Volume 19 - Issue 3 - March, 2011
Department
Announcements
03/04/2011
Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Congratulations to Parma Community General Hospital in Parma, Ohio, for a recent 9-minute door-to-balloon time! Dr. Christine Zirafi, the cardiac cath lab team, and the hospital’s emergency department are to be congratulated on this...
Congratulations to Parma Community General Hospital in Parma, Ohio, for a recent 9-minute door-to-balloon time! Dr. Christine Zirafi, the cardiac cath lab team, and the hospital’s emergency department are to be congratulated on this...
Congratulations to Parma...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
03/04/2011
Diane Barney
NorthBay Healthcare, Fairfield, California
Diane Barney
NorthBay Healthcare, Fai...
There were no combat boots or drill sergeants present, but some 100 doctors, nurses, technologists and emergency medical services (EMS) workers reported for boot camp one bright January day in Fairfield, California -- Make that STEMI Boot...
There were no combat boots or drill sergeants present, but some 100 doctors, nurses, technologists and emergency medical services (EMS) workers reported for boot camp one bright January day in Fairfield, California -- Make that STEMI Boot...
There were no combat boots or...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
03/04/2011
Joshua Mathieson, CVT III
Joshua Mathieson, CVT III
Wow, what a journey it took to get here! I have been in the cath lab for almost six years. My former manager, Mark Raffaelle, instilled in me the idea that becoming a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) was a must. He...
Wow, what a journey it took to get here! I have been in the cath lab for almost six years. My former manager, Mark Raffaelle, instilled in me the idea that becoming a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) was a must. He...
Wow, what a journey it took to...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
News
Clinical and Industry News
03/04/2011
Compiled by CathLab Digest
Compiled by CathLab Digest
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Favorably on Expanding the Indication for Abbott’s Carotid Stent System to Include Patients at Standard Surgical Risk
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices...
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Favorably on Expanding the Indication for Abbott’s Carotid Stent System to Include Patients at Standard Surgical Risk
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices...
FDA Advisory Committee Votes...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
03/04/2011
Jessica Barrick
Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jessica Barrick
Corazon, Inc., Pittsb...
With continual changes in reimbursement, regulation, and an increasingly competitive landscape for healthcare dollars, the emphasis on securing the right talent necessary to effectively lead a hospital’s clinical service lines has become...
With continual changes in reimbursement, regulation, and an increasingly competitive landscape for healthcare dollars, the emphasis on securing the right talent necessary to effectively lead a hospital’s clinical service lines has become...
With continual changes in...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
03/03/2011
Questions answered by Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Cardiac Cath Lab Director
Bostick Heart Center, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.
Questions answered by Orlando Marrero...
Question #1: Can you do an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the transradial approach?
Case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.
An 84-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department and...
Question #1: Can you do an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the transradial approach?
Case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.
An 84-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department and...
Question #1: Can you do an acute...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Transitions
03/03/2011
Adele Serio, RN, RCIS, Clinical Director, Colorado Heart Institute, Aurora, Colorado;
Scott Serio, RCIS, Staff Tech, Platte Valley Medical Center, Brighton, Colorado
Adele Serio, RN, RCIS, Clinical Direc...
Our History Transitioning From Private Labs to Hospitals
Adele Serio, RN, RCIS, has been employed at Colorado Heart Institute (CHI) for 20 years. CHI originally opened its doors in 1987, built by a group of entrepreneurs who could envision...
Our History Transitioning From Private Labs to Hospitals
Adele Serio, RN, RCIS, has been employed at Colorado Heart Institute (CHI) for 20 years. CHI originally opened its doors in 1987, built by a group of entrepreneurs who could envision...
Our History Transitioning From...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
03/03/2011
An interview with Dale C. Wortham, MD
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
An interview with Dale C. Wortham, MD...
Tell us about this new femoral artery access device from Arstasis. Why were you initially interested?
As physicians, we are always looking for a better solution for common clinical issues we face in the cath lab. Though there are some...
Tell us about this new femoral artery access device from Arstasis. Why were you initially interested?
As physicians, we are always looking for a better solution for common clinical issues we face in the cath lab. Though there are some...
Tell us about this new femoral...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Rapid Communication
03/04/2011
Sanjay Kumar, BSc, MBBS, MRCP,* Diana A. Gorog, MD, PhD, FRCP,*,§ Gioel G. Secco, MD,£ Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD,§,£ Neville Kukreja, MA, MBBS, MRCP*
Sanjay Kumar, BSc, MBBS, MRCP,* Diana...
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver a stent across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient back-up support from the guiding catheter....
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver a stent across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient back-up support from the guiding catheter....
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
03/03/2011
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
Medical Director of Cardiology, Northside Hospital and Director of Cardiac Research,
Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute, Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
M...
Case Report
A 63-year-old patient had undergone robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) involving the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 2 years prior. Subsequently, the patient...
Case Report
A 63-year-old patient had undergone robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) involving the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 2 years prior. Subsequently, the patient...
Case Report
A 63-year-old...
03/03/2011
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