Volume 31 - Issue 8 - August 2023

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Professional Life

Many Challenges Facing Cardiology PAs Can Be Solved With Networking

08/04/2023

Viet Le , PA-C, FACC, FAHA;

Viet Le, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, discusses networking for advanced practice healthcare providers.

Viet Le, PA-C, FACC, FAHA,...

08/04/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Ultrasound-Guided Thrombin Injection for Treating Iatrogenic Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm

07/26/2023

Muhammad Anjum , MBBS, FCPS;

Muhammad Jalaludin , MBBS;

Ahmad Noeman , MBBS, FCPS;

Khurram Shehzad , MBBS, FCPS;

Amir Hussain , MBBS, FCPS;

Imran Zainal Abidin , MBBS, FCPS;

A pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a false aneurysm that occurs after localized arterial wall injury related to an incomplete hemostatic plug at the injury site.

A pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a...

07/26/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Guzmán-Olea Atrial Septal Defect Figure 1

Case Report

A Flame That Can Ignite Disaster: A Rare Hyperacute Thrombus Formation During Percutaneous Closure of an Atrial Septal Defect

07/24/2023

Carlos Javier Gonzalez Alvarez , MD;

Daniel Ivan Perez Vasquez , MD;

Jorge Guillermo Arenas-Fonseca , MD;

Raul Cruz-Palomera , MD;

Hector Hugo Escutia Cuevas , MD;

Juan Guzman Olea , MD;

Gonzalo Tolosa Dzul , MD;

Gabriel Guzman Olea , MD;

Juan Francisco Rodriguez Alvarado , MD;

Herein, we report the case of a female patient who underwent transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect with the use of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder (Abbott Vascular) under intracardiac echocardiography guidance where acute thrombus...

Herein, we report the case of a...

07/24/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Froetschel Peripheral Vascular Disease Figure 1

PVD Awareness

Improving Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease: Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life

07/31/2023

Joyce Froetschel ;

The mortality rate for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) is 20% within 6 months and 50% at 5 years.2 Other risks include amputation and cardiac events.

The mortality rate for patients...

07/31/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Dr. Seto (right) and a fellow in the cath lab.

Clinical Editor's Corner

My Top Tips for a New Fellow Starting in the Cath Lab

07/21/2023

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

Since many fellows may be overwhelmed in the first weeks of their training, I thought I would share some of my boot camp tips, which are a small part of the annual cath lab orientation lectures for our fellows.

Since many fellows may be...

07/21/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Insights

clinical trial update

COAPT at 5 Years: MitraClip Benefits Persist

07/30/2023

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The COAPT trial found that the success rate of the MitraClip TEER procedure was high, on the order of around 97%, and it was successful at reducing mitral regurgitation.

The COAPT trial found that the...

07/30/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Lower-extremity intervention

The Arnsberg Registry: Thrombus Removal With the Aspirex Mechanical Aspiration Thrombectomy System

07/30/2023

Michael Lichtenberg , MD, FESC;

The intention of the Arnsberg Registry is to analyze the efficacy and safety of a mechanical thrombectomy device, the Aspirex Mechanical Aspiration Thrombectomy System (BD), in daily routine practice in patients with acute and subacute...

The intention of the Arnsberg...

07/30/2023

Cath Lab Digest

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

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Rebecca Kapur, rkapur@hmpglobal.com

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