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Cath Lab Systems
Long Island Jewish Medical Center: A New Cath Lab Offers Reduced Radiation Exposure to Better Serve Patients and Team Members
07/02/2024
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ), part of Northwell Health, is in Queens, New York, and is a tertiary hospital with 600-plus beds," says Cath Lab Director Alexander Lee, MD. "We serve high numbers of people in the community who are...
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ), part of Northwell Health, is in Queens, New York, and is a tertiary hospital with 600-plus beds," says Cath Lab Director Alexander Lee, MD. "We serve high numbers of people in the community who are...
Long Island Jewish Medical...
07/02/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
The Heart Institute at Huntsville Hospital
05/29/2024
Arin Hornsby, RN, BSN
"We are seeing an increase in our structural case volumes, specifically left atrial appendage device implants," says Director of the Heart Institute Arin Hornsby, RN, BSN. "Our physicians are always pressing for innovation in technology and...
"We are seeing an increase in our structural case volumes, specifically left atrial appendage device implants," says Director of the Heart Institute Arin Hornsby, RN, BSN. "Our physicians are always pressing for innovation in technology and...
"We are seeing an increase in...
05/29/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Dr. Eric A. Secemsky
Medical Advisory Boards
RAMPART IC Adds Dr. Eric Secemsky to Its Medical Advisory Board
02/29/2024
RAMPART IC is pleased to announce that renowned interventional cardiologist Eric A. Secemsky M.D. will join the company’s growing Medical Advisory Board to help guide Rampart’s mission to offer better radiation protection solutions for teams...
RAMPART IC is pleased to announce that renowned interventional cardiologist Eric A. Secemsky M.D. will join the company’s growing Medical Advisory Board to help guide Rampart’s mission to offer better radiation protection solutions for teams...
RAMPART IC is pleased to...
02/29/2024
Cath Lab Digest
LumiGuide
Intravascular imaging
Philips LumiGuide, the “3D Human GPS Powered by Light”, Paves the Way for Radiation-Free Minimally-Invasive Surgery
02/22/2024

Philips Medical News

Philips Medical News
LumiGuide uses light reflected along an optical fiber inside a guidewire to generate 3D, high-resolution, color images of devices, including off-the-shelf catheters, inside a patient’s body in real time, from any angle and in multiple views.
LumiGuide uses light reflected along an optical fiber inside a guidewire to generate 3D, high-resolution, color images of devices, including off-the-shelf catheters, inside a patient’s body in real time, from any angle and in multiple views.
LumiGuide uses light reflected...
02/22/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
Radiation Exposure During Distal and Traditional Radial Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
10/31/2023

Cristiano de Oliveira Cardoso, MD, PhD, FSCAI1; Ke Li, MD1; Angel Moctezuma-Ramirez, MD1; Franklin Hanna, MD2; Marcelo Harada Ribeiro, MD, PhD3; Michael S. Megaly, MD4; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc5; Abdelmotagaly Elgalad, MD, PhD1; Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD6

Cristiano de Oliveira Cardoso, MD, Ph...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the scientific literature was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials comparing dTRA with TRA.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the scientific literature was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials comparing dTRA with TRA.
A systematic review and...
10/31/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
From Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
Distal Radial Sheath Extension Technique to Reduce Operator Radiation Exposure and Promote Ergonomics for Cardiac Catheterization
09/04/2023

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

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Maim...
The distal radial sheath extension technique is used to optimize ergonomics and increase the distance between the operator and the primary scatter radiation source.
The distal radial sheath extension technique is used to optimize ergonomics and increase the distance between the operator and the primary scatter radiation source.
The distal radial sheath...
09/04/2023
Cath Lab Digest
News
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) Joint Position Statement on Medical Imaging Exposure and Radiation Safety for Patients
07/05/2023

Prepared by: the Medical Exposures Group, UK Health Security Agency

Prepared by: the Medical Exposures Gr...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) support the view that the decision to perform a medical imaging exposure should be based on clinical need rather than the dose from previous exposures.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) support the view that the decision to perform a medical imaging exposure should be based on clinical need rather than the dose from previous exposures.
The UK Health Security Agency...
07/05/2023
Cath Lab Digest
News
Cassling Partners with Radiaction Medical to Help Protect Interventional Teams from Scatter Radiation
05/19/2023
As an accessory to existing C-arm imaging equipment, Radiaction blocks more than 90% of scatter radiation to the entire room, with up to 97% radiation scatter protection for the physician’s head, according to clinical studies.
As an accessory to existing C-arm imaging equipment, Radiaction blocks more than 90% of scatter radiation to the entire room, with up to 97% radiation scatter protection for the physician’s head, according to clinical studies.
As an accessory to existing...
05/19/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
My First Lead-Free Coronary Angiogram
03/17/2023

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

Disclosures: Dr. Morton Kern reports he is a consultant for Abiomed, Abbott Vascular, Philips Volcano, ACIST Medical, and Opsens Inc.

Dr. Kern can be contacted at mortonkern2007@gmail.com

On Twitter @drmortkern

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...
Today was special. I did my first coronary angiogram without wearing my lead apron.
Today was special. I did my first coronary angiogram without wearing my lead apron.
Today was special. I did my...
03/17/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Effects of Real-Time Dosimetry on Staff Radiation Exposure in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Effects of Real-Time Dosimetry on Staff Radiation Exposure in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
05/01/2021

Dilschad Murat, MD1*; Christian Wilken-Tergau, MD1*; Uta Gottwald, MD1; Ole Nemitz, MD1; Thomas Uher, MD1; Eberhard Schulz, MD1,2

Dilschad Murat, MD1*; Christian Wilke...
Instant feedback about the actual radiation dose received may help operators optimize the use of existing shielding devices. The current study was designed to investigate whether routine use of real-time dosimetry may be able to reduce staff...
Instant feedback about the actual radiation dose received may help operators optimize the use of existing shielding devices. The current study was designed to investigate whether routine use of real-time dosimetry may be able to reduce staff...
Instant feedback about the...
05/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
From Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radiation Protection Systems
The EggNest: A Simple, Table-Integrated Platform to Reduce Scatter Radiation by >90%
03/03/2021

CLD talks with: Jebadiah Bera, RN, MSN, Director, Cath Lab and Diagnostic Cardiology, Ascension Seton Hays Medical Center, Kyle, Texas; and Vamsi Krishna, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Director Cardiac Cath Lab, Ascension Seton Hays Medical Center; Director, Cardiac Rehab; Assistant Professor, UT Dell Medical School, Seton Heart Institute, Austin, Texas.

CLD talks with: Jebadiah Bera, RN, MS...
I. Jebadiah Bera, RN, MSN, Director, Cath Lab and Diagnostic Cardiology, Ascension Seton Hays Medical Center, Kyle, Texas Can you tell us about your cath lab? Jebadiah: We have three active cath labs, and perform a broad spectrum of...
I. Jebadiah Bera, RN, MSN, Director, Cath Lab and Diagnostic Cardiology, Ascension Seton Hays Medical Center, Kyle, Texas Can you tell us about your cath lab? Jebadiah: We have three active cath labs, and perform a broad spectrum of...
I. Jebadiah Bera, RN, MSN,...
03/03/2021
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