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Volume 29 - Issue 1 - January 2021

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
12/28/2020

Zola M. N’Dandu, MD, Interventional Cardiology Head Section, and Deshinee Mcglothlin, RN, BSN, MHA, Regional Nursing Director of Cardiology/Cath Lab, Kenner, Louisiana

Zola M. N’Dandu, MD, Interventional C...
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
12/28/2020

Nachiket J. Patel,1,2 MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI; Michael D. Barry,2 DO, FACC; Stuart C. Lipskind,2 MD; Charles Jost,2 MD, FACC

Nachiket J. Patel,1,2 MD, FACC, FACP,...
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
12/28/2020

Eric A. Osborn, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Eric A. Osborn, MD, PhD Division of ...
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
12/28/2020

Ryan Graver, Vice President for Market Access at Terumo Business Edge

Mark Domyahn, Partner, JD LYMON

Ryan Graver, Vice President for Marke...
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
12/28/2020

Dandan Chen1, MD, PhD; Rajesh Sachdeva2,3,4, MD; and Gautam Kumar1,3,4, MD

Dandan Chen1, MD, PhD; Rajesh Sachdev...
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
12/28/2020

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(CI)(R); Chaya Levine, MD; Pratik Mondal, MD; Enrico Montagna, RT(R)(CI); and Jamie Meng, MD

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(CI)(R); Chay...
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
12/28/2020

Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad,1 MD; Saroj Khadka,2 MD; Timir K. Paul,3 MD, PhD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA

Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad,1 MD; Saroj...
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
12/28/2020

Morton J. Kern, MD, with contributions from Steven R. Bailey, MD, Shreveport, Louisiana; Malcolm R. Bell, MD, Rochester, Minnesota; James C. Blankenship, MD, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sam Butman, MD, Cottonwood, Arizona; David J. Cohen, MD, MSc, Kansas City, Missouri; Mauricio G. Cohen, MD, Miami, Florida; Timothy D. Henry, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio; Nils P. Johnson, MD, MS, Houston, Texas; Lloyd Klein, MD, Sonoma, California; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD, Raleigh, North Carolina; Kreton Mavromatis, MD, Atlanta, Georgia; Sunil V. Rao, MD, Raleigh, North Carolina; Barry F. Uretsky, MD, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Morton J. Kern, MD, with contribution...
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
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
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
Cath Lab Digest

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