Volume 28 - Issue 6 - June 2020
Department
Images
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Damien Nguyen, MD1, Thomas Nguyen, MD2, José Castro Rodriguez, MD3, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Damien Nguyen, MD1, Thomas Nguyen, MD...
A 49-year-old man presented with chest pain. The patient had diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery the year prior.
A 49-year-old man presented with chest pain. The patient had diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery the year prior.
A 49-year-old man presented with...
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Cath Lab Digest
Poetry
06/08/2020
Triston Smith, MD, FSCAI*
Triston Smith, MD, FSCAI*
This mask that I’m compelled to wear
To help contain the spread
This mask tries to suppress my smile
Conjure images of fear and dread
This mask that seeks to block my face
My expressions stifle, deride
This mask attempts to...
This mask that I’m compelled to wear
To help contain the spread
This mask tries to suppress my smile
Conjure images of fear and dread
This mask that seeks to block my face
My expressions stifle, deride
This mask attempts to...
This mask that I’m compelled to...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical News
06/08/2020
The normal functioning of our hearts is maintained by the brain via an intricate network of nerves. As an added layer of safety, the heart has its own ‘little brain’, called the intracardiac nervous system (ICN) to monitor and correct any...
The normal functioning of our hearts is maintained by the brain via an intricate network of nerves. As an added layer of safety, the heart has its own ‘little brain’, called the intracardiac nervous system (ICN) to monitor and correct any...
The normal functioning of our...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Sheharyar Minhas, MD1, Ahmed Minhas, MD2, Maira Malik, MD2, Sana Zubair Javaid, MD3, Sunil Dhar, MD4
Sheharyar Minhas, MD1, Ahmed Minhas, ...
Acute ischemic stroke during or after cardiac catheterization or percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) is a rare but catastrophic complication with significant morbidity and mortality. Stroke occurs in 0.05-0.10% of diagnostic...
Acute ischemic stroke during or after cardiac catheterization or percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) is a rare but catastrophic complication with significant morbidity and mortality. Stroke occurs in 0.05-0.10% of diagnostic...
Acute ischemic stroke during or...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Matthew Tiede, MD, Vascular Interventional Radiology, Metro Health/University of Michigan Health, Wyoming, Michigan
Matthew Tiede, MD, Vascular Intervent...
Venous disease is a significant burden on the global medical system. It encompasses a variety of acute and chronic disease processes of both the deep and superficial vein system. Chronic venous insufficiency accounts for as much as 2% of...
Venous disease is a significant burden on the global medical system. It encompasses a variety of acute and chronic disease processes of both the deep and superficial vein system. Chronic venous insufficiency accounts for as much as 2% of...
Venous disease is a significant...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
06/08/2020
Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo Business Edge, talks with Timothy W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE.
Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo ...
Terumo Business Edge is excited to have the opportunity to interview the former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Timothy W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, who also has a long history with the cardiovascular service line and being...
Terumo Business Edge is excited to have the opportunity to interview the former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Timothy W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, who also has a long history with the cardiovascular service line and being...
Terumo Business Edge is excited...
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Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Tawfiq R. Choudhury, MRCP, Andrew Wiper, MRCP, Gillian Burnett, BSc, Billal Patel, PhD, Hesham K. Abdelaziz, MD, PhD
Tawfiq R. Choudhury, MRCP, Andrew Wip...
Authors’ note to readers: Recommendations from national societies regarding ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient care and protocols regarding COVID-19 and STEMI patients are not identical around the world.
Authors’ note to readers: Recommendations from national societies regarding ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient care and protocols regarding COVID-19 and STEMI patients are not identical around the world.
Authors’ note to readers:...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Maim...
The first quarter of 2020 has been less than stellar, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely turned the lives of healthcare workers upside down. In the United States, there has been over 831K cases with 46K deaths attributable...
The first quarter of 2020 has been less than stellar, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely turned the lives of healthcare workers upside down. In the United States, there has been over 831K cases with 46K deaths attributable...
The first quarter of 2020 has...
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06/08/2020
Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS
Research Coordinator, Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas
Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, C...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible viral infection of the respiratory system, which in later stages appears to have cardiovascular effects together leading to multi-organ failure and death in some patients....
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible viral infection of the respiratory system, which in later stages appears to have cardiovascular effects together leading to multi-organ failure and death in some patients....
The coronavirus disease 2019...
06/08/2020
Cath Lab Digest
06/08/2020
Marc Toth, Vice President of Cardiovascular Services, Atlas Healthcare Partners, Phoenix, Arizona
Marc Toth, Vice President of Cardiova...
As the conversation and debate on essential vs nonessential cardiovascular procedures continue, what will the new norm be for cardiovascular procedures and where will they be performed? Will non-essential cardiovascular cases be performed at...
As the conversation and debate on essential vs nonessential cardiovascular procedures continue, what will the new norm be for cardiovascular procedures and where will they be performed? Will non-essential cardiovascular cases be performed at...
As the conversation and debate...
06/08/2020
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