Volume 31 - Issue 2 - February 2023

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Structural Heart Imaging

The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Structural Heart Interventions

02/23/2023

C. Kimmelstiel, MD; P. Mehrotra, MD

Carey Kimmelstiel, MD, FACC, FACP, MSCAI, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories and Interventional Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts;

Praveen Mehrotra, MD, FACC, FASE, Director of Echocardiography, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

C. Kimmelstiel, MD; P. Mehrotra, MD ...

Cath Lab Digest interviewed Dr. Carey Kimmelstiel and Dr. Praveen Mehrotra about the challenges they face in structural heart procedures, how the equipment they use helps to address those challenges, and the future of structural heart imaging.

Cath Lab Digest interviewed Dr....

02/23/2023

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Feature

Case Report

Optimal Endovascular Therapy for the Femoral Bifurcation

02/15/2023

Eric C. Scott, MD

Vascular Surgery, The Iowa Clinic, West Des Moines, Iowa

Eric C. Scott, MD Vascular Surgery, T...

Eric C. Scott, MD: A Case of Directional Atherectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty

Eric C. Scott, MD: A Case of...

02/15/2023

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Insights

CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

SavvyWire™: A Three-in-One Wire for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

02/13/2023

Mark Goodwin, MD, discusses his experience using the SavvyWire to optimize TAVR procedures.

Mark Goodwin, MD, discusses his exper...

Having continuous hemodynamics differentiates the SavvyWire from the typical routine. Without having to change out a pigtail or flush a catheter, we can find out the resting gradient on the table when we are done, in real time. It is zeroed...

Having continuous hemodynamics...

02/13/2023

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Cath Lab Management

The Evolving Role of Chest Pain Center Accreditation

02/02/2023

Amy Newell, Senior Vice President; Michael Church, Director

Corazon, Inc., offers strategic program development for the heart, vascular, neuro, and orthopedic specialties. Corazon provides a full continuum of consulting, software solution, recruitment, and interim management services for hospitals, health systems and practices of all sizes across the country and in Canada.

To learn more, visit corazoninc.com or call (412) 364-8200. Amy Newell, Senior Vice President, can be contacted at anewell@corazoninc.com. Michael Church, Director, can be contacted at mchurch@corazoninc.com.

Amy Newell, Senior Vice President; Mi...

Healthcare’s continued focus on preventative medicine, combined with the shift of an abundant number of procedures to an outpatient setting of care, has created an environment where CPCs can be a driving force for the productivity and...

Healthcare’s continued focus on...

02/02/2023

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Cath Lab Management

Use of a Shared Staffing Model for Cardiovascular Procedures, Including Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

01/23/2023

Mariann Lannon, BSN, RN-BC, Coordinator, Heart & Vascular Program;

Sandra Page, MBA, CLSSGB, Director, Invasive Heart & Vascular Services;

Dana Lada, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Data Specialist;

Willis Wu, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiology, Director, Structural Heart Program

Reprinted with permission from EP Lab Digest Oct 2022; 22(10): 21-25.

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated by the authors since its original publication.

Mariann Lannon, BSN, RN-BC, Coordinat...

With the NCDR LAAO Registry, UNC Health Rex maintains an A rating for proportion of successful LAAO procedures, among many other data-driven metrics.

With the NCDR LAAO Registry, UNC...

01/23/2023

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Clinical Editor's Corner

What is Your Cath Lab’s CPR Survival Rate?

01/23/2023

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA

Clinical Editor; Chief of Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...

I thought that the article on the variation of outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the cath lab was on point and that we could learn more, reflect, and improve our performance for this critical event.

I thought that the article on...

01/23/2023

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Department

Imaging Corner

Three-Vessel Robotic-Assisted PCI With Total Occlusion of the RCA

01/24/2023

Images courtesy University of Missouri.

Images courtesy University of Missour...

This case illustrates how robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be leveraged in a complex case involving multilevel arterial occlusive disease.

This case illustrates how...

01/24/2023

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