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Revisiting Best Practices for an Accurate FFR and Non-Hyperemic Pressure Ratios (NHPR)

09/04/2018

“When is the right time to accept the fractional flow reserve (FFR) during the adenosine hyperemic recording?” I thought this issue had been settled a few years ago, but after speaking with Arnold, we thought we should revisit some of the...

“When is the right time to...

09/04/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Education

Trick Question!

05/09/2016

Marshall W. Ritchey , MS, MBA, RCIS;

I have a trick question that I ask of newcomers to the cardiac cath lab. How many major coronary arteries does the human heart have? Are there 2, 3, or 4 arteries?

I have a trick question that I...

05/09/2016

Cath Lab Digest

When Do You Need to Do Pericardiocentesis?

09/02/2014

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

We were called to the intensive care unit to see a 52-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on weekly hemodialysis who had a large pericardial effusion and increasing dyspnea with activity.

We were called to the intensive...

09/02/2014

Cath Lab Digest