare, life-threatening condition usually associated with pulmonary embolism, is a free-floating thrombus found on the right side of the heart waiting to embolize.
Clot in transit, a rare, life-threatening condition usually associated with pulmonary embolism, is a free-floating thrombus found on the right side of the heart waiting to embolize.
Clot in transit, a rare,...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Images
02/05/2020
Jeffrey Dwight Smith, RT(R), RCIS
A 60-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with recurring chest discomfort, elevated troponin, and systolic murmur.
A 60-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with recurring chest discomfort, elevated troponin, and systolic murmur.
A 60-year-old female with no...
02/05/2020
Cath Lab Digest
