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Volume 29 - Issue 1 - January 2021

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Cath Lab Spotlight
Program Spotlight: Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
12/28/2020
Zola N'Dandu, MD; Deshinee McGlothlin, RN, BSN, MHA
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Louisiana is a 110-bed facility with two cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath lab), a pre-operation department and a post-operation department.
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Louisiana is a 110-bed facility with two cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath lab), a pre-operation department and a post-operation department.
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner,...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
Single Coronary Artery Arising From the Right Coronary Cusp
12/28/2020
Stuart C. Lipskind, MD; Charles MT Jost, MD, MS, FACC; Nachiket J. Patel, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI; Michael D. Barry, DO, FACC
A 59-year-old male with hypertension presented to the emergency department with a 2-hour history of substernal chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus rhythm with left bundle branch block.
A 59-year-old male with hypertension presented to the emergency department with a 2-hour history of substernal chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus rhythm with left bundle branch block.
A 59-year-old male with...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
OpSens OptoWire III: A Next-Generation Workhorse Pressure Guidewire
12/28/2020
Eric A. Osborn, MD, PhD
Invasive pressure-sensing diagnostic wires have been used for decades to evaluate coronary stenosis functional severity in order to overcome the known limitations of visual angiography-based lesion severity assessment.
Invasive pressure-sensing diagnostic wires have been used for decades to evaluate coronary stenosis functional severity in order to overcome the known limitations of visual angiography-based lesion severity assessment.
Invasive pressure-sensing...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
New Rules, New Challenges Amidst an Already Complex Healthcare Environment
12/28/2020
Ryan Graver; Mark Domyahn
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center (OPPS/ASC) final rules have been published and once again, these changes will likely have a significant impact on the...
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center (OPPS/ASC) final rules have been published and once again, these changes will likely have a significant impact on the...
The Medicare Physician Fee...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
Right Atrial Thrombus in Transit
12/28/2020
Rajesh Sachdeva, MD; Dandan Chen, MD, PhD; Gautam Kumar, MD, FSCAI
An 84-year-old woman was brought to the emergency room with lightheadedness and shortness of breath that had started 3 days earlier. She had a past medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.
An 84-year-old woman was brought to the emergency room with lightheadedness and shortness of breath that had started 3 days earlier. She had a past medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.
An 84-year-old woman was brought...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Distal Radial Artery and Anterior Tibial (DRAT) Approach to Treat Superficial Femoral Artery Stenosis With “Bird-Dog” Prep for Access
12/28/2020
Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI); Enrico Montagna, RT(R)(CI); Chaya Levine, MD; Jamie Meng, MD; Pratik Mondal, MD
Approximately 6.5 million people age 40 and older in the United States have peripheral artery disease. Femoral access has been the prevalent access site used to treat iliac and infrainguinal disease.
Approximately 6.5 million people age 40 and older in the United States have peripheral artery disease. Femoral access has been the prevalent access site used to treat iliac and infrainguinal disease.
Approximately 6.5 million people...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Arteriovenous Fistula Mimicking Pseudo-Complication From Femoral Vascular Access for Cardiac Catheterization
12/28/2020
Saroj Khadka, MD; Timir K. Paul, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA; Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad, MD
An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is an abnormal connection between a vein and an artery. This type of abnormal communication leads to redirection of the blood from the artery to the vein, which is from a high-pressure system towards a...
An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is an abnormal connection between a vein and an artery. This type of abnormal communication leads to redirection of the blood from the artery to the vein, which is from a high-pressure system towards a...
An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology – Heparin Potency: What is the Right Heparin Dose for PCI in 2021?
12/28/2020
Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc; Timothy D. Henry, MD; Nils P. Johnson, MD, MS; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Barry F. Uretsky, MD; Samuel M. Butman, MD; Mauricio G. Cohen, MD, FACC; Kreton Mavromatis, MD; Steven R. Bailey, MD; Malcolm R. Bell, MD; James C. Blankenship, MD
Watch/listen (video included in article below) as Dr. Kern and Dr. Arnold H. Seto discuss this article in a 30-minute Clinical Editor's Corner Live presentation that took place on Thurs, January 28th at 1:30pm ET. 
Watch/listen (video included in article below) as Dr. Kern and Dr. Arnold H. Seto discuss this article in a 30-minute Clinical Editor's Corner Live presentation that took place on Thurs, January 28th at 1:30pm ET. 
Watch/listen (video included in...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest

News

Clinical and Industry News
A Potential Therapy for Calcific Heart Valve Disease
12/28/2020
Calcific aortic valve disease is not only the most common valve disease in the elderly, it’s also the third leading cause of heart disease overall. For those affected, calcium starts to accumulate in their heart valves and vessels over time,...
Calcific aortic valve disease is not only the most common valve disease in the elderly, it’s also the third leading cause of heart disease overall. For those affected, calcium starts to accumulate in their heart valves and vessels over time,...
Calcific aortic valve disease is...
12/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
COVID-19 Virus Enters the Brain, Research Strongly Suggests
12/28/2020
More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue. And researchers are discovering why. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the...
More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue. And researchers are discovering why. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the...
More and more evidence is coming...
12/28/2020
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Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC 

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Rebecca Kapur, rkapur@hmpglobal.com

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