Access site management

Learning Experience

04/29/2019

I have always considered myself a very careful operator in a high-complexity PCI center. Although I had heard the horror stories of femoral cases gone wrong, I had yet to see it up close until now, and it was life/practice changing.

I have always considered myself...

04/29/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Who Should be Part of the Sheath Management Team in Your Cath Lab?

10/05/2015

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Claudia Echeverry ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The composition and scope of practice of the sheath management team is of concern to Dr. David Rizik, who asked our expert colleagues in the cath lab about sheath management in their hospitals.

The composition and scope of...

10/05/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

Post Procedure Groin Complications: An Overview of Clinical Responsibility, Documentation, and Legal Considerations

07/01/2015

Clifford L. DeBruce , RN;

As a legal nurse consultant, I’ve had the opportunity to work on some cases involving post procedure cath lab deaths resulting from groin complications. Reviewing cases from a legal standpoint, I’ve noted some disturbing trends and gaps in...

As a legal nurse consultant,...

07/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Conversations in Cardiology: Who Should Scrub the Groin? Is the Cath Lab Just Like the OR?

02/26/2015

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

William J. French ;

Jeff Marshall: I have a question about who should scrub the groin or wrist before a cardiac cath or peripheral procedure.

Jeff Marshall: I have a question...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

A Prospective, Randomized, Pivotal Trial of a Novel Extravascular Collagen-Based Closure Device Compared to Manual Compression in Diagnostic and Interventional Patients

02/24/2015

Nick Cavros , MD;

Nilesh J. Goswami , MD;

Wayne Leimbach , MD;

Roger Gammon , MD;

Steven P. Karas , MD;

John McCabe , MD;

Richard Paulus , MD;

James B. Hermiller , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

Shing-Chiu Wong , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Robert J. Whitbourn , MD, MBBS;

The RESPECT trial was a multicenter, randomized comparison that evaluates the safety/efficacy of the new Vascade extravascular closure system (Cardiva Medical, Inc) in diagnostic and interventional procedures. Compared to manual compression,...

The RESPECT trial was a...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Commentary: Where Are We With Vascular Closure Devices After Percutaneous Arteriotomy?

02/24/2015

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

A discussion of the RESPECT trial results, and potential issues involved in achieving hemostasis with the new Vascade extravascular closure system (Cardiva Medical, Inc) is provided. While there is no formal economic analysis, Dr. Cohen...

A discussion of the RESPECT...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feasibility of Using a Sheathless Guiding Catheter for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy Performed by Transradial Approach

11/26/2014

Jean-Michel Potvin , MD;

Nancy Fillion , MD;

Pierre Levesque , MD;

Benoit Tremblay , MD;

Olivier F. Bertrand , MD, PhD;

Pradeep Yadav , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Patrick Béliveau , MD;

Valérie Gaudreault , MD, PhD;

The role of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) in the diagnosis and treatment of adults presenting a newly unexplained cardiomyopathy remains controversial and the clinical indication varies among different centers. The present manuscript reports...

The role of endomyocardial...

11/26/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Interview

Launch of the Mynx Ace Closure Device: An Interview With Aref M. Rahman, MD, FACC, FSCAI

07/01/2014

Vascular Disease Management spoke with Aref Rahman, MD, about the use of the newly launched Mynx Ace Vascular Closure Device, a vascular closure product with a new deployment system to seal femoral artery access sites.

Vascular Disease Management...

07/01/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Entrapment of a Transradial Coronary Catheter

11/27/2013

Asif Serajian , DO;

Teja Gundala , MD;

The authors discuss possible etiologies, potential methods of prevention, and viable documented techniques of successfully resolving a coronary catheter that becomes kinked.

The authors discuss possible...

11/27/2013

Vascular Disease Management