Donna Gagne, RCIS, Maine Medical Center
Portland, Maine
Donna Gagne, RCIS, Maine Medical Cent...
The role nitric oxide plays in the regulation of pressures in the pulmonary artery is a relatively new discovery. This article will examine the history of nitric oxide as a vasodilator, the new classifications of pulmonary hypertension and...
The role nitric oxide plays in the regulation of pressures in the pulmonary artery is a relatively new discovery. This article will examine the history of nitric oxide as a vasodilator, the new classifications of pulmonary hypertension and...
We explore four areas pertaining to peer evaluations. These areas include a look at potential problems in an evaluation performed solely by management, the positive and negative aspects of peer evaluations, suggestions on how to implement a...
We explore four areas pertaining to peer evaluations. These areas include a look at potential problems in an evaluation performed solely by management, the positive and negative aspects of peer evaluations, suggestions on how to implement a...
Mitchell N. Rashid, MD, Bina Ahmed, MD, Faye Straight, RN,
Jason T. Bradley, MD, Kristin Gilbert, BS, Prospero B. Gogo,
MD, Edward F. Terrien, MD, Matthew W. Watkins, MD,
Harold L. Dauerman, MD
Mitchell N. Rashid, MD, Bina Ahmed, M...
Abstract
Background. Vascular closure devices (VCDs) improve patient comfort and decrease time to ambulation. However, VCD studies have excluded patients with high-risk femoral artery anatomy; we examined the safety and efficacy of...
Abstract
Background. Vascular closure devices (VCDs) improve patient comfort and decrease time to ambulation. However, VCD studies have excluded patients with high-risk femoral artery anatomy; we examined the safety and efficacy of...
Phil Regas, BSRT, RCIS, RRT, CPFT, FSICP
Flint, Texas
Phil Regas, BSRT, RCIS, RRT, CPFT, FS...
Time to Update Scheduling Methods
Whiteboards and schedule books have long been the mainstay of cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) scheduling, but with the advent of less costly PC-based systems, cardiology departments can now display...
Time to Update Scheduling Methods
Whiteboards and schedule books have long been the mainstay of cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) scheduling, but with the advent of less costly PC-based systems, cardiology departments can now display...
Osnat Levtzion-Korach, MD, MHA; Arthur Reitman, MD,
FACC; Pat Jansen, MBA, FACHE; Susan Madden, MS
Osnat Levtzion-Korach, MD, MHA; Arthu...
The problems were familiar ones: days were hectic and unpredictable; the staff was constantly juggling the schedule in order to slot emergencies and urgent cases between scheduled ones; cases were too often bumped or delayed with unhappy and...
The problems were familiar ones: days were hectic and unpredictable; the staff was constantly juggling the schedule in order to slot emergencies and urgent cases between scheduled ones; cases were too often bumped or delayed with unhappy and...
Khiet C. Hoang, MD and Morton Kern, MD, Department of Medicine,
Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, California
Khiet C. Hoang, MD and Morton Kern, M...
Introduction
Atherosclerotic plaques can develop in the early years of life and build up for years before they become clinically apparent. Often, an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the first indication of underlying atherosclerotic disease....
Introduction
Atherosclerotic plaques can develop in the early years of life and build up for years before they become clinically apparent. Often, an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the first indication of underlying atherosclerotic disease....
Erik M. Benson, RT(R)(F)
NorthBay Medical Center, Heart & Vascular Lab
Fairfield, California
Erik M. Benson, RT(R)(F)
NorthBay Med...
One of the leading causes of renal failure in patients following diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures is contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). As imaging modalities continue to evolve, more patients (especially the elderly) will be...
One of the leading causes of renal failure in patients following diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures is contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). As imaging modalities continue to evolve, more patients (especially the elderly) will be...
How prevalent are bifurcation lesions?
Bifurcation lesion incidence ranges from 30 to 40 percent of the lesions treated today with percutaneous intervention. There are some studies (such as the upcoming trial from Boston Scientific, SYNTAX)...
How prevalent are bifurcation lesions?
Bifurcation lesion incidence ranges from 30 to 40 percent of the lesions treated today with percutaneous intervention. There are some studies (such as the upcoming trial from Boston Scientific, SYNTAX)...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Amy Edmondson, PhD, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, about how teams learn, and which ones do it better.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Amy Edmond...
In the following interview, Cath Lab Digest talks with Amy Edmondson, PhD, about the results of a study by Harvard Business School researchers. The study found that medical teams who embrace the more complex, active meaning of team have a...
In the following interview, Cath Lab Digest talks with Amy Edmondson, PhD, about the results of a study by Harvard Business School researchers. The study found that medical teams who embrace the more complex, active meaning of team have a...
Stephen Balter, PhD,
Jennifer Lamont, LPN, RCIS
Lenox Hill Hospital,
New York City, New York
Stephen Balter, PhD,
Jennifer Lamont...
In this case, the pregnant worker is a nurse. She had recently come to Lenox Hill Hospital from Indianapolis to gain additional experience as an angioplasty assistant. Her preference is to continue doing this for as long as possible. An...
In this case, the pregnant worker is a nurse. She had recently come to Lenox Hill Hospital from Indianapolis to gain additional experience as an angioplasty assistant. Her preference is to continue doing this for as long as possible. An...
