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Volume 30 - Issue 4 - April 2022

Featured Article

Cutting-Edge Technology
04/05/2022

Marcus St John, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Medical Director Cardiac Cath Lab, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida;
 

Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, Medical Director of Structural Heart – Complex Coronary Intervention, Cardiac Research, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Health South Florida; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Herbert Wertheim School of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Marcus St John, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Medi...
We have taken the step of treating not just the epicardial vessels, but also treating the microvasculature and addressing no-reflow with SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy to reduce infarct size (TherOx SSO2 Therapy, ZOLL Medical).
We have taken the step of treating not just the epicardial vessels, but also treating the microvasculature and addressing no-reflow with SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy to reduce infarct size (TherOx SSO2 Therapy, ZOLL Medical).
We have taken the step of...
04/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/05/2022

Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida

Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter H...
The patient is a 79-year-old male with a history of chronic atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease with previous iliac stents, venous insufficiency, hypertension, and lifestyle-limiting claudication, with the left leg more...
The patient is a 79-year-old male with a history of chronic atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease with previous iliac stents, venous insufficiency, hypertension, and lifestyle-limiting claudication, with the left leg more...
The patient is a 79-year-old...
04/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/05/2022

Khawaja Afzal Ammar, MD

Advocate Aurora Health, Aurora Cardiovascular and Thoracic Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Khawaja Afzal Ammar, MD Advocate Aur...
A difficult-to-cross coronary lesion, due to vessel tortuosity and almost complete occlusion, was crossed using the wire surfing technique. This case report captures the details of the case and presents it in the light of fluid hemodynamics,...
A difficult-to-cross coronary lesion, due to vessel tortuosity and almost complete occlusion, was crossed using the wire surfing technique. This case report captures the details of the case and presents it in the light of fluid hemodynamics,...
A difficult-to-cross coronary...
04/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Discussions
04/05/2022

A question for the CLD Editorial Board and readers from Clifford L. DeBruce, RN, Chest Pain Coordinator, at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Arkansas.

A question for the CLD Editorial Boar...
A question for the CLD Editorial Board and readers from Clifford L. DeBruce, RN, Chest Pain Coordinator, at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Arkansas.
A question for the CLD Editorial Board and readers from Clifford L. DeBruce, RN, Chest Pain Coordinator, at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Arkansas.
A question for the CLD Editorial...
04/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
04/05/2022

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Maim...
Arteria lusoria or aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common embryologic abnormality of the aortic arch. It occurs in 0.2%-1.7% of the population.1 When an aberrant subclavian is identified, the brachiocephalic trunk is absent and...
Arteria lusoria or aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common embryologic abnormality of the aortic arch. It occurs in 0.2%-1.7% of the population.1 When an aberrant subclavian is identified, the brachiocephalic trunk is absent and...
Arteria lusoria or aberrant...
04/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/04/2022

S. Tariq Shahab, MD, FACC, FACP; Fadi Ghrair, MD

Department of Cardiology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C. and Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia

S. Tariq Shahab, MD, FACC, FACP; Fadi...
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has been recently approved for calcified coronary lesions. The most striking aspect of using IVL is its ease of use and safety. The serial Disrupt CAD trials evaluated the utility of IVL for lesion preparation...
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has been recently approved for calcified coronary lesions. The most striking aspect of using IVL is its ease of use and safety. The serial Disrupt CAD trials evaluated the utility of IVL for lesion preparation...
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)...
04/04/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Suggested Technique
04/04/2022

Zoltan Varga, MD, PhD1; Chirag Desai, MD1; Jacob Haiar2; Adam Stys, MD3; Tom Stys, MD3

1Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Sanford Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine; 2Medical Student; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine; 3Interventional Cardiologist, Professor of Medicine, Sanford Cardiovascular Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Zoltan Varga, MD, PhD1; Chirag Desai,...
Despite advanced methods for modification of resistant coronary lesions, dilatation of highly calcified coronary artery segments remains a challenge. Traditional methods used in these situations include inflation with noncompliant balloons,...
Despite advanced methods for modification of resistant coronary lesions, dilatation of highly calcified coronary artery segments remains a challenge. Traditional methods used in these situations include inflation with noncompliant balloons,...
Despite advanced methods for...
04/04/2022
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Management
04/03/2022

Kusum Lata, MD, FACC, FSCAI1; Anshita Kumari, Research Associate2

1Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology & Vascular Disease, Sutter Health, California; 2Sutter Health, California; MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Kusum Lata, MD, FACC, FSCAI1; Anshita...
Cardiac arrhythmia is very well-known event in the cardiac catheterization lab (CCL), especially during coronary/electrophysiological procedures. These arrhythmias can be benign or short term, or can be fulminant, requiring external shock.
Cardiac arrhythmia is very well-known event in the cardiac catheterization lab (CCL), especially during coronary/electrophysiological procedures. These arrhythmias can be benign or short term, or can be fulminant, requiring external shock.
Cardiac arrhythmia is very...
04/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
04/03/2022

Andrew Youmans, RN, with Morton Kern, MD; Lloyd Klein, MD; Michael Lim, MD; Steve Ramee, MD

Andrew Youmans, RN, with Morton Kern,...
Dr. Kern and other expert contributors recently discussed TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device?1 (January 2022), outlining the role of industry representatives compared to cath lab staff. In this article, several contributors cited the staffing...
Dr. Kern and other expert contributors recently discussed TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device?1 (January 2022), outlining the role of industry representatives compared to cath lab staff. In this article, several contributors cited the staffing...
Dr. Kern and other expert...
04/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
03/25/2022

Sarah Davis-Arnold, MSN-ED, RN, RCIS, NPD-BC

Sarah Davis-Arnold, MSN-ED, RN, RCIS,...
The Core Curriculum allows nurses and allied professionals to build specialty knowledge that enhances the delivery of safe patient care.
The Core Curriculum allows nurses and allied professionals to build specialty knowledge that enhances the delivery of safe patient care.
The Core Curriculum allows...
03/25/2022
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Letter to the Editor
04/03/2022

Lloyd W. Klein, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

Lloyd W. Klein, MD Clinical Professo...
I read with interest the case report of Casazza and colleagues in the February issue of CLD showing bilateral coronary artery fistulae. It’s an excellent case and I appreciate the wonderful demonstration in the angiograms.
I read with interest the case report of Casazza and colleagues in the February issue of CLD showing bilateral coronary artery fistulae. It’s an excellent case and I appreciate the wonderful demonstration in the angiograms.
I read with interest the case...
04/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest

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